Agency-listedUSFSFee
Meadow Lake Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.81652, -107.54251
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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 Meadow Lake Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,570 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Meadow Lake CgNIFC · 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 Meadow Lake Cg · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- DDump44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Meadow Lake Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,570 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.81652, -107.54251
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Meadow Lake Cg · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMeadow Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCarbonate · ~11.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~17.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~17.2 mi
- PharmacyDowntown Drug · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicValley View Family Practice · ~19.4 mi
- HardwareACE · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Meadow Lake Cg · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.8 mi straight-line SE — Target T2029 (Glenwood Springs, CO) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 107 within 100 · 388 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.2 mi — Glenwood Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Glenwood Springs
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.8 mi — VOLVO CAR USA GW SPRINGS PL2, Glenwood Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 mi — KAMM LOT STATION 1, New Castle, CO · 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 146646 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Meadow Lake Cg · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMeadow Lake Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeadow Lake · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeadow Ridge · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork Cg · ~3.6 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Meadow Lake Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Meadow Ridge~0.5 mi · fee
- South Fork Cg~3.6 mi · fee
- Deep Lake~13.2 mi · fee
- Deep Lake~13.3 mi
The unit that manages Meadow Lake Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meadow Lake Cg are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Burro Mountain at 9,290 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 280 ft lower 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 — Meadow Lake Cg
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.
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 Meadow Lake Cg
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 — Meadow Lake Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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