Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Browns Canyon National Monument
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 38.61194, -106.06000
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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 Browns Canyon National Monument
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,315 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Browns Canyon National MonumentNIFC · 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 Browns Canyon National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- DDump14 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Browns Canyon National Monument
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
7,315 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.61194, -106.06000
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Browns Canyon National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSunnyside Park Ditch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTurret · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.5 mi
- FuelSugar Shack · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.5 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacySalida Pharmacy & Fountain · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~6.7 mi
EV charging — from Browns Canyon National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.3 mi straight-line SE — Salida, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily; for Rivian use only · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 258 within 100 · 470 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.0 mi — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Poncha Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.4 mi — ES1 SALIDA PL2, Salida
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.5 mi — Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, Salida, CO (at a hospital) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 391219 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Browns Canyon National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAhra - Stone Bridge Restroom - Lower East · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Stone Bridge Restroom - Lower West · ~0.2 mi W · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Stone Bridge Restroom - Upper · ~0.2 mi W · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Hecla Restroom (Lower) · ~2.8 mi N · BLM
Open Browns Canyon National Monument elsewhere
Other camps near Browns Canyon National Monument
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area~6.3 mi
- Chaffee County~6.6 mi
- BLM dispersed camp — Chaffee County, CO~8.1 mi
- Angel of Shavano Campground~8.9 mi · fee
How we know this — Browns Canyon National Monument
Source
Bureau of Land Management recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Browns Canyon National Monument
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 — Browns Canyon National Monument
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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