Agency-listedUSFSFee
East Marvine
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.01183, -107.42762
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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 Marvine
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around East MarvineNIFC · 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 Marvine · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- FFuel29 mi
- @Mail30 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- DDump35 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 Marvine
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
CO
Coordinates
40.01183, -107.42762
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Marvine · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~29.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTrappers Lake Lodge General Store · ~10.3 mi
EV charging — from East Marvine · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.7 mi straight-line W — WREA MAIN ST LVL 3, Meeker, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 97 within 100 · 397 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.1 mi — Glenwood Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Glenwood Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.7 mi — WREA MAIN ST LVL 2, Meeker, 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 193486 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Marvine · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomEast Marvine · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarvine Cg · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomNorth Fork Cg · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
- RestroomMirror Lake · ~6.7 mi NE · USFS
Open East Marvine elsewhere
Other camps near East Marvine
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marvine Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- North Fork Cg~3.2 mi · fee
- Himes Peak~8.3 mi · fee
- Shepherds Rim / Trappers Lake~9.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Marvine
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Marvine are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Ripple Creek at 10,340 ft, about 10 miles away. 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 Marvine
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 2026-08-20: $24 per night for a single site and $30 for an equestrian site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/east-marvine-campground.
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 Marvine
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 Marvine
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading the aerial →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 →