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O'Haver Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.42596, -106.14362
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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 O'Haver Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,168 ft.
Fire & smoke — around O'Haver LakeNIFC · 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 O'Haver Lake · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- DDump27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — O'Haver Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,168 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.42596, -106.14362
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around O'Haver Lake · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPoncha Springs · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.1 mi
- FuelPoncha Market · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.4 mi
- GroceriesPoncha Market · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacySalida Pharmacy & Fountain · ~11.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaguache Health Clinic · ~23.4 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~7.2 mi
EV charging — from O'Haver Lake · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.9 mi straight-line NE — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 171 within 100 · 459 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.6 mi — The Faricy Boys Automotive, Salida
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.0 mi — ES1 SALIDA PL2, Salida
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.0 mi — SALIDA SITES SALIDA MUSEUM · 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 122271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around O'Haver Lake · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletO'Haver Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomO'Haver Lake · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomShirley Site · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRawley 12 · ~7.8 mi S · USFS
Open O'Haver Lake elsewhere
Other camps near O'Haver Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marshall Pass Dispersed Campground~0.6 mi
- Silver Creek Dispersed Campground~1.8 mi
- Poncha Pass Dispersed Campground~2.9 mi
- BLM dispersed camp — Chaffee County, CO~10.6 mi
The unit that manages O'Haver Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at O'Haver Lake are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Porphyry Creek at 10,790 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 1,622 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 — O'Haver Lake
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.
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 O'Haver Lake
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 — O'Haver Lake
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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