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Sunset Point
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 40.14970, -105.87475
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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 Sunset Point
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,303 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sunset PointNIFC · 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 Sunset Point · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- DDump2 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Sunset Point
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,303 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.14970, -105.87475
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sunset Point · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGranby · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.3 mi
- GroceriesMaverik · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyRocky Mountain Pharmacy · ~24.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicEstes Park Health Urgent Care Center · ~24.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.9 mi
EV charging — from Sunset Point · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.8 mi straight-line SW — MAVERIK GRANBY 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 134 within 50 · 353 within 100 · 431 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.6 mi — YMCA - EPC CFWB DCFC, Estes Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.2 mi — NORTHERN WATER WILLOW CREEK 1, Granby, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-7:00pm
- 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 259759 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sunset Point · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Point · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunset Point · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletQuinette Point · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillow Creek Canal · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Sunset Point elsewhere
Other camps near Sunset Point
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Stillwater Campground~2.2 mi
- Cutthroat Bay~2.9 mi · fee
- Willow Creek~4.2 mi · fee
- Green Ridge~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sunset Point
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sunset Point 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 Stillwater Creek at 8,760 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 457 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 — Sunset Point
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 2026-08-22: $33 per night for a single site and $67 for a double. THE ARAPAHO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA FEE APPLIES ON TOP OF THIS -- the forest says so on both the campground page and the forest-wide table, so budget more than the sticker price. Confirmed twice: the campground page (updated May 15 2026) and the Arapaho & Roosevelt NF campground status table, which lists Sunset Point at $33/67, 25 sites, a 50 ft maximum spur, first-come first-served only, season May 15 to Sep 20. No recreation.gov listing -- this one cannot be reserved. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/sunset-point-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 Sunset Point
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 — Sunset Point
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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