Agency-listedUSFSFree
Spruce Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.04709, -107.11736
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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 Spruce Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,335 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spruce CampgroundNIFC · 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 Spruce Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- AAir-up59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Spruce Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,335 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.04709, -107.11736
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Spruce Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCebolla Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLake City · ~10.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesGet Some Groceries · ~10.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake City Area Medical Center · ~10.6 mi
EV charging — from Spruce Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.1 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 67 within 100 · 235 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.9 mi — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Mountain Village
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.0 mi — The Matterhorn Motel, Lake City, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 Spruce Campground · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpruce · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Valley · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCebolla · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
- RestroomBrush Creek · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Spruce Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Spruce Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cebolla~0.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Tent Campground~1.0 mi
- Deer Lakes Campground~4.2 mi
- Slumgullion~7.1 mi
The unit that manages Spruce Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spruce Campground 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 6 miles away. It sits about 2,225 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 — Spruce Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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
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 Spruce Campground
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 — Spruce Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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