Agency-listedUSFSFee
Meadows
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.37421, -106.72377
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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 9,314 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 · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic34 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 — Meadows
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,314 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.37421, -106.72377
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Meadows · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWalton Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSteamboat Springs · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.9 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~7.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.5 mi
- GroceriesSouthside Station · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicYampa Valley Medical Center · ~7.8 mi
- HardwareACE Hardware · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Meadows · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.5 mi straight-line NW — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs, CO · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 214 within 100 · 431 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.0 mi — Kremmling, CO - Park Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Kremmling
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.2 mi — GONDOLA SQUARE GONDOLA PARKING, Steamboat Springs, 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 261276 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Meadows · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMeadows · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomWest Summit North · ~1.0 mi W · USFS
- RestroomWest Summit South · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBruces · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Meadows elsewhere
Other camps near Meadows
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dumont Lake~5.7 mi · fee
- Granite Campground~8.6 mi · fee
- Routt County~10.6 mi
- Hidden Lakes~11.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Meadows
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meadows are set by Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Rabbit Ears at 9,390 ft, about a mile away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — 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 2026-08-24: $26 per night for a single site. Pay on site in EXACT cash or check only -- the forest warns there is no change given and that NO CREDIT CARDS are accepted; payment instructions are on the kiosk. Confirmed by two sources: the Medicine Bow-Routt NF campground page (updated Jun 22 2026, status Site Open) and recreation.gov, which charges $26 for both standard and tent-only non-electric sites Jul 1 to Sep 12 2026. Season late June to mid-October, weather dependent. Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Rabbit Ears Pass. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/mbrtb/recreation/meadows-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10168496.
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
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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