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Graham Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.39032, -107.54023
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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 Graham Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,711 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Graham Creek 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 Graham Creek Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- WWater19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- DDump27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Graham Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,711 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.39032, -107.54023
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Graham Creek Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGraham Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townVallecito · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Regional Medical Center · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareLewis True Value Mercantile · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Graham Creek Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 mi straight-line SW — CITY OF DURANGO TC-DCFC-1 · 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 51 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.6 mi — Durango, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.2 mi — UPRFPD ADMIN STATION 1, Bayfield, 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 259752 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Graham Creek Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomGraham Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Canyon · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Point · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Mountain · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
Open Graham Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Graham Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Canyon Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Pine Point~0.8 mi · fee
- Middle Mountain Campground~1.3 mi
- Pine River Cg~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Graham Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Graham Creek Campground are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Vallecito at 10,740 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 3,029 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 — Graham Creek Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233246
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 Graham Creek 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 — Graham Creek Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →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 →