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Guanella Pass
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.61171, -105.71751
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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 Guanella Pass
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,787 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Guanella PassNIFC · 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 Guanella Pass · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Guanella Pass
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,787 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.61171, -105.71751
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Guanella Pass · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSilver Plume · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~7.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.8 mi
- Dump station~23.1 mi
- GroceriesGeorgetown Market · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCentura Health Primary Care Idaho Springs · ~14.2 mi
- HardwareBreckenridge Building Center · ~18.4 mi
EV charging — from Guanella Pass · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.0 mi straight-line N — ANNEX SITE GEORGETOWN PL4 · 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 reach31 within 25 mi · 216 within 50 · 378 within 100 · 455 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.4 mi — 420 E Park Ave, Empire
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 mi — Bread Bar, Silver Plume, CO (at a restaurant) · EVMATCH · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-03-14 · 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 260651 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Guanella Pass · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGuanella Pass · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBierstadt · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGuanella Pass · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomGuanella Pass · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
Open Guanella Pass elsewhere
Other camps near Guanella Pass
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clear Lake~2.8 mi · fee
- Clear Creek County~5.0 mi
- West Chicago Creek~5.6 mi · fee
- Geneva Park~5.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Guanella Pass
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Guanella Pass 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 Jackwhacker Gulch at 11,030 ft, about 5 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Guanella Pass
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 2026-08-22: $26 per night, single site. Confirmed three ways: the campground page (updated Jun 5 2026), the Arapaho & Roosevelt NF forest-wide campground status table, which lists Guanella Pass at $26 with 17 sites, a 35 ft maximum spur and a Jun 5 to Sep 13 season, and recreation.gov, which charges $26 for standard, RV and tent-only sites over exactly that 2026 window. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/guanella-pass-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232306.
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 Guanella Pass
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 — Guanella Pass
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →How to read this page →All field notes →
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