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Dry Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.53622, -106.78197
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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 Dry Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,271 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dry Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Dry Lake Campground · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- DDump18 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Dry Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,271 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.53622, -106.78197
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Dry Lake Campground · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.8 mi
- FuelSpace Station · ~4.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.0 mi
- GroceriesNatural Grocers · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyLyon Drug · ~4.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUCHealth Urgent Care · ~5.5 mi
- HardwareACE Hardware · ~4.7 mi
EV charging — from Dry Lake Campground · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.5 mi straight-line SW — 910 Yampa St, Steamboat Springs, CO · LOOP · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 159 within 100 · 405 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.9 mi — Kremmling, CO - Park Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Kremmling
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.3 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.3 mi — COMNTCO STEAMBOAT E1, Steamboat 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 charger$35 monthly service fee; $0.48 per kWh (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 453140 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dry Lake Campground · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDry Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFish Creek Falls · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Pass · ~5.1 mi E · USFS
- RestroomPowerline · ~5.2 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Dry Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Routt County~2.2 mi
- Summit Lake~5.2 mi · fee
- Granite Campground~5.5 mi · fee
- Hidden Lakes~9.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dry Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dry Lake Campground are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Dry Lake at 8,240 ft, less than a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Dry Lake Campground
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
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 Dry Lake Campground
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 — Dry Lake Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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