Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
North Sand Hills Ohv Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 40.87415, -106.22282
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Sand Hills Ohv Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,287 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Sand Hills Ohv AreaNIFC · 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 Sand Hills Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- WWater24 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- RxPharmacy42 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
- HHardware42 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-mi run (and back).
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 — North Sand Hills Ohv Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
8,287 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.87415, -106.22282
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around North Sand Hills Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWalden · ~10.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCorkles Mini Mart · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.2 mi
- GroceriesNorth Park Super's · ~8.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Park Medical Clinic · ~10.3 mi
EV charging — from North Sand Hills Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.9 mi straight-line SW — 910 Yampa St, Steamboat Springs, CO · LOOP · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 206 within 100 · 374 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)44.3 mi — Laramie, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Laramie
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.3 mi — MAVERIK SB SPRINGS PL1, Steamboat Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)33.5 mi — Red Feather Lakes Library (at a library) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · hours: 10am-6pm daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mountain Campus (seasonal), Bellvue, 39.1 mi · J1772 · hours: Contact campus gate for station availability; seasonal campus
- Pricing at the fast charger$35 monthly service fee; $0.48 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 453140 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Sand Hills Ohv Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomNsh #4 - Entrance Sage Restroom · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomNsh #2 - Aspen Restroom (New) · ~0.4 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomNsh #1 - Powerline Restroom (New) · ~0.7 mi E · BLM
- RestroomNsh #3 - Dune Restroom · ~1.1 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near North Sand Hills Ohv Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Boswell Creek~9.9 mi
- Pelton Creek~14.4 mi · fee
- Six Mile~15.1 mi · fee
- Browns Park~16.4 mi · fee
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Roach at 9,710 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,423 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 — North Sand Hills Ohv Area
Stay limit
14 nights (14 Day Stay Limit)
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Sand Hills Ohv Area
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 Sand Hills Ohv Area
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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