Agency-listedUSFSFee
Meadows
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.33925, -105.33659
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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 Meadows
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,430 ft.
Fire & smoke — around MeadowsNIFC · 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 Meadows · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump20 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Meadows
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,430 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.33925, -105.33659
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Meadows · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAspen Park · ~14.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~21.5 mi
- Dump station~20.1 mi
- GroceriesHome Brew Country Store · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyKaiser Permanente Ken Caryl · ~19.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicAction Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism · ~19.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Meadows · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.4 mi straight-line NW — CORE SEDALIA BAILEY2 · 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 reach14 within 25 mi · 256 within 50 · 380 within 100 · 461 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.4 mi — Conifer, CO - Conifer Road - Tesla Supercharger, Conifer
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.2 mi — Staunton State Park, Pine, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 327547 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Meadows · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMeadows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Th · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuffalo Cg · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomGashouse · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
Open Meadows elsewhere
Other camps near Meadows
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buffalo~0.4 mi · fee
- Green Mountain~1.3 mi · fee
- Kelsey~4.4 mi · fee
- Platte River~7.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Meadows
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meadows are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Meadows
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 2026-08-22: $195 per night for the whole campground. This is a GROUP campground -- there is no single-site rate, so the pin is not a $195-a-head proposition but it is also not bookable as one site. A maximum of 25 vehicles is allowed. recreation.gov charges the same $195 as a group standard non-electric site for the 2026 peak season (May 22 to Sep 6). Season early May to late September. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/meadows-group-campground (page updated Jan 23 2026) and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231878.
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 Meadows
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 — Meadows
Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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