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Parry Peak
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.06712, -106.40951
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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 Parry Peak
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,429 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Parry PeakNIFC · 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 Parry Peak · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump24 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- PPropane43 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Parry Peak
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,429 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.06712, -106.40951
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Parry Peak · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTwin Lakes · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterPump · ~4.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~11.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.1 mi
- GroceriesTwin Lakes General Store · ~1.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicValley Wide Buena Vista · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareLeadville Rental Center · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Parry Peak · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line NE — 3RD STREET FAST 3RD STREET FAST, Leadville, 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 325 within 100 · 466 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.8 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Buena Vista
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 mi — COMNTCO LEADVILLE HC 2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 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 205619 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Parry Peak · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletParry Peak · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Peaks · ~0.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitestar · ~2.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeception Point · ~2.9 mi NE · USFS
Open Parry Peak elsewhere
Other camps near Parry Peak
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Peaks~0.6 mi · fee
- Whitestar~2.6 mi · fee
- Lake View Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- Lakeview~3.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Parry Peak
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Parry Peak 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 Brumley at 10,570 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,141 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 — Parry Peak
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 2026-08-22: $28 per site per night for overnight camping. Two vehicles or one RV are included per site; a third vehicle is $11. RVs and ATV/boat trailers count as one vehicle. Cash, check or money order at the self-service fee tube. recreation.gov charges the same $28 across the 2026 season (May 22 to Sep 19). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/parry-peak-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165525.
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 Parry Peak
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 — Parry Peak
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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