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Kelly Dahl
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.93221, -105.49751
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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 Kelly Dahl
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,616 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kelly DahlNIFC · 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 Kelly Dahl · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- MMechanic1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- DDump5 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Kelly Dahl
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,616 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.93221, -105.49751
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Kelly Dahl · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRollinsville · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelGasamat · ~2.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~14.1 mi
- Dump station~4.7 mi
- GroceriesB&F Mountain Market · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmaca · ~13.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicAddiction Exchange · ~12.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~2.1 mi
EV charging — from Kelly Dahl · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.5 mi straight-line S — GILPIN COUNTY GILPIN LIB L3B, Black Hawk, 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 reach68 within 25 mi · 265 within 50 · 371 within 100 · 433 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.2 mi — Idaho Springs, CO, Idaho Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.1 mi — Rollinsville Country Store and Liquor · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 2 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 420257 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kelly Dahl · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKelly Dahl · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletForsythe Canyon · ~4.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCold Springs · ~6.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCold Springs · ~6.3 mi S · USFS
Open Kelly Dahl elsewhere
Other camps near Kelly Dahl
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- West Magnolia~1.5 mi
- Gordon Gulch~5.4 mi
- Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area~5.6 mi
- Gilpin County~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Kelly Dahl
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kelly Dahl 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 Lake Eldora at 9,700 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 1,084 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 — Kelly Dahl
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: $29 per single site per night in peak season, dropping to $18.75 off peak. Double campsites are not available here -- the forest says so explicitly. Three Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources agree on the $29: the campground page (updated May 15 2026, status Site Open), the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026: 46 sites, 45-foot spur, reservable, $29, May 15 to Oct 11), and recreation.gov, which charges $29 May 15 to Sep 19 2026 and $18.75 Sep 20 to Oct 10. Boulder Ranger District, near Nederland. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/kelly-dahl-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232280.
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 Kelly Dahl
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 — Kelly Dahl
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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