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Meeker Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.24221, -105.53421
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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 Meeker Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,607 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Meeker ParkNIFC · 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 Meeker Park · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- ShShower1 mi
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- DDump7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Meeker Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,607 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.24221, -105.53421
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Meeker Park · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCabin Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMeeker Park · ~0.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.3 mi
- FuelFerncliff Food & Fuel · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~26.5 mi
- Dump station~6.8 mi
- GroceriesMeeker Park Lodge Store · ~0.6 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicUCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center · ~9.0 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Meeker Park · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.2 mi straight-line N — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach33 within 25 mi · 206 within 50 · 352 within 100 · 433 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR ESTES PARK PL2, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.2 mi — Twin Owls Steakhouse, Estes Park, CO · Blink 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 422935 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Meeker Park · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletMeeker Park · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeeker Park · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomB-0996-N ESD Sandbeach Trailhead Vault Toilet · ~1.5 mi S · NPS
- RestroomB-1175-N Copeland Lake Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~1.7 mi S · NPS
Open Meeker Park elsewhere
Other camps near Meeker Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Olive Ridge Campground~2.4 mi · fee
- Allenspark Dispersed Camping~4.5 mi
- Allenspark Dispersed Camping~6.7 mi
- Peaceful Valley~7.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Meeker Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meeker Park are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Copeland Lake at 8,570 ft, about 3 miles 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 — Meeker Park
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: $16 per night for a single site -- the cheapest camp in this fire. First-come, first-served, and there is no recreation.gov listing, so pay on site. Two Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources agree: the campground page (updated May 15 2026, status Site Open) and the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026: 29 sites, 25-foot maximum spur, first-come first-served, $16, May 15 to Sep 6). Note the agency's own name for it is Meeker Park OVERFLOW Campground. Boulder Ranger District, on the Peak to Peak highway below Longs Peak. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/meeker-park-overflow-campground and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions.
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 Meeker Park
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 — Meeker Park
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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