Agency-listedUSFSFee
Midland
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.86441, -105.74861
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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 Midland
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,389 ft.
Fire & smoke — around MidlandNIFC · 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 Midland · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- PPropane24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Midland
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,389 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.86441, -105.74861
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Midland · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWinter Park · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.7 mi
- FuelConoco · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~23.5 mi
- Dump station~15.8 mi
- GroceriesTrail's End Mercantile · ~1.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCentura Health Primary Care Idaho Springs · ~15.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~6.8 mi
EV charging — from Midland · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.3 mi straight-line NW — TOWN OF FRASER LIONS PONDS · 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 reach27 within 25 mi · 222 within 50 · 375 within 100 · 440 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.2 mi — 420 E Park Ave, Empire
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.5 mi — Winter Park Resort - B Lot (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 8 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 169944 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Midland · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletMidland · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJim Creek · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRobbers Roost · ~2.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIdlewild · ~3.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Midland elsewhere
Other camps near Midland
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Robbers Roost~2.2 mi · fee
- Idlewild~3.1 mi · fee
- Mizpah~6.6 mi · fee
- St. Louis Creek~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Midland
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Midland 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 Berthoud Summit at 11,300 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,911 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 — Midland
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 2026-08-20: $100 per night -- this is a GROUP site for 1 to 36 people, not a single site, and it is capped at 10 cars. Season Jun 5 to Sep 7. Confirmed three ways: the campground page, the forest campground status table, and the 2026 recreation.gov season. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/midland-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10311428.
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 Midland
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 — Midland
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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