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Bull Mountain
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.22497, -105.89253
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Bull Mountain
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,896 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bull MountainNIFC · 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 Bull Mountain · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Bull Mountain
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,896 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.22497, -105.89253
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bull Mountain · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStillwater Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGrand Lake · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.5 mi
- FuelMobil · ~9.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.0 mi
- GroceriesMountain Food Market · ~3.9 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~22.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMiddle Park Medical Center - Granby Campus · ~10.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~27.2 mi
EV charging — from Bull Mountain · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.3 mi straight-line NE — GRAND LAKE DCFC 1 · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 108 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 429 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.6 mi — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.3 mi — GRAND LAKE 1125 LAVE AVE 1 · ChargePoint Network · 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 200746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bull Mountain · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBull Mountain · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIdleglen · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Beach · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomShadow Mountain · ~2.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Bull Mountain elsewhere
Other camps near Bull Mountain
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping~0.4 mi
- Cutthroat Bay~2.5 mi · fee
- Green Ridge~2.9 mi · fee
- Stillwater Campground~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Bull Mountain
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bull Mountain are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Stillwater Creek at 8,760 ft, about a mile 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 — Bull Mountain
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Bull Mountain
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 — Bull Mountain
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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