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Darby Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.42668, -108.04211
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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 Darby Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,958 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Darby 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 Darby Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- DDump42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Darby Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,958 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.42668, -108.04211
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Darby Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~11.3 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Fill Station · ~17.1 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~11.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~13.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~17.7 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~17.2 mi
EV charging — from Darby Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.8 mi straight-line SE — CITY OF DURANGO TC-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 reach7 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 118 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.8 mi — Durango, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.1 mi — Nissan of Durango (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-02-12 · hours: Dealership business hours
- 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 259752 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Darby Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLa Plata City Dispersed Area · ~2.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMadden Creek · ~3.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiners Cabin Dispersed Area · ~3.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKroeger · ~4.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Darby Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Darby Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- La Plata City Campground~2.7 mi
- Madden Creek Campground~3.3 mi
- Miner's Cabin Campground~3.7 mi
- Kroeger Campground~4.0 mi
The unit that manages Darby Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Darby 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 Columbus Basin at 10,780 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 822 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 — Darby Campground
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 Darby 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 — Darby Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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