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Sugarloaf
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.79028, -106.02424
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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 Sugarloaf
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,969 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SugarloafNIFC · 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 Sugarloaf · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- PPropane11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Sugarloaf
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,969 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.79028, -106.02424
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sugarloaf · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSilverthorne · ~9.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.4 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~10.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~11.4 mi
- Dump station~27.9 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~10.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Steadman Clinic & Steadman Philippon Research Institute · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareBighorn · ~10.5 mi
EV charging — from Sugarloaf · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.4 mi straight-line S — Silverthorne, CO - Ruby Ranch Rd - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach25 within 25 mi · 99 within 50 · 378 within 100 · 451 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.9 mi — VOLVO CAR USA SILVERTHORN PL2, Silverthorne
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.9 mi — VOLVO CAR USA SILVERTHORN PL2, Silverthorne
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.5 mi — BLUE RIVER EV BR 2, Silverthorne, 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 194064 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sugarloaf · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSugarloaf · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWilliams Fork Boardwalk Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletColumbine Landing · ~6.3 mi W · USFS
Open Sugarloaf elsewhere
Other camps near Sugarloaf
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork~0.4 mi · fee
- Blue River~7.2 mi · fee
- Horseshoe~8.5 mi · fee
- Byers Creek~9.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sugarloaf
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sugarloaf are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Middle Fork Camp at 8,960 ft, less than 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 — Sugarloaf
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 2026-08-24: $24 per night for a single site, first-come first-served -- pay on site, there is no recreation.gov listing. Two Arapaho & Roosevelt NF sources agree: the campground page (updated Jun 5 2026, status Site Open) and the forest-wide campground status table (updated Aug 20 2026: 11 sites, 35-foot maximum spur, first-come first-served, $24, Jun 5 to Oct 11). Dillon/Sulphur area, near Green Mountain Reservoir. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/sugarloaf-campground and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/conditions.
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 Sugarloaf
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 — Sugarloaf
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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