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Happy Meadows Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.01416, -105.36288
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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 Happy Meadows Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,880 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Happy Meadows 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 Happy Meadows Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- DDump9 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Happy Meadows Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,880 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.01416, -105.36288
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Happy Meadows Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVermillion Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLake George · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.3 mi
- GroceriesStarkeys General Store · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~27.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPikes Peak Regional Hospital · ~15.7 mi
- HardwareWoodland Hardware & Home · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from Happy Meadows Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line SE — ALOHA DIVIDE I CHARGE, TOO · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 102 within 50 · 361 within 100 · 453 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.6 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Monument
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.5 mi — Mueller State park, Divide, 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 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 260491 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Happy Meadows Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHappy Meadows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Mountain · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiverside · ~3.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRound Mountain · ~3.9 mi W · USFS
Open Happy Meadows Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Happy Meadows Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Mountain~3.7 mi · fee
- Riverside~3.8 mi · fee
- Round Mountain~3.9 mi · fee
- Badger Flats Camping Area~5.4 mi
The unit that manages Happy Meadows Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Happy Meadows Campground are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Happy Meadows 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 Happy Meadows 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 — Happy Meadows Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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