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Green Ridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.20641, -105.84361
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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 Green Ridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,378 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Green RidgeNIFC · 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 Green Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Green Ridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,378 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.20641, -105.84361
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Green Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGrand Lake · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.1 mi
- GroceriesMountain Food Market · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~21.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.0 mi
EV charging — from Green Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.4 mi straight-line NE — GRAND LAKE 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 134 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 432 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.0 mi — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.4 mi — GRAND LAKE 1125 LAVE AVE 1 · 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 200746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Green Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomGreen Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomGreen Ridge · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Portable toiletAa Bar Ranch · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomShadow Mountain · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Green Ridge elsewhere
Other camps near Green Ridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cutthroat Bay~1.9 mi · fee
- Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping~2.5 mi
- Bull Mountain~2.9 mi
- Stillwater Campground~3.0 mi
The unit that manages Green Ridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Green Ridge are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Stillwater Creek at 8,760 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 382 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 — Green Ridge
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-24: $29 per night for a single site, $58 for a double and $88 for a triple. Three Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources agree on that ladder: the campground page (updated May 15 2026, status Site Open), the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026: 77 sites, 35-foot maximum spur, reservable, $29/58/88, May 8 to Oct 11) and recreation.gov, which runs May 8 to Oct 10 2026. ONE ODDITY WORTH CHECKING BEFORE YOU BOOK: on recreation.gov the standard, RV and management site types are $29, but the type labelled 'TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC' is priced at $88 -- the triple rate -- so the cheapest booking here is the standard site, not the tent-only one. Sulphur Ranger District, Lake Granby, Arapaho National Recreation Area. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/green-ridge-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231861.
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 Green Ridge
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 — Green Ridge
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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