Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Lake Fork Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.30846, -106.47757
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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 Lake Fork Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,500 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Fork 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 Lake Fork Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- GGrocery26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- WWater30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- ShShower47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 26 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 — Lake Fork Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,500 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.30846, -106.47757
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Fork Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureConejos River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townPlatoro · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~26.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~29.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicRio Grande Hospital · ~26.0 mi
- HardwareMonte Vista CoOp · ~26.9 mi
EV charging — from Lake Fork Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.7 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 192 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.5 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — WCSA LEVEL 2 - RIGHT, Pagosa Springs, CO · ChargePoint Network · 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 191393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lake Fork Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLake Fork · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBear Lake · ~1.6 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomValdez · ~3.4 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomPlatoro Cabin 2 · ~4.1 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Lake Fork Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trail Creek Camping Area~3.1 mi
- Mix Lake Campground~5.0 mi · fee
- Stunner Campground~7.1 mi
- Alamosa Campground~8.8 mi
The unit that manages Lake Fork Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Fork 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 Lily Pond at 11,070 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 1,570 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 — Lake Fork 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 Lake Fork 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 — Lake Fork Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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