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North Clear Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.83554, -107.13928
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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 North Clear Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,563 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Clear 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 North Clear Creek Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- MMechanic39 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — North Clear Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,563 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.83554, -107.13928
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around North Clear Creek Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Clear Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSunnyside · ~9.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.3 mi
- GroceriesKentucky Bell Market · ~11.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake City Area Medical Center · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from North Clear Creek Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 mi straight-line NW — GCEA EV STATION DCFC LAKE CITY · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 69 within 100 · 218 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.6 mi — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.5 mi — Lake City EV · Blink 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 163730 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Clear Creek Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Clear Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Clear Creek Falls · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Thread · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBristol Head · ~1.3 mi S · USFS
Open North Clear Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near North Clear Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Silver Thread Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Bristol Head Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- Bristol Head~1.3 mi · fee
- Crooked Creek Dispersed Area~3.3 mi
The unit that manages North Clear Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Clear Creek 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 Upper Rio Grande at 9,370 ft, about 10 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 — North Clear 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 North Clear 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 — North Clear Creek Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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