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Storm King Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.95972, -106.43021
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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 Storm King Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,382 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Storm King 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 Storm King Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- WWater28 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 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 — Storm King Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,382 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.95972, -106.43021
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Storm King Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLost Cabin Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLa Garita · ~12.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~18.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSaguache Town Market · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicRio Grande Hospital · ~20.0 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~22.6 mi
EV charging — from Storm King Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.9 mi straight-line S — JRM DEL NORTE FAST · 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 · 22 within 50 · 77 within 100 · 348 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.7 mi — Poncha Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Poncha Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.9 mi — JRM DEL NORTE LVL 2 · 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 182045 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Storm King Campground · Rio Grande National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStorm King · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCarnero · ~2.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoso · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Springs · ~9.1 mi NE · USFS
Open Storm King Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Storm King Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Poso Campground~3.6 mi
- Penitente Canyon~11.6 mi
- Cathedral Campground~13.5 mi
- Stone Cellar Campground~14.1 mi
The unit that manages Storm King Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Storm King Campground are set by Rio Grande National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Moon Pass at 11,110 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,728 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 — Storm King 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.
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 Storm King 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 — Storm King Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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