Agency-listedUSFSFee
Spruce
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.98044, -105.07653
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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 Spruce
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,829 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SpruceNIFC · 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 · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Spruce
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,829 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.98044, -105.07653
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Spruce · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBeulah Valley · ~8.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~28.8 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesValley Market · ~13.3 mi
- PharmacyValley Health Mart Pharmacy · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~23.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Spruce · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.4 mi straight-line E — Colorado City, CO Rechargery Relay @ Circle K - South I-25 · IONNA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 94 within 100 · 397 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.4 mi — CircleK - Colorado City, CO, Colorado City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.7 mi — TSC CT4K, Silver Cliff, CO · 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 469412 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Spruce · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpruce · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPonderosa · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSt. Charles · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- RestroomLa Vista · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
Open Spruce elsewhere
Other camps near Spruce
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ponderosa~0.1 mi · fee
- St. Charles~0.4 mi · fee
- La Vista~0.9 mi · fee
- Southside~1.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Spruce
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spruce are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spruce
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 2026-08-21: $140 per night for overnight camping, plus $10 per extra vehicle. This is a GROUP site (Spruce Group, Lake Isabel Recreation Area) with a 40-person overnight maximum, not a single site. Fees are collected at the entrance to the Lake Isabel Recreation Area. The 2026 recreation.gov season (May 15 to Sep 26) lists the same $140. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/spruce-group-campground.
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
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
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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