Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Pearl Pass Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.01731, -106.81346
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Pearl Pass Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,100 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pearl Pass DispersedNIFC · 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 Pearl Pass Dispersed · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- DDump31 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Pearl Pass Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
10,100 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.01731, -106.81346
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Pearl Pass Dispersed · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCastle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAshcroft · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.7 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~11.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicAspen Valley Hospital · ~12.1 mi
- HardwareClear-Vu Window Tinting · ~28.6 mi
EV charging — from Pearl Pass Dispersed · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line N — CITY OF ASPEN S GALENA LEVEL3 · 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 459 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.2 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — Town of Mt Crested Butte, TC-1 Lot (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 3 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 225425 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pearl Pass Dispersed · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWeller Cg · ~8.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDorchester · ~8.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDifficult Cg · ~8.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Queen · ~9.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Pearl Pass Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Pearl Pass Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- West Brush Designated Camping Area~8.0 mi
- Weller Cg~8.7 mi · fee
- Difficult Gcg~8.9 mi · fee
- Dorchester~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Pearl Pass Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pearl Pass Dispersed are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Castle Peak at 11,510 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 1,410 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 — Pearl Pass Dispersed
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Pearl Pass Dispersed
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 — Pearl Pass Dispersed
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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