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Palisades Horse
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.54036, -107.19850
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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 Palisades Horse
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Palisades HorseNIFC · 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 Palisades Horse · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- DDump20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- PPropane42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Palisades Horse
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
CO
Coordinates
37.54036, -107.19850
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Palisades Horse · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPiedra · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.5 mi
- GroceriesSportsman's Campground & Mountain Cabins · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyCity Market Pharmacy · ~20.7 mi
- HardwareTerry’s Ace Hardware · ~20.9 mi
EV charging — from Palisades Horse · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.6 mi straight-line SE — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL1, 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 · 16 within 50 · 57 within 100 · 193 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.6 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.6 mi — LPEA PARKING CENTENNIAL PARK, Pagosa Springs, CO · 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 257794 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Palisades Horse · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPalisades Horse · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWilliams Creek Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCimarrona · ~0.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTeal Boat Ramp · ~2.3 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Palisades Horse
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cimarrona Campground~0.6 mi
- Teal~2.7 mi · fee
- Williams Creek Campground ~3.5 mi · fee
- Bridge Campground ~5.2 mi
The unit that manages Palisades Horse
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Palisades Horse are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Weminuche Creek at 10,730 ft, about 7 miles away. 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 — Palisades Horse
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. | Fee 2026-08-20: $32 per night for a single site and $64 for a double, 8 people maximum per site. This is an equestrian campground. The 2026 recreation.gov season (May 29 to Sep 26) lists the same $32 and $64. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/sanjuan/recreation/palisades-horse-campground.
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 Palisades Horse
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 — Palisades Horse
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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