Agency-listedUSFSFree
Father Dyer Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.27479, -106.35062
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,921 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- DDump29 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- ShShower31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,921 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.27479, -106.35062
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTennessee Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLeadville Junction · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.1 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~3.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.6 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Vincent General Hospital · ~3.3 mi
- HardwareAlma & Fairplay Storage · ~15.5 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFather Dyer · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBaby Doe · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTabor · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrinterboy · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Baby Doe Campground~0.3 mi
- Printer Boy Campground~0.4 mi
- Belle of Colorado Campground~0.5 mi
- Molly Brown Campground~0.8 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 Ivanhoe at 10,540 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 619 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
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232044
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)
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
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
Before you go
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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