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Silver Bell
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.14332, -106.89499
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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 Silver Bell
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,494 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Silver BellNIFC · 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 Silver Bell · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- DDump38 mi
- ShShower45 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Silver Bell
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,494 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.14332, -106.89499
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Silver Bell · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAspen · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.8 mi
- FuelConoco · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~24.9 mi
- GroceriesCity Market · ~5.2 mi
- PharmacyCity Market Pharmacy · ~25.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDr. Moore · ~17.2 mi
- HardwareClear-Vu Window Tinting · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Silver Bell · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.7 mi straight-line NE — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 461 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.1 mi — CITY OF ASPEN S GALENA LEVEL3, Aspen
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.1 mi — CITY OF ASPEN S GALENA LEVEL3, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.4 mi — ASPEN SKIING CO HIGHLANDS #1 · 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 102078 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Silver Bell · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Bell · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Bar · ~0.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Queen · ~1.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnowmass · ~4.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Silver Bell elsewhere
Other camps near Silver Bell
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Silver Bar~0.2 mi · fee
- Silver Queen~1.1 mi · fee
- Difficult Gcg~6.5 mi · fee
- Weller Cg~9.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Silver Bell
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Silver Bell 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 Castle Peak at 11,510 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 3,016 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 — Silver Bell
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: $15 per night for a single site. Confirmed by two sources: the White River NF campground page (updated Apr 3 2026) and recreation.gov facility 231882, which charges $15 for standard, tent-only and walk-to sites alike and sits 0.212 mi from this pin. Aspen-Sopris Ranger District, Maroon Creek Road. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/silver-bell-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231882.
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 Silver Bell
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 — Silver Bell
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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