Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · public land · CO · 40.36694, -105.42018
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Pole Hill Road Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- AAir-up21 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 — Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
State
CO
Coordinates
40.36694, -105.42018
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townGlen Comfort · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.3 mi
- FuelShell · ~4.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~28.8 mi
- Dump station~2.1 mi
- GroceriesEstes Mini Mart · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~5.0 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~13.6 mi
EV charging — from Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.0 mi straight-line W — DC CORRIDOR ESTES PARK PL4 · 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 reach36 within 25 mi · 178 within 50 · 336 within 100 · 427 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)5.4 mi — Estes Park, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.4 mi — Best Western Plus Silver Saddle Inn, Estes Park, CO (at a hotel) · TURNONGREEN · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · 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 254312 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLake Estes Wapiti Meadows Day Use Area Restroom · ~3.5 mi W · BoR
- Vault / pit toiletLion Gulch · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- RestroomLake Estes Marina Public Restrooms · ~3.9 mi W · BoR
- RestroomLake Estes Cherokee Draw Day Use Area Public Restroom 3 · ~4.3 mi W · BoR
Open Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Allenspark Dispersed Camping~7.8 mi
- Meeker Park~10.5 mi · fee
- Olive Ridge Campground~12.2 mi · fee
- Allenspark Dispersed Camping~14.3 mi
The unit that manages Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping 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 Bear Lake at 9,490 ft, about 13 miles away. 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 — Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
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 — Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Cold-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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