Agency-listedUSFSFee
Cove
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.90974, -105.46080
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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 Cove
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,459 ft.
Fire & smoke — around CoveNIFC · 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 Cove · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- WWater21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- PPropane33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Cove
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,459 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.90974, -105.46080
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cove · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFlorissant · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.8 mi
- GroceriesStarkeys General Store · ~7.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCripple Creek Medical Plaza · ~18.0 mi
- HardwareWoodland Hardware & Home · ~22.6 mi
EV charging — from Cove · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.4 mi straight-line E — ALOHA DIVIDE I CHARGE YOU · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 63 within 50 · 361 within 100 · 451 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.4 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Monument
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.2 mi — Mueller State park, Divide, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 260490 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cove · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCove · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIdlewild · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpillway · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpringer Gulch · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Cove elsewhere
Other camps near Cove
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spillway~0.4 mi · fee
- Springer Gulch~2.2 mi · fee
- Riverside~5.8 mi · fee
- Blue Mountain~6.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cove
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cove are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cove
Area rules
First-come, first-served sites must be occupied the same night
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 2026-08-24: $24 per site per night, confirmed by two sources: the Pike-San Isabel NF campground page (updated Feb 3 2026) and recreation.gov, which charges $24 for both standard and tent-only non-electric sites across the 2026 season (May 15 to Oct 11). Two vehicles or one RV per site are included; a third vehicle is $11, and day use without camping is $11. Cash, check or money order at a self-service fee tube; first-come, first-served sites must be occupied the same night. Season early May to mid-October. South Park Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/cove-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233722.
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 Cove
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 — Cove
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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