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Michigan Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.41157, -105.88442
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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 Michigan Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,100 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Michigan CreekNIFC · 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 Michigan Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- DDump39 mi
- ShShower40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Michigan Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,100 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.41157, -105.88442
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Michigan Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBlue River · ~8.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.0 mi
- GroceriesBreckenridge Market & Liquor · ~9.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHoward Head Sports Medicine · ~9.7 mi
- HardwareBreckenridge Building Center · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Michigan Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.8 mi straight-line NW — BRECK XEO BRECKENRDG PL2, Breckenridge, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach20 within 25 mi · 94 within 50 · 376 within 100 · 467 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.2 mi — Frisco, CO - Frontage Road - Tesla Supercharger, Frisco
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.5 mi — DC CORRIDOR FAIRPLAY PL2, Fairplay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.2 mi — BRECKENRIDGE ICE RINK SW1 · 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 328292 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Michigan Creek · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMichigan Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJefferson Creek · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLodgepole · ~2.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Ponds · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Michigan Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jefferson Creek~2.3 mi · fee
- Lodgepole~2.4 mi · fee
- Aspen~2.5 mi · fee
- Selkirk~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Michigan Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Michigan Creek are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Michigan Creek at 10,700 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 600 ft higher 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 — Michigan Creek
Area rules
First-come, first-served sites must be occupied the same night
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: $22 per site per night for overnight camping. Two vehicles or one RV per site are included; a third vehicle is $11. Day use without camping is $11. Cash, check or money order at the self-service fee tube; first-come, first-served sites must be occupied the same night. recreation.gov charges the same $22 for the 2026 season (May 15 to Oct 11). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/michigan-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165450.
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 Michigan Creek
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 — Michigan Creek
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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