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Chris Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.51941, -107.80591
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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 Chris Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,883 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chris ParkNIFC · 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 Chris Park · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- DDump39 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Chris Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,883 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.51941, -107.80591
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chris Park · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRico · ~17.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelNeedles · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Fill Station · ~20.4 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Medical Clinic · ~7.6 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~20.6 mi
EV charging — from Chris Park · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line N — PURGATORY PURGATORY PL1, Durango, CO · 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 54 within 100 · 138 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.6 mi — Durango, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.3 mi — GLACIER STATION #1, Durango, CO · 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 261725 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chris Park · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChris Park · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHaviland Lake Cg · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Hermosa Cg · ~5.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Hermosa Th · ~5.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Chris Park elsewhere
Other camps near Chris Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Haviland Lake Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Lower Hermosa Campground~5.3 mi
- Transfer Park Campground~7.9 mi
- Florida Campground~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Chris Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chris Park 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 Cascade #2 at 8,990 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,107 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 — Chris Park
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 2026-08-20: $140 per night for Group Sites 1 and 2 and $280 for Group Site 3 -- this is a GROUP campground, not a single site. The 2026 recreation.gov season (May 8 to Sep 26) lists the same $140 and $280. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/sanjuan/recreation/chris-park-group-campground.
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 Chris Park
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 — Chris Park
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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