Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Texas Creek
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 38.41512, -105.58529
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Texas Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,268 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Texas CreekNIFC · 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 Texas Creek · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- WWater19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- DDump36 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Texas Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,268 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.41512, -105.58529
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Texas Creek · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCotopaxi · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCotopaxi store · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicDermatology Clinic · ~19.4 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~19.6 mi
EV charging — from Texas Creek · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.7 mi straight-line E — HION NETWORK CANON CITY PL2, Cañon City, 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 227 within 100 · 458 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.8 mi — ES1 SALIDA PL1, Salida
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.4 mi — White Water Bar & Grill - Tesla Destination, Cañon City, CO · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 257138 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Texas Creek · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomTexas Creek Ohv Restroom · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Lone Pine Restroom East · ~4.0 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Pinnacle Rock Restroom West · ~4.0 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomAhra - Pinnacle Rock Restroom East · ~4.2 mi NE · BLM
Open Texas Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Texas Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Creek~11.2 mi · fee
- Coaldale~13.0 mi · fee
- Hayden Creek~14.2 mi · fee
- Temple Canyon Park (Canon City)~14.5 mi
How we know this — Texas Creek
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Texas Creek
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 — Texas Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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