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Pawnee
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.07898, -105.56705
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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 Pawnee
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,325 ft.
Fire & smoke — around PawneeNIFC · 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 Pawnee · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Pawnee
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,325 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.07898, -105.56705
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pawnee · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWard · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFerncliff Food & Fuel · ~8.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~16.4 mi
- Dump station~15.4 mi
- GroceriesJackleggers Mercantile · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmaca · ~15.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAddiction Exchange · ~15.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Pawnee · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.3 mi straight-line S — GILPIN COUNTY GILPIN LIB L3B, Black Hawk, 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 reach41 within 25 mi · 255 within 50 · 371 within 100 · 434 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.7 mi — Boulder, CO - 28th Street - Tesla Supercharger, Boulder
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.0 mi — BVSD NEDERLAND E1 · 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 420257 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pawnee · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPawnee · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrainard Lake Day Use · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBrainard Lake · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletArickaree · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
Open Pawnee elsewhere
Other camps near Pawnee
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ruby Gulch Dispersed Camping~3.7 mi
- Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping~3.8 mi
- Camp Dick~4.3 mi · fee
- Rainbow Lakes~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pawnee
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pawnee 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 Niwot at 9,940 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 385 ft lower 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 — Pawnee
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: $29 per single site per night and $58 for a double site. Three Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources agree: the campground page (updated Aug 3 2026, status Site Open), the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026: 47 sites, 100-foot spur, reservable, $29/58, Jun 26 to Sep 13), and recreation.gov, which charges $58 for a standard non-electric site and $29 for tent-only, Jun 26 to Sep 12 2026. IMPORTANT EXTRA COST: the forest states that Pawnee visitors are also subject to Brainard Lake Recreation Area fees, which are charged separately and are not included in the nightly rate above. Boulder Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/pawnee-campground, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232282.
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 Pawnee
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 — Pawnee
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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