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Heaton Bay Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.60354, -106.07718
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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 Heaton Bay Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,046 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Heaton Bay CgNIFC · 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 Heaton Bay Cg · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- PPropane2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- AAir-up3 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- DDump27 mi
- ShShower28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Heaton Bay Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,046 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.60354, -106.07718
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Heaton Bay Cg · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFrisco · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.2 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~1.3 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~1.8 mi
- Dump station~27.4 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~1.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~2.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEagle-Summit Foot & Ankle · ~1.5 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~1.5 mi
EV charging — from Heaton Bay Cg · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.4 mi straight-line SW — Frisco, CO - Summit Boulevard - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach25 within 25 mi · 76 within 50 · 385 within 100 · 466 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO2.3 mi — VOLVO CAR USA SILVERTHORN PL1, Silverthorne
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.2 mi — Ramada by Wyndham Frisco · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 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 375836 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Heaton Bay Cg · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHeaton Bay Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGiberson Bay · ~0.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Cove Cg · ~1.1 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomPeak One · ~1.4 mi S · USFS
Open Heaton Bay Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Heaton Bay Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Heaton Bay Pa~0.1 mi · fee
- Pine Cove Cg~1.1 mi · fee
- Peak One~1.4 mi · fee
- Windy Point~1.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Heaton Bay Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Heaton Bay Cg 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 Summit Ranch at 9,350 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 304 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 — Heaton Bay Cg
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 Heaton Bay Cg
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 — Heaton Bay Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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