Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
Drive-up · public land · CO · 38.42343, -106.13210
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Ask about this camp →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
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,806 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Marshall Pass Dispersed 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 Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
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 — Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
8,806 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.42343, -106.13210
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGrays Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPoncha Springs · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.0 mi
- FuelPoncha Market · ~6.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.5 mi
- GroceriesPoncha Market · ~6.8 mi
- PharmacySalida Pharmacy & Fountain · ~10.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~28.1 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~7.1 mi
EV charging — from Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.8 mi straight-line NE — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 172 within 100 · 459 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.2 mi — The Faricy Boys Automotive, Salida
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.6 mi — ES1 SALIDA PL2, Salida
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.7 mi — SALIDA SITES SALIDA MUSEUM · 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 122271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomShirley Site · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletO'Haver Lake · ~0.6 mi W · USFS
- RestroomO'Haver Lake · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRawley 12 · ~7.7 mi S · USFS
Open Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- O'Haver Lake~0.6 mi · fee
- Silver Creek Dispersed Campground~1.4 mi
- Poncha Pass Dispersed Campground~2.3 mi
- BLM dispersed camp — Chaffee County, CO~10.2 mi
The unit that manages Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Porphyry Creek at 10,790 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,984 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 — Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
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)
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
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 about Marshall Pass Dispersed 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 — Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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