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Dearhamer
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.36089, -106.73870
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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 Dearhamer
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,778 ft.
Fire & smoke — around DearhamerNIFC · 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 Dearhamer · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- DDump21 mi
- PPropane26 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- ShShower47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Dearhamer
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,778 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.36089, -106.73870
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Dearhamer · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNorrie · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.3 mi
- FuelConoco · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~25.9 mi
- Dump station~21.2 mi
- GroceriesClark's Market · ~12.4 mi
- PharmacyNearly Everything Store · ~20.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicEagle Healthcare Center · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareClear-Vu Window Tinting · ~18.4 mi
EV charging — from Dearhamer · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.5 mi straight-line SW — PITKIN COUNTY PUB WORKS PL-1, Aspen, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 238 within 100 · 458 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.5 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.4 mi — CITY OF ASPEN CITY HALL, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — PITKIN COUNTY FLEET SHOP 2, Aspen, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 395672 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dearhamer · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Mattie · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomMollie B · ~4.1 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Maud · ~4.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeter Estin Hut · ~8.6 mi NE · USFS
Open Dearhamer elsewhere
Other camps near Dearhamer
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Mattie~3.8 mi · fee
- Mollie B~4.1 mi · fee
- Ruedi Marina Cg~4.1 mi · fee
- Little Maud~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dearhamer
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dearhamer are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Kiln at 9,610 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,832 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 — Dearhamer
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 2026-08-22: $29 per night, single site, for the 2026 season (May 13 to Oct 29), from the recreation.gov listing. The White River NF page for Dearhamer (updated May 19 2026) carries no fee section at all -- there is no dollar figure anywhere on it -- even though our pin sits 0.001 mi from the coordinates it prints, so recreation.gov is the only agency source for this rate. The Forest Service recreation-site record for Dearhamer lists only a $9 per vehicle day-use fee, which is not the camping rate. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234757 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/dearhamer-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 Dearhamer
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 — Dearhamer
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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