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Cutthroat Bay
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.19138, -105.87382
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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 Cutthroat Bay
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,318 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cutthroat BayNIFC · 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 Cutthroat Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump1 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Cutthroat Bay
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,318 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.19138, -105.87382
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cutthroat Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGrand Lake · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.2 mi
- GroceriesMountain Food Market · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~23.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.2 mi
EV charging — from Cutthroat Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.1 mi straight-line NE — GRAND LAKE DCFC 1 · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 129 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 431 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.9 mi — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.4 mi — NORTHERN WATER WILLOW CREEK 1, Granby, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-7:00pm
- 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 200746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cutthroat Bay · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCutthroat Bay · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStillwater · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomStillwater · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomGreen Ridge · ~1.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Cutthroat Bay elsewhere
Other camps near Cutthroat Bay
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stillwater Campground~1.1 mi
- Green Ridge~1.9 mi · fee
- Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping~2.1 mi
- Bull Mountain~2.5 mi
The unit that manages Cutthroat Bay
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cutthroat Bay 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 Stillwater Creek at 8,760 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 442 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 — Cutthroat Bay
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: $147 per night for the whole site -- this is a GROUP campground, so $147 buys the site rather than a pitch. Three Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources agree on the $147: the campground page (updated May 15 2026, status Site Open), the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026, the freshest agency source in this audit) and recreation.gov, which charges $147 for the group non-electric site May 15 to Sep 19 2026. The two forest sources DISAGREE about capacity, which matters when you book: the campground page says the $147 site takes 1-30 people, while the status table lists 'Cutthroat Bay Group, 2 group sites, 50 people each'. Sulphur Ranger District, Lake Granby, Arapaho National Recreation Area. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/cutthroat-bay-group-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233880.
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 Cutthroat Bay
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 — Cutthroat Bay
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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