Agency-listedUSFSFee
Riverside
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.96061, -105.37497
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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 Riverside
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,048 ft.
Fire & smoke — around RiversideNIFC · 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 Riverside · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- DDump7 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- PPropane29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Riverside
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,048 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.96061, -105.37497
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Riverside · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFlorissant · ~4.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~29.3 mi
- Dump station~7.1 mi
- GroceriesStarkeys General Store · ~1.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPenrose Mountain Urgent Care · ~17.0 mi
- HardwareWoodland Hardware & Home · ~17.4 mi
EV charging — from Riverside · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.7 mi straight-line E — ALOHA DIVIDE I CHARGE, TOO · 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 · 79 within 50 · 359 within 100 · 450 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.9 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Monument
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.8 mi — Mueller State park, Divide, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 260491 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Riverside · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRiverside · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Mountain · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletO'Brien Gulch · ~0.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElevenmile · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Riverside elsewhere
Other camps near Riverside
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Mountain~0.7 mi · fee
- Springer Gulch~3.6 mi · fee
- Happy Meadows Campground~3.8 mi
- Round Mountain~5.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Riverside
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Riverside are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Riverside
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: $24 per site per night. Two vehicles or one RV are included; a third vehicle is $11. Day use without camping is $11. Cash, check or money order at the self-service fee tube. The 2026 recreation.gov season (May 15 to Oct 11) lists the same $24. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/riverside-campground.
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 Riverside
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 — Riverside
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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