Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 38.44606, -105.19255
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 — at Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,295 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gold Belt Recreation Management AreaNIFC · 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 Gold Belt Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- LLaundry0 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- DDump31 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,295 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.44606, -105.19255
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Gold Belt Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFour Mile C reek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townEast Cañon · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelConoco · ~0.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.6 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~0.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSt. Thomas More Hospital · ~2.1 mi
- HardwarePueblo West Hardware · ~25.8 mi
EV charging — from Gold Belt Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.8 mi straight-line W — CHEVY1 CPE250-1, Cañon City, 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 58 within 50 · 266 within 100 · 454 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.8 mi — 7-ELEVEN, INC. 32990PUEBLO PL1, Pueblo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.0 mi — The Faricy Boys Ford, Canon City, CO · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 8 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 352985 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gold Belt Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCleveland Quarry Restroom · ~6.1 mi N · BLM
- RestroomTwelve Restroom - 16' X 22' · ~6.6 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomVault Toilet, Maytag Barn · ~7.1 mi N · NPS
- RestroomPenrose Common Restroom · ~9.3 mi E · BLM
Open Gold Belt Recreation Management Area elsewhere
Other camps near Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed Campsite~6.2 mi
- Temple Canyon Park (Canon City)~7.2 mi
- Red Canyon Park (Canon City)~10.4 mi
- Stoney Point~10.6 mi
How we know this — Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
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 — Gold Belt Recreation Management Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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