Agency-listedUSFSFee
Buffalo
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.34049, -105.32991
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Buffalo
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,341 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BuffaloNIFC · 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 Buffalo · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump20 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Buffalo
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,341 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.34049, -105.32991
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Buffalo · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRedskin Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBuffalo Creek · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.5 mi
- Dump station~22.9 mi
- GroceriesHome Brew Country Store · ~9.4 mi
- PharmacyKaiser Permanente Ken Caryl · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicAction Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism · ~19.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.6 mi
EV charging — from Buffalo · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.7 mi straight-line NW — CORE SEDALIA BAILEY2 · 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 reach16 within 25 mi · 256 within 50 · 380 within 100 · 461 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.2 mi — Conifer, CO - Conifer Road - Tesla Supercharger, Conifer
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.2 mi — Staunton State Park, Pine, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 327547 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Buffalo · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Th · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeadows · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- RestroomGashouse · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Buffalo elsewhere
Other camps near Buffalo
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Meadows~0.4 mi · fee
- Green Mountain~1.7 mi · fee
- Kelsey~4.2 mi · fee
- Platte River~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Buffalo
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buffalo are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Buffalo
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231875
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
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 Buffalo
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 — Buffalo
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →