Agency-listedUSFSFee
Prospector
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.60086, -106.04023
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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 Prospector
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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 ProspectorNIFC · 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 Prospector · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- PPropane2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- AAir-up4 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- DDump29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Prospector
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
CO
Coordinates
39.60086, -106.04023
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Prospector · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDillon · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~2.5 mi
- Dump station~29.4 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~2.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicEagle-Summit Foot & Ankle · ~3.1 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~2.5 mi
EV charging — from Prospector · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.7 mi straight-line NW — Silverthorne, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach23 within 25 mi · 76 within 50 · 382 within 100 · 465 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS3.1 mi — Walmart 986 (Frisco, CO), Frisco
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO3.2 mi — VOLVO CAR USA SILVERTHORN PL1, Silverthorne
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.9 mi — COMNTCO DILLON · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 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 102090 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Prospector · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletProspector · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Point · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Cove Cg · ~1.8 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomPeak One · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Prospector elsewhere
Other camps near Prospector
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Windy Point~0.6 mi · fee
- Lowry~0.7 mi · fee
- Pine Cove Cg~1.8 mi · fee
- Heaton Bay Pa~1.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Prospector
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Prospector 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 Loveland Basin at 11,410 ft, about 9 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 — Prospector
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 2026-08-20: the two agency channels disagree and neither is obviously stale. The White River NF Prospector page, last updated May 19 2026, says $29 per night for a single site; recreation.gov, where the campground is actually booked, charges $27 per night for the 2026 season (May 20 to Oct 1) and the same $27 for 2025 and 2027. Budget $29 and expect to pay $27 if you reserve online. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/prospector-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232273.
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 Prospector
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 — Prospector
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →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 →