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Olive Ridge Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.20877, -105.52362
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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 Olive Ridge Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,348 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Olive Ridge 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 Olive Ridge Campground · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- DDump9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Olive Ridge Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,348 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.20877, -105.52362
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Olive Ridge Campground · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFox Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAllenspark · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFerncliff Food & Fuel · ~1.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~24.7 mi
- Dump station~9.2 mi
- GroceriesFerncliff Food & Fuel · ~1.4 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~11.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicUCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~14.2 mi
EV charging — from Olive Ridge Campground · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.5 mi straight-line N — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park, CO · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach36 within 25 mi · 235 within 50 · 357 within 100 · 433 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.8 mi — DC CORRIDOR ESTES PARK PL2, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.5 mi — Twin Owls Steakhouse, Estes Park, CO · 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 422935 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Olive Ridge Campground · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOlive Ridge · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomB-0996-N ESD Sandbeach Trailhead Vault Toilet · ~1.0 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomB-1175-N Copeland Lake Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~1.1 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomB-1035-N ESD Wild Basin Vault Toilet · ~2.3 mi W · NPS
Open Olive Ridge Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Olive Ridge Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Allenspark Dispersed Camping~2.2 mi
- Meeker Park~2.4 mi · fee
- Peaceful Valley~5.4 mi · fee
- Camp Dick~5.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Olive Ridge Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Olive Ridge Campground 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 Copeland Lake at 8,570 ft, about 2 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 — Olive Ridge 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 Olive Ridge 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 — Olive Ridge Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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