Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
BLM Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 37.85539, -107.57324
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at BLM Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,760 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BLM Dispersed CampingNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from BLM Dispersed Camping · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- MMechanic43 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — BLM Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
9,760 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.85539, -107.57324
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around BLM Dispersed Camping · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAnimas River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMiddleton · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~13.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacySunshine Pharmacy · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicTelluride Regional Medical Center · ~14.4 mi
- HardwareOuray Hardware and Mercantile · ~12.8 mi
EV charging — from BLM Dispersed Camping · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line NW — HION NETWORK OURAY PL1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 64 within 100 · 164 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.3 mi — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.7 mi — The Wyman Hotel - Tesla Destination, Silverton, CO · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 260040 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around BLM Dispersed Camping · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMaggie Gulch Restroom · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomCunningham Gulch Restroom · ~4.4 mi S · BLM
- RestroomLost Restroom · ~5.0 mi N · BLM
- RestroomAnimas Forks Restroom · ~5.1 mi N · BLM
Open BLM Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near BLM Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping~4.1 mi
- Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping~4.4 mi
- Cunningham Gulch Dispersed Camping~4.5 mi
- Dispersed Camping Area~7.3 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Idarado at 9,780 ft, about 8 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — BLM Dispersed Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about BLM Dispersed Camping
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — BLM Dispersed Camping
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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