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Spraddle Creek Ranch
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.64417, -106.36720
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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 Spraddle Creek Ranch
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,575 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spraddle Creek RanchNIFC · 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 Spraddle Creek Ranch · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- OOutfitter0 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- DDump12 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- ShShower33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Spraddle Creek Ranch
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,575 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.64417, -106.36720
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Spraddle Creek Ranch · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.2 mi
- FuelConoco · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~15.9 mi
- Dump station~11.8 mi
- GroceriesMarket · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Steadman Clinic & Steadman Philippon Research Institute · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareVail Valley Ace Hardware · ~2.8 mi
EV charging — from Spraddle Creek Ranch · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.0 mi straight-line W — VAIL PARKING PL1 · 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 reach24 within 25 mi · 59 within 50 · 366 within 100 · 462 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)1.0 mi — VAIL PARKING PL2, Vail
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.3 mi — VAIL PARKING VILLAGE20EAST2 · 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 308212 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Spraddle Creek Ranch · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpraddle Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomBooth Creek · ~2.5 mi E · USFS
- Portable toiletPitkin · ~3.4 mi E · USFS
- RestroomEiseman Hut · ~3.7 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Spraddle Creek Ranch
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gore Creek~5.1 mi · fee
- Piney Designated Dispersed~5.7 mi
- Half Moon Campground~10.5 mi
- Hornsilver~10.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Spraddle Creek Ranch
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spraddle Creek Ranch 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 Vail Mountain at 10,290 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 1,715 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 — Spraddle Creek Ranch
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 Spraddle Creek Ranch
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 — Spraddle Creek Ranch
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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