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Luders Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.17962, -106.58354
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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 Luders Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,027 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Luders CreekNIFC · 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 Luders Creek · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- @Mail25 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- WWater29 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- DDump33 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- ShShower42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Luders Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,027 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.17962, -106.58354
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Luders Creek · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTomichi Creek Trading Post · ~18.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaguache Health Clinic · ~25.1 mi
EV charging — from Luders Creek · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.3 mi straight-line NW — GUNNISON GUNNISON PL2 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 82 within 100 · 413 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.8 mi — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Poncha Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.1 mi — Tomichi Creek Trading Post, Sargents, CO (at a restaurant) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 346789 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Luders Creek · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLuders Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Pass · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Pass · ~3.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Crossing Guard Station · ~7.5 mi E · USFS
Open Luders Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Luders Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buffalo Pass Campground~3.6 mi
- Salt House~9.5 mi
- Needle Creek Reservoir Camping Area~12.1 mi
- Needle Creek Reservoir~12.1 mi
The unit that manages Luders Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Luders Creek 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 Cochetopa Pass at 10,020 ft, about 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 — Luders Creek
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 2026-08-20: $10 per night for a single or a double site, first come first served; day use is $10 per vehicle per day. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/riogrande/recreation/luders-creek-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 Luders Creek
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 — Luders Creek
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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