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Burning Bear Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.51318, -105.71260
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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 Burning Bear Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,633 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Burning Bear CgNIFC · 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 Burning Bear Cg · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- DDump29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Burning Bear Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,633 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.51318, -105.71260
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Burning Bear Cg · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMontezuma · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~20.6 mi
- Dump station~28.6 mi
- GroceriesGeorgetown Market · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~19.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicElite IV Lounge · ~17.9 mi
- HardwareBreckenridge Building Center · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Burning Bear Cg · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.7 mi straight-line N — ANNEX SITE GEORGETOWN PL4 · 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 reach28 within 25 mi · 208 within 50 · 379 within 100 · 456 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.1 mi — 420 E Park Ave, Empire
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 mi — ARAPAHOE BASIN STATION 5, Dillon, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 6:00am-10:00pm; Tue: 6:00am-10:00pm; Wed: 6:00am-10:00pm; Thu: 6:00am-10:00pm; Fri: 6:00am-10:00pm; Sat: 6:00am-10:00pm; Sun: 6:00am-10:00pm
- 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 260651 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Burning Bear Cg · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBurning Bear Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBurning Bear · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGeneva Park · ~1.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhiteside Ps / Threemile Th · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Burning Bear Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Geneva Park~1.7 mi · fee
- Handcart~5.1 mi · fee
- Hall Valley~5.4 mi · fee
- Timberline~6.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Burning Bear Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Burning Bear Cg are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Jackwhacker Gulch at 11,030 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 1,397 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. 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 — Burning Bear Cg
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-27: the two agency sources DISAGREE, so here is what each one says. The Pike-San Isabel NF campground page (updated Feb 3 2026) says $28 per night per site, $11 for a third vehicle, $11 for day use if not camping overnight, payable by cash, check or money order. Recreation.gov facility 234737, 0.148 mi from this pin, charges $26 per night in its peak and walk-in seasons and $28 only in its off-peak season. Budget $28 and you will not be short. Two vehicles or one RV and a maximum of eight people per site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/burning-bear-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234737.
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 Burning Bear Cg
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 — Burning Bear Cg
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