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Divide Forks
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.68364, -108.68795
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Divide Forks
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,721 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Divide ForksNIFC · 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 Divide Forks · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- WWater25 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Divide Forks
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,721 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.68364, -108.68795
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Divide Forks · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSmith Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGateway · ~15.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~29.2 mi
- Dump station~29.2 mi
- GroceriesGateway Canyons General Store · ~15.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~27.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHealthy Choices Unlimited · ~28.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.3 mi
EV charging — from Divide Forks · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.6 mi straight-line N — Mesa County Public Library, Grand Junction, CO (at a library) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 138 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.5 mi — Grand Junction, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Grand Junction
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.6 mi — City of Grand Junction - 925 Struthers · EVGATEWAY · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$4 per hour (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 99432 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Divide Forks · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDivide Forks · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBig Creek Uncompahgre · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomOak · ~2.4 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomAspen Leaf · ~2.5 mi S · USFS
Open Divide Forks elsewhere
Other camps near Divide Forks
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Divide Forks Campground~0.1 mi
- Big Dominguez Campground~8.6 mi
- Haypress~12.8 mi
- Dolores River (Ut)~15.7 mi
The unit that manages Divide Forks
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Divide Forks are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Divide Forks
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Divide Forks
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 — Divide Forks
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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