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Mix Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.35807, -106.54475
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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 Mix Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,046 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mix Lake 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 Mix Lake Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- GGrocery22 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- WWater26 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- ShShower48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 22 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 — Mix Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,046 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.35807, -106.54475
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Mix Lake Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~22.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.6 mi
- GroceriesRainbow Grocery · ~22.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicUpper Rio Grande Health Clinic · ~22.0 mi
- HardwareMonte Vista CoOp · ~27.8 mi
EV charging — from Mix Lake Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.7 mi straight-line NW — WCSA LEVEL 3 ESP250, Pagosa 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 · 18 within 50 · 70 within 100 · 188 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.5 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.7 mi — WCSA LEVEL 2 - RIGHT, Pagosa 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 191393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mix Lake Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMix Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomPlatoro Cabin 1 · ~1.0 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomPlatoro Cabin 2 · ~1.0 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStunner · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Mix Lake Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mix Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stunner Campground~2.1 mi
- Lake Fork Campground~5.0 mi
- Elwood Cabin~6.0 mi
- Trail Creek Camping Area~7.7 mi
The unit that manages Mix Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mix Lake Campground are set by Rio Grande National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lily Pond at 11,070 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 1,024 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 — Mix Lake 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 Mix Lake 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 — Mix Lake Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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