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Hahns Peak Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.83950, -106.99669
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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 Hahns Peak Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,419 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hahns Peak LakeNIFC · 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 Hahns Peak Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Hahns Peak Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,419 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.83950, -106.99669
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hahns Peak Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.6 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~24.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.4 mi
- GroceriesColumbine General Store · ~1.9 mi
- PharmacyLyon Drug · ~25.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicUCHealth Urgent Care · ~27.4 mi
- HardwareACE Hardware · ~24.4 mi
EV charging — from Hahns Peak Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.8 mi straight-line S — 910 Yampa St, Steamboat Springs, CO · LOOP · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 381 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.2 mi — Craig, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Craig
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.2 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.2 mi — Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Springs, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$35 monthly service fee; $0.48 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 453140 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hahns Peak Lake · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHahns Peak Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHahns Peak Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHahns Peak Lake Eastside · ~0.7 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomColumbine · ~2.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Hahns Peak Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Hahns Peak Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hinman Park~10.6 mi · fee
- Seedhouse~12.6 mi · fee
- Seedhouse~12.8 mi · fee
- Hog Park Cg~14.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hahns Peak Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hahns Peak Lake are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Elk River at 8,710 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 291 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 — Hahns Peak Lake
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 2026-08-21: $26 per night, single site. Exact change or a check if paying cash at the campground -- no credit cards are accepted on site unless you reserved on recreation.gov first. Caveat: the recreation.gov rates feed for this campground shows $52 per night, but it shows that identical $52 for every season from 2020 through 2028 without ever changing, which does not read as a live 2026 price; the forest page (updated Jun 3 2026, flagged Site Open) is the better source. Budget $26 and be ready for $52. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/mbrtb/recreation/hahns-peak-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231863.
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 Hahns Peak Lake
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 — Hahns Peak Lake
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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