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Dumont Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.40317, -106.62265
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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 Dumont Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,548 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dumont LakeNIFC · 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 Dumont Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- AAir-up60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Dumont Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,548 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.40317, -106.62265
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Dumont Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSteamboat Springs · ~11.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.7 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.0 mi
- GroceriesSouthside Station · ~10.7 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~11.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicUCHealth Urgent Care · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareACE Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Dumont Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line NW — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 238 within 100 · 431 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.8 mi — Kremmling, CO - Park Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Kremmling
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.3 mi — STEAMBOAT SPR SKI TIME 1, Steamboat Springs, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 261276 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dumont Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDumont Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDumont Lake Picnic Site · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMuddy Creek · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomDumont · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Dumont Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Dumont Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Meadows~5.7 mi · fee
- Hidden Lakes~7.2 mi · fee
- Granite Campground~7.4 mi · fee
- Summit Lake~10.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Dumont Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dumont Lake 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 Columbine at 9,170 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 378 ft lower 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 — Dumont Lake
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 2026-08-22: $26 per single site per night, confirmed by two sources: the Medicine Bow-Routt NF campground page (updated Jun 11 2026, status Site Open) and recreation.gov, which charges $26 for a standard non-electric site Jun 30 to Sep 13 2026. Pay on site in exact cash or check only -- the forest warns there is no change given and NO CREDIT CARDS are accepted; payment instructions are on the kiosk. Hahns Peak/Bears Ears area, Rabbit Ears Pass. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/mbrtb/recreation/dumont-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234551.
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 Dumont Lake
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 — Dumont Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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