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Hidden Lakes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.50676, -106.60830
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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 Hidden Lakes
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,877 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hidden LakesNIFC · 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 Hidden Lakes · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- DDump20 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Hidden Lakes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,877 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.50676, -106.60830
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hidden Lakes · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSteamboat Springs · ~11.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.9 mi
- FuelAlta Convenience · ~11.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.3 mi
- GroceriesKing Soopers City Market · ~11.6 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~11.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicUCHealth Urgent Care · ~11.8 mi
- HardwareACE Hardware · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from Hidden Lakes · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line W — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs, 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 227 within 100 · 420 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.0 mi — Kremmling, CO - Park Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Kremmling
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.7 mi — STEAMBOAT SPR SKI TIME 1, Steamboat Springs, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 261276 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hidden Lakes · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Lakes · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomPercy Lake · ~2.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomGrizzly Guard Station · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
- RestroomGrizzly Guard Station · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
Open Hidden Lakes elsewhere
Other camps near Hidden Lakes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Granite Campground~4.5 mi · fee
- Summit Lake~4.8 mi · fee
- Teal Lake~5.4 mi · fee
- Routt County~7.2 mi
The unit that manages Hidden Lakes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hidden Lakes are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Tower at 10,610 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,733 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 — Hidden Lakes
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. | Fee 2026-08-27: $20 per night for a single site, with each ADDITIONAL VEHICLE charged $5 per vehicle per night on top -- so a two-car group pays more than the headline rate. The forest words it '$20/site, exact cash or check only', payment instructions on the kiosk. At 8,900 feet the forest says the area is generally accessible and snow-free from Memorial Day to Labor Day but tells visitors to come prepared for freezing temperatures and snow in summer. Single source: the Medicine Bow-Routt NF campground page (updated Jun 9 2025); no recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/mbrtb/recreation/hidden-lakes-campground.
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 Hidden Lakes
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 — Hidden Lakes
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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