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Hayden Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.32968, -105.82364
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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 Hayden Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,752 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hayden CreekNIFC · 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 Hayden Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- DDump37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Hayden Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,752 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.32968, -105.82364
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hayden Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCoaldale · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCotopaxi store · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacySalida Pharmacy & Fountain · ~16.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMoffat Family Health Clinic · ~23.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Hayden Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.0 mi straight-line NW — ES1 SALIDA PL1 · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 163 within 100 · 441 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.0 mi — ES1 SALIDA PL2, Salida
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 mi — Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa, Moffat, CO (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 259010 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hayden Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHayden Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCoaldale · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
- RestroomAhra - Vallie Bridge Restroom · ~5.1 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Canyon Trading Post Restroom · ~6.5 mi NE · BLM
Open Hayden Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Hayden Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coaldale~1.2 mi · fee
- Lake Creek~10.0 mi · fee
- Texas Creek~14.2 mi
- BLM dispersed camp — Chaffee County, CO~15.2 mi
The unit that manages Hayden Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hayden Creek 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 Hayden Pass at 10,700 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 2,948 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 — Hayden Creek
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.
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 Hayden Creek
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 — Hayden Creek
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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