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Palisade Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.75130, -106.76478
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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 Palisade Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,362 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Palisade 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 Palisade Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- DDump36 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- ShShower50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Palisade Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,362 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.75130, -106.76478
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Palisade Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRio Grande (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWagon Wheel Gap · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesRainbow Grocery · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicRio Grande Hospital · ~22.5 mi
EV charging — from Palisade Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.3 mi straight-line S — WCSA LEVEL 3 ESP250, Pagosa Springs, CO · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 228 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.2 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.8 mi — SOUTH FORK STATION 1 · 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 191393 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Palisade Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPalisade · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHansen Mill · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Bellows · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Guard Station · ~7.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Palisade Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Palisade Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite~4.5 mi
- Highway Springs Campground~9.9 mi
- Cathedral Campground~10.0 mi
- Lower Beaver Creek Campground~10.5 mi
The unit that manages Palisade Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Palisade Campground are set by Rio Grande National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Palisade 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 Palisade 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 — Palisade Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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