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River Hill Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.72997, -107.23001
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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 River Hill Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,275 ft.
Fire & smoke — around River Hill 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 River Hill Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- DDump21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 19 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 — River Hill Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,275 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.72997, -107.23001
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around River Hill Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRio Grande (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSpar City · ~14.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.0 mi
- GroceriesKentucky Bell Market · ~18.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake City Area Medical Center · ~21.4 mi
EV charging — from River Hill Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.1 mi straight-line N — GCEA EV STATION DCFC LAKE CITY · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 60 within 100 · 194 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.2 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.2 mi — Lake City EV · Blink 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 163730 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around River Hill Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRiver Hill · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThirty Mile · ~1.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRoad Canyon Dam · ~2.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRoad Canyon · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near River Hill Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- 30 Mile Stock Unloading Area~1.3 mi
- Thirty Mile Campground~1.5 mi · fee
- Thirty Mile Campground~1.6 mi · fee
- Road Canyon Campground~2.7 mi
The unit that manages River Hill Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at River Hill 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 Upper Rio Grande at 9,370 ft, about 2 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — River Hill Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233811
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 River Hill 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 — River Hill Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →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 →