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Lincoln Gulch Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.11714, -106.69529
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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 Lincoln Gulch Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,591 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lincoln Gulch CgNIFC · 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 Lincoln Gulch Cg · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- DDump37 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Lincoln Gulch Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,591 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.11714, -106.69529
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lincoln Gulch Cg · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAspen · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDr. Moore · ~20.8 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~23.1 mi
EV charging — from Lincoln Gulch Cg · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.2 mi straight-line NW — CITY OF ASPEN S GALENA LEVEL3 · 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 52 within 50 · 194 within 100 · 463 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)10.6 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.1 mi — CITY OF ASPEN SPRING ST L2 · 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 225425 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lincoln Gulch Cg · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLincoln Gulch Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLincoln Creek Dispersed · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWeller Cg · ~1.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Man Cg · ~3.8 mi E · USFS
Open Lincoln Gulch Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Lincoln Gulch Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #1~0.3 mi
- Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #4~0.5 mi
- Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #5~0.9 mi
- Lincoln Creek dispersed campsite #6~1.3 mi
The unit that manages Lincoln Gulch Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lincoln Gulch Cg are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Independence Pass at 10,570 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 979 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 — Lincoln Gulch Cg
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 2026-08-27: $28 per night for a single site. Single source: the White River NF campground page, and note that page was last updated Jun 6 2025 -- over a year before this check, and the OLDEST forest page cited anywhere in this batch of thirty -- so the $28 is the figure here most likely to have gone stale. There is no recreation.gov listing in the agency record for this campground. Aspen-Sopris Ranger District, Lincoln Creek Road. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/lincoln-gulch-campground.
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 Lincoln Gulch Cg
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 — Lincoln Gulch Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →How to read this page →All field notes →
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