Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Dispersed campsite
Drive-up · public land · CO · 37.28340, -107.17198
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Ask about this camp →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
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Dispersed campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,870 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed campsiteNIFC · 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 Dispersed campsite · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- WWater9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- +Urgent care36 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Dispersed campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
7,870 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.28340, -107.17198
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed campsite · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTurkey Springs Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townDyke · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.9 mi
- FuelTurkey Springs Trading Post · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.5 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyCity Market Pharmacy · ~5.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPagosa Springs Medical Center · ~5.6 mi
- HardwareLewis True Value Mercantile · ~23.8 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed campsite · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.9 mi straight-line E — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL1, Pagosa Springs, CO · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 162 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.9 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.9 mi — LPEA PARKING CENTENNIAL PARK, Pagosa Springs, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 257794 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed campsite · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTurkey Springs Cabin · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUte · ~7.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFirst Fork · ~9.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Piedra · ~9.8 mi W · USFS
Open Dispersed campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Dispersed campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed campsite~2.4 mi
- Ute Campground~7.2 mi
- Lower Piedra Campground~9.8 mi
- Lower Piedra Campground ~9.9 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed campsite are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed campsite
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
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 about Dispersed campsite
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 — Dispersed campsite
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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