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Prairie Point
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.84344, -106.23161
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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 Prairie Point
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,007 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Prairie PointNIFC · 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 Prairie Point · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- WWater11 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- DDump23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Prairie Point
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,007 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.84344, -106.23161
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Prairie Point · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeeney · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~15.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~17.1 mi
- Dump station~23.4 mi
- GroceriesMaster Bait and Tackle · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Steadman Clinic & Steadman Philippon Research Institute · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareBighorn · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Prairie Point · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.8 mi straight-line SE — Silverthorne, CO - Ruby Ranch Rd - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach26 within 25 mi · 59 within 50 · 365 within 100 · 459 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.0 mi — VAIL PARKING PL1, Vail
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.0 mi — VAIL PARKING PL1, Vail
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.0 mi — VRC OVERFLOW RIGHT, Vail, 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 194064 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Prairie Point · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPrairie Point · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcdonald Flats Cg · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCow Creek North · ~4.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCataract Creek · ~4.0 mi W · USFS
Open Prairie Point elsewhere
Other camps near Prairie Point
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcdonald Flats Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Cow Creek South~3.5 mi · fee
- Cow Creek North~4.0 mi · fee
- Cataract Creek~4.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Prairie Point
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Prairie Point 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 Summit Ranch at 9,350 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 1,343 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 — Prairie Point
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 2026-08-27: the two agency sources DISAGREE, so here is what each one says. The White River NF campground page (updated May 19 2026) says $23 per night for a single site, plus a day use fee of $9 per day PER VEHICLE. Recreation.gov facility 10125059 'Prairie Point Campground (CO)', 0.052 mi from this pin, charges $21 for a standard non-electric site in every season it publishes. Budget $23 and you will not be short. Dillon Ranger District, Green Mountain Reservoir. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/prairie-point-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10125059.
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 Prairie Point
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 — Prairie Point
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →