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Jumbo Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.05368, -108.09363
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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 Jumbo Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,786 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jumbo Lake 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 Jumbo Lake Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- WWater19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Jumbo Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,786 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.05368, -108.09363
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Jumbo Lake Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJumbo Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMesa Lakes · ~0.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~29.3 mi
- Dump station~18.7 mi
- GroceriesFamily Food Town · ~14.4 mi
- PharmacyPalisade Pharmacy · ~14.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicMarilac Clinic · ~14.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Jumbo Lake Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.1 mi straight-line SE — SCVHISTSOC PIONEER TOWN 1, Cedaredge, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 36 within 50 · 85 within 100 · 168 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.5 mi — City of Delta, Delta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.7 mi — James M. Robb - Corn Lake, Clifton, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 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 332130 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jumbo Lake Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWest Bench · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunset · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJumbo · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomMoose Manor · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
Open Jumbo Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Jumbo Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spruce Grove Campground - Grand Valley RD~0.8 mi
- Island Lake Campground~4.8 mi
- Little Bear~5.3 mi · fee
- Cobbett Campground~6.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Jumbo Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jumbo Lake Campground are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mesa Lakes at 10,160 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 374 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 — Jumbo Lake Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233189
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 Jumbo Lake 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 — Jumbo Lake Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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