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Horseshoe Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.20021, -106.08534
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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 Horseshoe Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,539 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- DDump26 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Horseshoe Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,539 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.20021, -106.08534
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Horseshoe Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFourmile Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFairplay · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.3 mi
- GroceriesSouth Park Market · ~5.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Vincent General Hospital · ~12.1 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~5.2 mi
EV charging — from Horseshoe Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.9 mi straight-line E — DC CORRIDOR FAIRPLAY PL1 · 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 reach10 within 25 mi · 57 within 50 · 362 within 100 · 469 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.4 mi — Frisco, CO - Frontage Road - Tesla Supercharger, Frisco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.8 mi — COMNTCO LEADVILLE HC 2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Mountain Comfort B&B - Tesla Destination, Alma, 5.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 257262 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horseshoe Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHorseshoe · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFourmile · ~1.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWeston Pass · ~9.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKite Lake · ~9.2 mi N · USFS
Open Horseshoe Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Horseshoe Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Four Mile Creek Campground~1.1 mi
- Mosquito Peaks~8.7 mi
- Weston Pass~9.0 mi · fee
- Kite Lake~9.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horseshoe Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horseshoe Campground 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 Buckskin Joe at 11,160 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 621 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 — Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe 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 — Horseshoe Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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