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Slumgullion
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.98672, -107.22356
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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 Slumgullion
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 11,332 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SlumgullionNIFC · 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 Slumgullion · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- WWater19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- MMechanic42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 — Slumgullion
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
11,332 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.98672, -107.22356
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Slumgullion · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSlumgullion Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLake City · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.8 mi
- GroceriesGet Some Groceries · ~5.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake City Area Medical Center · ~5.8 mi
- HardwareOuray Hardware and Mercantile · ~24.5 mi
EV charging — from Slumgullion · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 68 within 100 · 221 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.6 mi — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 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 Slumgullion · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSlumgullion · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlumgullion Winter Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Point · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
- RestroomSlumgullion Restroom · ~2.2 mi W · BLM
Open Slumgullion elsewhere
Other camps near Slumgullion
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Deer Lakes Campground~3.0 mi
- Hidden Valley Tent Campground~6.2 mi
- Spruce Campground~7.1 mi
- Williams Creek Campground~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Slumgullion
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Slumgullion are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Slumgullion at 11,560 ft, about a mile 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 — Slumgullion
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Slumgullion
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 — Slumgullion
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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