Agency-listedUSFSFee
Denver Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.25578, -106.07949
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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 Denver Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,594 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Denver CreekNIFC · 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 Denver Creek · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump11 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
- PPropane43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Denver Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,594 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.25578, -106.07949
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Denver Creek · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHot Sulphur Springs · ~12.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.2 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~13.1 mi
- PharmacyKremmling Mercantile · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Denver Creek · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.7 mi straight-line SE — MAVERIK GRANBY PL2 · 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 64 within 50 · 346 within 100 · 420 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.2 mi — Kremmling, CO - Park Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Kremmling
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.7 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 259758 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Denver Creek · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDenver Creek · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomElk Mountain · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomWheatley Creek · ~7.7 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomTroublesome Pass · ~8.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Denver Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Denver Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sawmill Gulch~2.2 mi
- Bull Mountain~10.1 mi
- Willow Creek~10.3 mi · fee
- Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping~10.4 mi
The unit that manages Denver Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Denver Creek 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 Willow Creek Pass at 9,520 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 926 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 — Denver Creek
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 2026-08-21: $26 per night, single site -- but the campground is CLOSED FOR THE 2026 SEASON. Two agency sources say so independently: the campground page (updated Apr 2 2026) is flagged Site Closed, and the forest's campground status table lists Denver Creek as CLOSED 2026 with the reason 'East Troublesome Fire damage'. The $26 is the published rate for whenever it reopens. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/denver-creek-campground and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions.
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 Denver Creek
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 — Denver Creek
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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