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Half Moon Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.50104, -106.43171
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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 Half Moon Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,291 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Half Moon 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 Half Moon Campground · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- DDump13 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- ShShower43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Half Moon Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,291 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.50104, -106.43171
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Half Moon Campground · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNotch Mountain Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBelden · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.5 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~26.4 mi
- Dump station~13.1 mi
- GroceriesShop N Hop · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~21.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicVail Health Vail Campus · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareVail Valley Ace Hardware · ~9.1 mi
EV charging — from Half Moon Campground · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.8 mi straight-line N — MINTURN SHOP&HOP #12 · 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 reach25 within 25 mi · 60 within 50 · 364 within 100 · 469 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.2 mi — VAIL PARKING PL4, Vail
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 mi — TOWN OF MINTURN STATION 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 186323 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Half Moon Campground · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHalfmoon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHalfmoon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTigiwon Community House · ~1.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHornsilver · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Half Moon Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hornsilver~3.6 mi · fee
- Homestake Valley~4.0 mi
- Gold Park~6.7 mi · fee
- Camp Hale Memorial~8.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Half Moon Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Half Moon Campground are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Beaver Ck Village at 8,530 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 1,761 ft lower 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 — Half Moon Campground
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.
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 Half Moon 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 — Half Moon Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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