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May Flats
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 39.11597, -109.04374
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on Bureau of Land Management land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,343 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
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- WWater17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- ShShower46 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
4,343 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.11597, -109.04374
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureColorado River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWestwater · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.7 mi
- FuelLove's · ~21.3 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~21.8 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~16.7 mi
- GroceriesAlta Convenience · ~16.5 mi
- PharmacyCity Market · ~23.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health West Hospital · ~16.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~27.3 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomKnowles Canyon Overlook Restroom West · ~1.5 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomKnowles Canyon Overlook Restroom East · ~1.7 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomMcdonald Creek Trailhead Restroom · ~3.0 mi N · BLM
- RestroomCastle Rocks Restroom · ~3.1 mi N · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Knowles~1.8 mi
- Island Camp~2.0 mi
- Black Rocks 9~2.9 mi
- Black Rocks 8~3.0 mi
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
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
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →