Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree

Dispersed Camping

Drive-up · public land · CO · 37.03769, -106.55097

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A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of Dispersed Camping

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Weather outlook

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,804 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

DDump9 mi
+Urgent care9 mi
@Mail9 mi
RxPharmacy11 mi
GGrocery11 mi
FFuel11 mi
HHardware11 mi
MMechanic23 mi
WWater30 mi
LLaundry30 mi
OOutfitter33 mi
AAir-up55 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

public land · dispersed

Elevation

8,804 ft

State

Coordinates

37.03769, -106.55097

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureRio Chama (stream) · nearby
Nearest townLobato · ~5.8 mi
Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelFuel · ~15.9 mi
Propane / LPGPropane · ~21.7 mi
Dump station~9.0 mi
GroceriesLowe's Market · ~10.9 mi
PharmacyPharmacy · ~10.7 mi
Hospital / clinicChama Dunham Memorial Clinic · ~9.0 mi
HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.9 mi

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

RestroomChama Basin · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
Vault / pit toiletTrujillo Meadows · ~5.3 mi E · USFS
Vault / pit toiletTrujillo Meadows · ~5.7 mi E · USFS
RestroomRed Lakes · ~6.6 mi NE · USFS

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

The unit that manages this camp

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

Rio Grande National Forest →

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Cumbres Trestle at 10,030 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 1,226 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.

Cumbres Trestle snowpack, from NRCS →

How we know this

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)

Field check

Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.

What we don’t know

A land record can put you within a few metres 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

Before you go

When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →How to read this page →All field notes →

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