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Mizpah
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.77493, -105.79306
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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 Mizpah
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,651 ft.
Fire & smoke — around MizpahNIFC · 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 Mizpah · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- DDump19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Mizpah
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,651 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.77493, -105.79306
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mizpah · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEmpire · ~6.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~17.8 mi
- Dump station~19.4 mi
- GroceriesEmpire Food Mart · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~15.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCentura Health Primary Care Idaho Springs · ~15.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~12.1 mi
EV charging — from Mizpah · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.2 mi straight-line E — 420 E Park Ave, Empire, CO · CHARGELAB · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach29 within 25 mi · 209 within 50 · 376 within 100 · 444 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.8 mi — ANNEX SITE GEORGETOWN PL1, Georgetown
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.5 mi — Bread Bar, Silver Plume, CO (at a restaurant) · EVMATCH · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-03-14 · 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 466119 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mizpah · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMizpah · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek · ~1.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Bend · ~1.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBerthoud Pass · ~1.6 mi NE · USFS
Open Mizpah elsewhere
Other camps near Mizpah
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Robbers Roost~4.5 mi · fee
- Midland~6.6 mi · fee
- Clear Creek County~7.8 mi
- Idlewild~8.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mizpah
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mizpah 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 2 miles away. It sits about 1,649 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 — Mizpah
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: $23 per night for a single site, BUT the forest lists this campground as CLOSED for the 2026 season -- do not plan on it. The campground page itself publishes no amount and defers to the forest campground status table, which is where both the $23 and the closure come from. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/mizpah-campground.
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 Mizpah
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 — Mizpah
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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