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Poso Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.90800, -106.42737
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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 Poso Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,873 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Poso CampgroundNIFC · 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 Poso Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- WWater28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- DDump32 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Poso Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,873 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.90800, -106.42737
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Poso Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePoso Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLa Garita · ~10.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGunbarrel Station · ~18.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLowe's Market · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicRio Grande Hospital · ~16.5 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~20.4 mi
EV charging — from Poso Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.4 mi straight-line S — JRM DEL NORTE FAST · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 77 within 100 · 328 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.1 mi — Alamosa, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Alamosa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.4 mi — JRM DEL NORTE LVL 2 · 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 182045 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Poso Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPoso · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStorm King · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCarnero · ~5.6 mi N · USFS
- RestroomPenitente Restroom - Day Use - West · ~8.9 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps near Poso Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Storm King Campground~3.6 mi
- Penitente Canyon~9.2 mi
- Cathedral Campground~11.4 mi
- Stone Cellar Campground~15.6 mi
The unit that manages Poso Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Poso Campground are set by Rio Grande National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Moon Pass at 11,110 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 2,237 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 — Poso Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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
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 Poso Campground
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 — Poso Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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