Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Salt House
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.07973, -106.70482
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Salt House
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,664 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Salt HouseNIFC · 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 Salt House · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- DDump33 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- ShShower49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
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 — Salt House
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
10,664 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.07973, -106.70482
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Salt House · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~20.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKentucky Bell Market · ~19.9 mi
EV charging — from Salt House · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.7 mi straight-line W — 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 73 within 100 · 337 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.3 mi — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Poncha Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.5 mi — Tomichi Creek Trading Post, Sargents, CO (at a restaurant) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 Salt House · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSalt House · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStone Cellar · ~4.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStone Cellar · ~4.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEddiesville North · ~8.0 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Salt House
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stone Cellar Campground~4.4 mi
- Luders Creek~9.5 mi · fee
- Buffalo Pass Campground~12.5 mi
- Storm King Campground~17.1 mi
The unit that manages Salt House
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Salt House 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 Cochetopa Pass at 10,020 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 644 ft lower 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 — Salt House
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Salt House
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 — Salt House
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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