Elk Creek Campground
Everything you need — measured from camp
- @Mail18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- WWater37 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- ShShower52 mi
The read: water is a real 37-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 20 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureElk Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOsier · ~7.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelStandard Service · ~23.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.3 mi
- Dump station~19.0 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~20.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicChama Dunham Memorial Clinic · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~20.7 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletElk Creek Overflow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElk Creek · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomElk Creek · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpectacle Lake · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elk Creek Overflow Campground~0.2 mi
- Old Elk Creek~0.8 mi
- Spectacle Lake Campground~4.9 mi
- Conejos Campground~5.3 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Cumbres Trestle at 10,030 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,352 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
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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