Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.15821, -107.56221
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,119 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Owl Creek Pass DispersedNIFC · 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 Owl Creek Pass Dispersed · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
10,119 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.15821, -107.56221
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Owl Creek Pass Dispersed · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPortland · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.5 mi
- GroceriesKOA General Store · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacySunshine Pharmacy · ~20.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCedar Point Health Ridgway · ~10.4 mi
- HardwareRidgway True Value · ~10.5 mi
EV charging — from Owl Creek Pass Dispersed · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 mi straight-line SW — HION NETWORK OURAY PL1 · 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 87 within 100 · 162 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.2 mi — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.1 mi — Ridgway State Park (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 260040 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Owl Creek Pass Dispersed · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCimarron Forks · ~3.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJackson · ~4.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Jack · ~4.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork · ~4.4 mi NE · USFS
Open Owl Creek Pass Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- West Fork Cimarron Dispersed~1.9 mi
- Middle Fork Cimarron Dispersed~2.9 mi
- Cimarron Forks~3.9 mi
- East Fork Dispersed~4.2 mi
The unit that manages Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Owl Creek Pass Dispersed are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
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
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 Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
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 — Owl Creek Pass Dispersed
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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