Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree

Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6

Drive-up · public land · CO · 39.10361, -106.67850

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A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Aerial image of Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6

Weather outlook

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,872 ft.

Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

WWater6 mi
GGrocery9 mi
OOutfitter10 mi
FFuel10 mi
@Mail10 mi
+Urgent care21 mi
HHardware23 mi
MMechanic23 mi
LLaundry23 mi
ShShower33 mi
PPropane36 mi
RxPharmacy36 mi
DDump37 mi
AAir-up49 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). Open in Google Maps ↗

The site

Access

Drive-up

Land

public land · dispersed

Elevation

9,872 ft

State

Coordinates

39.10361, -106.67850

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureLincoln Creek (stream) · nearby
Nearest townAshcroft · ~7.4 mi
Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.2 mi
FuelShell · ~19.5 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
GroceriesCity Market · ~9.4 mi
Hospital / clinicAspen Valley Hospital · ~10.5 mi
HardwareClear-Vu Window Tinting · ~28.6 mi

Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

RestroomLincoln Creek Dispersed · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
Vault / pit toiletLincoln Gulch Cg · ~1.3 mi NW · USFS
Vault / pit toiletWeller Cg · ~2.5 mi NW · USFS
Vault / pit toiletLost Man Cg · ~3.1 mi NE · USFS

Open this spot elsewhere

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Other camps nearby

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #7~0.1 mi
Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #8~0.3 mi
Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #5~0.4 mi
Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #4~0.8 mi

The unit that manages this camp

Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.

White River National Forest →

Snow, and when this opens

The nearest automatic snow station is Independence Pass at 10,570 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 698 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.

Independence Pass snowpack, from NRCS →

How we know this

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)

Field check

Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.

What we don’t know

A land record can put you within a few metres 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

Before you go

Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →

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