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Chambers Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.59479, -105.85003
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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 Chambers Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,188 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chambers LakeNIFC · 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 Chambers Lake · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump23 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 19 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 — Chambers Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,188 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.59479, -105.85003
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chambers Lake · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.3 mi
- FuelConoco · ~22.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~19.2 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~23.1 mi
EV charging — from Chambers Lake · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.7 mi straight-line SE — Estes Park, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 7 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 322 within 100 · 412 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.7 mi — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR ESTES PARK PL3, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.8 mi — Red Feather Lakes Library (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · hours: 10am-6pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mountain Campus (seasonal), Bellvue, 13.6 mi · J1772 · hours: Contact campus gate for station availability; seasonal campus
- 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 102083 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chambers Lake · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChambers Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChambers Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChambers Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Glen · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
Open Chambers Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Chambers Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aspen Glen~2.4 mi · fee
- Big South~3.4 mi · fee
- Tunnel~5.4 mi · fee
- Long Draw~7.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Chambers Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chambers Lake 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 Joe Wright at 10,140 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 952 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 — Chambers Lake
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: $30 per night for a single site and $59 for a double site. Confirmed three ways: the Arapaho-Roosevelt NF campground page (updated Jul 24 2026); the forest-wide Campground Status table (updated Aug 24 2026), which lists 52 sites, a 30-foot maximum spur, Reserve Now, $30/59, season June 12 to Sept 20; and recreation.gov facility 231853, 0.383 mi from this pin, which charges $30 for standard and tent-only sites and $59 for the double. At $30 this is the dearest single site in this batch of thirty, tied with Jacks Gulch -- which is closed for 2026, so in practice it is the dearest one you can actually book. Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Poudre Canyon. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/chambers-lake-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231853.
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 Chambers Lake
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 — Chambers Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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