Agency-listedUSFSFree
McPhee Group Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.49180, -108.55051
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 McPhee Group Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,151 ft.
Fire & smoke — around McPhee Group AreaNIFC · 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 McPhee Group Area · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- DDump55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — McPhee Group Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,151 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.49180, -108.55051
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around McPhee Group Area · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townDolores · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.3 mi
- FuelSkyline Gas & Food Store · ~2.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSkyline Gas & Food Store · ~2.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthwest Memorial Hospital · ~9.1 mi
EV charging — from McPhee Group Area · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.9 mi straight-line S — Cortez, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a bank) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 42 within 100 · 100 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.6 mi — CITY OF DURANGO TC-DCFC-1, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — CITY OF CORTEZ STATION 1 · 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 398001 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around McPhee Group Area · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomMcphee Cg · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcphee Bs · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
- RestroomHouse Creek Cg · ~1.9 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomHouse Creek Bs · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
Open McPhee Group Area elsewhere
Other camps near McPhee Group Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- McPhee Campground~0.4 mi
- House Creek Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Ferris Canyon Campground~9.7 mi
- Bradfield Campground~15.4 mi
The unit that manages McPhee Group Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at McPhee Group Area are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — McPhee Group Area
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
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 McPhee Group Area
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 — McPhee Group Area
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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