Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
Drive-up · public land · CO · 37.81269, -106.73714
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,860 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hansons Mill Dispersed CampsiteNIFC · 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 Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- DDump35 mi
- RxPharmacy43 mi
- ShShower48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
10,860 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.81269, -106.73714
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Alder Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWagon Wheel Gap · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKentucky Bell Market · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicRio Grande Hospital · ~22.5 mi
EV charging — from Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line SE — JRM DEL NORTE FAST · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 72 within 100 · 242 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.7 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.2 mi — SOUTH FORK 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 182045 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHansen Mill · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Bellows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPalisade · ~4.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomWheeler Geologic Area · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Palisade Campground~4.5 mi
- Cathedral Campground~7.2 mi
- Marshall Park Campground~13.5 mi
- Highway Springs Campground~13.5 mi
The unit that manages Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite are set by Rio Grande National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Moon Pass at 11,110 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 250 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 — Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
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 — Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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