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Peaceful Valley
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.13175, -105.50448
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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 Peaceful Valley
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,539 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Peaceful ValleyNIFC · 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 Peaceful Valley · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Peaceful Valley
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,539 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.13175, -105.50448
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Peaceful Valley · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHidden Lake · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelFerncliff Food & Fuel · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~14.6 mi
- Dump station~14.5 mi
- GroceriesJackleggers Mercantile · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmaca · ~13.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicAddiction Exchange · ~13.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Peaceful Valley · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.0 mi straight-line NE — Sandstone Park, Lyons, CO (at a park) · JULE · CHAdeMO, CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-02-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach45 within 25 mi · 255 within 50 · 368 within 100 · 432 within 150
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.8 mi — 900 Lefthand Canyon Dr, Boulder, CO · EV Connect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.50 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 449668 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Peaceful Valley · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPeaceful Valley · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Dick · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Meadows/Beartrack · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeaver Bog · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
Open Peaceful Valley elsewhere
Other camps near Peaceful Valley
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Camp Dick~0.8 mi · fee
- Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping~1.2 mi
- Allenspark Dispersed Camping~3.3 mi
- Pawnee~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Peaceful Valley
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Peaceful Valley 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 Sawtooth at 9,640 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 1,101 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 — Peaceful Valley
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.
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 Peaceful Valley
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 — Peaceful Valley
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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