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Mogote Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.06498, -106.23479
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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 Mogote Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,422 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mogote 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 Mogote Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- WWater42 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- ShShower50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 42-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Mogote Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,422 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.06498, -106.23479
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Mogote Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureConejos River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townFox Creek · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelStandard Service · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.6 mi
- Dump station~21.8 mi
- GroceriesLowe's Market · ~12.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~22.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicConejos County Hospital · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~20.9 mi
EV charging — from Mogote Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.2 mi straight-line SW — Chama · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 78 within 100 · 194 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.3 mi — Alamosa, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Alamosa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.0 mi — Hampton Inn - Alamosa (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, no confirmation date on the record · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$1 activation fee; $0.59 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 348900 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mogote Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMogote · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Glade · ~2.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRio De Los Pinos Cg · ~8.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElk Creek Overflow · ~8.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Mogote Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mogote Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aspen Glade Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Rio De Los Pinos Cg~8.2 mi
- Los Pinos~8.3 mi
- Elk Creek Campground~8.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mogote Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mogote 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 Cumbres Trestle at 10,030 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,608 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 — Mogote Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231851
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 Mogote 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 — Mogote Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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