Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · public land · CO · 38.68987, -105.05383
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,936 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Skagware Reservoir Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping · public land · CO
▲ your camp. Rings are 15, 30 and 60 straight-line miles; bearings are approximate and roads run longer.
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- WWater12 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
8,936 ft
Ground slope
53.1% · steep
Nearest rail line
~6.7 mi · main line
State
CO
Coordinates
38.68987, -105.05383
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping · public land · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSkagway Reservoir · under 0.1 mi · USGS: perennial lake or pond
- Nearest townGoldfield · ~4.3 mi
- Nearest rail line~6.7 mi · main line
- Nearest highwayno interstate or US route within 10 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~17.6 mi
- Dump station~15.4 mi
- GroceriesVenture Foods & Ace Hardware · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicwikCareMD · ~13.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping · public land · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.0 mi straight-line NE — MANITOUSPRINGS HIAWATHA TY3, Manitou Springs, CO · 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 reach35 within 25 mi · 54 within 50 · 326 within 100 · 442 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.0 mi — Colorado Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Colorado Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.0 mi — CITY OF VICTOR E ADA UNIT · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — The Broadmoor EVSE 1-29, Colorado Springs, 13.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for visitor and guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 306434 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping · public land · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomDunnville Restroom · ~6.8 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomCactus Cliff Restroom · ~10.0 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomThe Bank Restroom - Entrance · ~10.2 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomThe Banks Restroom - Loop A · ~10.3 mi SW · BLM
Coming out here — Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping · public land · CO
- Surface water mapped nearby: USGS maps Skagway Reservoir as a perennial lake or pond, under 0.1 mi from the pin (National Hydrography Dataset, data refreshed October 2022). Mapped as perennial is not the same as flowing today. Nobody has checked it for you. Filter or boil anything you drink.
- Ground slope around the pin: about 53.1% — steep. Measured on USGS's 3DEP elevation model (10 m data here), sampled every 10 metres around the point. That is the hillside, not the ground under your wheels — a graded pullout or a bench a few metres across is too small to show up at that spacing, and nobody has checked this one for you.
- Rail line mapped ~6.7 mi from the pin — the national rail atlas classes it as a main line. The atlas also records tourist, museum or scenic passenger service on it. That is the FRA/BTS North American Rail Network (data updated Jul 21, 2026), which records that a line is there and what class of track it is. Whether anything runs on it, how often, and at what hour, it does not say, and nobody has checked this one for you.
- No interstate or US route is mapped within 10 mi of the pin in the Census's TIGER/Line primary roads (TIGER/Line 2025, released Oct 2025). That file holds the divided, limited-access highways only — a state expressway or a two-lane US route near this camp would not be in it.
- Assume no services at all. Most dispersed camping in a national forest has none: no tap, no power, no dump, often no toilet. Everything you need, you bring.
- Power: Dave carries his own — batteries or solar. A generator will run your rig and it is also the thing everybody camped near you can hear.
- Getting online: Dave recommends Starlink. He has had it since SpaceX introduced it, used it for four years living on the road, and it delivers as promised — several hundred nights out, and he can count on one hand the places he could not connect. The cable on his unit runs 150 feet, which is usually all it takes to find enough sky. Starlink → Referral link — Starlink pays Dave $100 in cash if you sign up through it, and that money funds this site and the next trip. It costs you nothing and does not change the recommendation.
Open Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wye~6.8 mi
- Banks Campground~10.2 mi
- Shelf Road Sites~10.3 mi
- Dispersed Campsite~12.6 mi
Who holds the land at Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
USGS’s Protected Areas Database (PAD-US 4.1, queried 2026-09-23) lists the ground at this pin as Skaguay Reservoir State Wildlife Area, manager on record: Colorado Parks & Wildlife (state). That names who holds the land — it is not a statement that camping is permitted here.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Glen Cove at 11,410 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 2,474 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 — Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
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.
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
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 — Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping near a reservoir →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →