Agency-listedUSFSFee
Platte River
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.29757, -105.20820
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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 Platte River
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,330 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Platte RiverNIFC · 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 Platte River · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Platte River
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,330 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.29757, -105.20820
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Platte River · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWestcreek · ~10.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.3 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~19.5 mi
- Dump station~18.3 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~14.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicColorado Beauty RN · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.3 mi
EV charging — from Platte River · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.3 mi straight-line NE — SHQ PUBLIC SEDALIA DC2 · 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 reach28 within 25 mi · 242 within 50 · 380 within 100 · 452 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.6 mi — Conifer, CO - Conifer Road - Tesla Supercharger, Conifer
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.8 mi — LOCKHEED SPACE B352-EV5, Littleton, 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 197930 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Platte River · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPlatte River · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBridge Crossing · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOuzel · ~1.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletScraggy View · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
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The unit that manages Platte River
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Platte River are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Platte River
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 2026-08-21: $24 per site per night for overnight camping. Two vehicles per site are included; a third vehicle is $11. Day use without camping is $11. Cash, check or money order. recreation.gov charges the same $24 for a standard non-electric site through 2026. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/platte-river-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 Platte River
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 — Platte River
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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