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Middle Quartz Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.62229, -106.42586
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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 Middle Quartz Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,225 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Middle Quartz Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Middle Quartz Creek Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- AAir-up24 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 — Middle Quartz Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,225 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.62229, -106.42586
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Middle Quartz Creek Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Quartz Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPitkin · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.6 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.8 mi
- PharmacySalida Pharmacy & Fountain · ~24.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~21.8 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~20.3 mi
EV charging — from Middle Quartz Creek Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.4 mi straight-line E — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 173 within 100 · 449 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.1 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Buena Vista
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.4 mi — SDCEA SOUTH MAIN L3, Buena Vista
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.8 mi — GCEA EV STATION PITKIN EV · 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 122271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Middle Quartz Creek Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Quartz · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletQuartz · ~2.6 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomHancock Lake · ~3.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPitkin · ~4.2 mi W · USFS
Open Middle Quartz Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Middle Quartz Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Quartz Creek Campground~2.6 mi
- Pitkin Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Pitkin~4.2 mi · fee
- North Fork Reservoir~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Middle Quartz Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Middle Quartz Creek Campground are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Saint Elmo at 10,420 ft, about 6 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 — Middle Quartz Creek Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Middle Quartz Creek Campground
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 — Middle Quartz Creek Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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