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Lake Irwin Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.88087, -107.10765
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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 Irwin Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,395 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lake Irwin 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 Irwin Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- ShShower44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Lake Irwin Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,395 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.88087, -107.10765
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Lake Irwin Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLake Irwin (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCrested Butte · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.9 mi
- FuelExxon · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.1 mi
- GroceriesMountain Earth Organic Grocer · ~6.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~24.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSelect · ~6.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~24.5 mi
EV charging — from Lake Irwin Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.0 mi straight-line N — Redstone General Store, Redstone Historic District, CO · INTERTIE · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 114 within 100 · 437 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.1 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.4 mi — GCEA EV STATION CB EV STATION, Crested Butte, 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 455094 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lake Irwin Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLake Irwin · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLake Irwin Parking · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Irwin · ~0.2 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomOld Irwin Cemetery · ~2.2 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Lake Irwin Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kebler Pass Designated Camping Area~2.0 mi
- Splains Gulch Designated Camping Area~2.6 mi
- Musicians Camp Designated Camping Area~4.7 mi
- Lost Lake Campground~5.5 mi
The unit that manages Lake Irwin Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lake Irwin 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 Butte at 10,190 ft, about 8 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 Irwin Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232153
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 Irwin 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 Irwin Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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