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Tabor
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.27539, -106.35708
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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 Tabor
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,904 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TaborNIFC · 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 Tabor · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- DDump28 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- ShShower31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Tabor
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,904 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.27539, -106.35708
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tabor · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLeadville North · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~28.9 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~3.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~26.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicTimberline Clinic · ~19.7 mi
- HardwareBig Horn Ace Hardware · ~3.6 mi
EV charging — from Tabor · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.1 mi straight-line SE — 3RD STREET FAST 3RD STREET FAST, Leadville, CO · 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 51 within 50 · 367 within 100 · 464 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.7 mi — Frisco, CO - Frontage Road - Tesla Supercharger, Frisco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.5 mi — STVINCENTHEALTH 822 CHARGING ST, Leadville, 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 205619 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tabor · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTabor · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBaby Doe · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFather Dyer · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBelle Of Colorado · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Tabor elsewhere
Other camps near Tabor
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Father Dyer Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Baby Doe Campground~0.4 mi
- Belle of Colorado Campground~0.6 mi · fee
- Printer Boy Campground~0.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Tabor
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tabor are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Ivanhoe at 10,540 ft, about 10 miles away. It sits about 636 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 — Tabor
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: the two agency sources disagree: the Pike-San Isabel NF campground page, updated Jul 31 2026, says $29 per site per night, while recreation.gov charges $25 for a standard non-electric site across the whole 2026 season (May 22 to Sep 6). Budget $29 -- the forest page is the fresher of the two. Either way, two vehicles or one RV are included and a third vehicle is $11; overflow parking is $25 per night. Cash, check or money order at the self-service fee tube. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/psicc/recreation/tabor-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165686.
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 Tabor
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 — Tabor
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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