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Ferris Canyon Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.61549, -108.63541
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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 Ferris Canyon Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,587 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ferris Canyon CampgroundNIFC · 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 Ferris Canyon Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- PPropane50 mi
- DDump60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Ferris Canyon Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,587 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.61549, -108.63541
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Ferris Canyon Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDolores River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townYellow Jacket · ~7.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.6 mi
- FuelSkyline Gas & Food Store · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~7.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthwest Memorial Hospital · ~17.8 mi
EV charging — from Ferris Canyon Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.8 mi straight-line S — Cortez, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a bank) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 43 within 100 · 101 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.5 mi — STATE OF UTAH WELCOME EAST 1, Monticello
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.5 mi — MC Annex 1, Cortez, CO · EVGATEWAY · 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 398001 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ferris Canyon Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomDry Canyon · ~5.1 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomBradfield Restroom #1 - Loop B · ~6.3 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomBradfield Restroom #2 - Loop C · ~6.4 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomHouse Creek Bs · ~8.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Ferris Canyon Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Ferris Canyon Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bradfield Campground~6.3 mi
- House Creek Campground~8.7 mi · fee
- McPhee Campground~9.4 mi
- McPhee Group Area~9.7 mi
The unit that manages Ferris Canyon Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ferris Canyon Campground are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ferris Canyon Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Ferris Canyon Campground
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 — Ferris Canyon Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →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 →