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Cayton Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.77153, -107.97673
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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 Cayton Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,347 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cayton CampgroundNIFC · 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 Cayton Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- DDump26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up55 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 — Cayton Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,347 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.77153, -107.97673
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Cayton Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCoke Oven Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRico · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.9 mi
- GroceriesMountain Top Fuel · ~6.5 mi
- PharmacySunshine Pharmacy · ~14.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Clinic · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareTimberline Ace Hardware · ~14.6 mi
EV charging — from Cayton Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line NE — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 61 within 100 · 131 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.2 mi — PURGATORY PURGATORY PL1, Durango
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.2 mi — PURGATORY PURGATORY PL1, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.1 mi — TMV GPG1, Mountain Village, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Dunton Hot Springs - Tesla Destination, Dolores, 6.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 201303 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cayton Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCayton · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCalico · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLizard Head · ~4.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLizard Head · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Cayton Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cayton Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burro Bridge Campground ~5.1 mi
- Priest Lake Designated Camping Area~6.8 mi
- Matterhorn Campground~7.3 mi · fee
- Silver Pick~8.1 mi
The unit that manages Cayton Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cayton Campground are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is El Diente Peak at 10,210 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 863 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 — Cayton Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233250
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 Cayton Campground
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 — Cayton Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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