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Highway Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.62226, -106.68477
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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 Highway Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,438 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Highway Springs 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 Highway Springs Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- WWater21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- DDump32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- ShShower46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Highway Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,438 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.62226, -106.68477
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Highway Springs Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTewksberry Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBaxterville · ~3.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~20.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRainbow Grocery · ~4.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicRio Grande Hospital · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Highway Springs Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.9 mi straight-line SW — WCSA LEVEL 3 ESP250, Pagosa 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 · 17 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 239 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.5 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.4 mi — LOGE - Wolf Creek Hotel, South Fork, CO · NOODOE · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 191393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Highway Springs Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHighway Springs · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomTewksberry · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Beaver Creek · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMillion Reservoir · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
Open Highway Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Highway Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Beaver Creek Campground~0.6 mi
- Upper Beaver Creek Campground~1.2 mi
- Park Creek Campground~3.2 mi
- Cross Creek Campground~3.5 mi
The unit that manages Highway Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Highway Springs Campground 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 Wolf Creek Summit at 10,930 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 2,492 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 — Highway Springs 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Highway Springs 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 — Highway Springs Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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