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Long Draw
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.51536, -105.76685
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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 Long Draw
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,053 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Long DrawNIFC · 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 Long Draw · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Long Draw
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,053 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.51536, -105.76685
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Long Draw · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEstes Park · ~16.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelConoco · ~15.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~12.2 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~16.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~16.3 mi
EV charging — from Long Draw · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.7 mi straight-line SE — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 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 · 68 within 50 · 325 within 100 · 421 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.3 mi — DC CORRIDOR ESTES PARK PL3, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.8 mi — NP Village, Estes Park, CO · EV Connect · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — River Stone Resorts and Bear Paw Suites - Tesla Destination, Estes Park, 13.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Mountain Campus (seasonal), Bellvue, 9.9 mi · J1772 · hours: Contact campus gate for station availability; seasonal campus - 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 422935 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Long Draw · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLong Draw · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLong Draw #1 · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLong Draw #3 · ~1.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCorral Park · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Long Draw
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grandview~2.4 mi · fee
- 4 dispersed campsites~6.4 mi
- Chambers Lake~7.0 mi · fee
- Aspen Glen~7.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Long Draw
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Long Draw 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 Long Draw Resv at 9,980 ft, less than a mile 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 — Long Draw
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: $25 per night for a single site and $51 for a double site. Confirmed by two sources: the Arapaho-Roosevelt NF campground page (updated Jul 1 2026), and the forest-wide Campground Status table (page states last updated Aug 24 2026 -- three days before this check, and the source the campground page itself tells you to read), which lists 25 sites, a 30-foot maximum spur, FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED with no reservations, and a season of July 1 to Nov 15. That July 1 opening is the latest of any ARP camp in this batch. Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/long-draw-campground and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions.
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 Long Draw
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 — Long Draw
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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