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Horseshoe
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.89979, -106.09581
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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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,430 ft.
Fire & smoke — around HorseshoeNIFC · 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 · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- PPropane19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- DDump22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,430 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.89979, -106.09581
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Horseshoe · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeeney · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.7 mi
- Dump station~22.3 mi
- GroceriesMaster Bait and Tackle · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~18.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Steadman Clinic & Steadman Philippon Research Institute · ~21.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Horseshoe · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line NE — YMCA - EPC CAMPER HUB, Granby, 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 reach23 within 25 mi · 84 within 50 · 366 within 100 · 453 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.6 mi — Silverthorne, CO - Ruby Ranch Rd - Tesla Supercharger, Silverthorne
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.9 mi — YMCA of the Rockies - Snow Mountain Ranch, Granby, CO (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 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 320261 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Horseshoe · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHorseshoe · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork · ~8.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrairie Point · ~8.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcdonald Flats Cg · ~8.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Horseshoe elsewhere
Other camps near Horseshoe
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork~8.0 mi · fee
- Prairie Point~8.2 mi · fee
- Mcdonald Flats Cg~8.3 mi · fee
- Sugarloaf~8.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Horseshoe
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Horseshoe are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Middle Fork Camp at 8,960 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 530 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
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 2026-08-22: $23 per single site per night, confirmed by two Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources: the campground page (updated Jun 5 2026) and the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026, the freshest agency source in this audit), which lists Horseshoe as 7 sites, 50-foot maximum spur, first-come first-served, $23, operating Jun 5 to Oct 11. No recreation.gov listing -- this one is paid on site. Sulphur Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/horseshoe-campground and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions.
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
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
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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