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Halfmoon West Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.15750, -106.39694
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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 Halfmoon West Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,938 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Halfmoon West 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 Halfmoon West Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump28 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- PPropane37 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Halfmoon West Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,938 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.15750, -106.39694
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Halfmoon West Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHalfmoon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townKobe · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesTwin Lakes General Store · ~5.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Vincent General Hospital · ~7.9 mi
- HardwareAlma & Fairplay Storage · ~20.0 mi
EV charging — from Halfmoon West Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.3 mi straight-line NE — 3RD STREET FAST 3RD STREET FAST, Leadville, CO · 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 49 within 50 · 354 within 100 · 460 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.9 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.4 mi — COMNTCO LEADVILLE HC 2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 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 205619 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Halfmoon West Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHalfmoon West · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHalfmoon East · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEmerald Lake · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElbert Creek · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Halfmoon West Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Halfmoon West Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Halfmoon East Campground~0.1 mi
- Elbert Creek Campground~0.9 mi
- Lakeview~4.5 mi · fee
- Lake View Campground~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Halfmoon West Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Halfmoon West Campground are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Brumley at 10,570 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 632 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 — Halfmoon West 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 Halfmoon West 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 — Halfmoon West Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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