Agency-listedUSFSFee
East Fork
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.37425, -106.88680
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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 East Fork
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,747 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East ForkNIFC · 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 East Fork · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- DDump12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
- ShShower54 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — East Fork
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,747 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.37425, -106.88680
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Fork · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPagosa Springs · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.7 mi
- GroceriesNatural Grocers · ~10.4 mi
- PharmacyCity Market Pharmacy · ~13.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicUpper Rio Grande Health Clinic · ~24.7 mi
- HardwareTerry’s Ace Hardware · ~13.9 mi
EV charging — from East Fork · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.6 mi straight-line NE — WCSA LEVEL 3 ESP250, 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 · 13 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 170 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.2 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.6 mi — WCSA LEVEL 2 - RIGHT, 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 191393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Fork · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Fork · ~5.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Falls Guard Station · ~6.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomWolf Creek · ~8.2 mi NE · USFS
Open East Fork elsewhere
Other camps near East Fork
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camping~2.6 mi
- Dispersed camping~2.8 mi
- Dispersed camping~3.4 mi
- Jackson Dispersed Campground~3.5 mi
The unit that manages East Fork
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Fork are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Upper San Juan at 10,140 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 2,393 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.
How we know this — East Fork
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: $32 per night for a single site, with a maximum of 8 people per site, per the San Juan NF page (updated May 8 2026). recreation.gov charges the same $32 across the 2026 season (May 8 to Sep 26). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/sanjuan/recreation/east-fork-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233269.
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 East Fork
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 — East Fork
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →