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Transfer Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.46771, -108.20945
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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 Transfer Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,922 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Transfer 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 Transfer Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- DDump46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Transfer Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,922 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.46771, -108.20945
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Transfer Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKelly Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMillwood · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~14.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesP&D Grocery · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthwest Memorial Hospital · ~21.3 mi
EV charging — from Transfer Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.2 mi straight-line SW — Cortez, CO - Tesla Supercharger (at a bank) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 42 within 100 · 115 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.4 mi — CITY OF DURANGO TC-DCFC-1, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — MANCOS1 BOYLE PARK · 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 398001 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Transfer Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTransfer Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomAspen Guard Station · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJersey Jim Lookout · ~2.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomMancos State Park Jackson Gulch Reservoir Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom Building · ~5.0 mi SW · BoR
Open Transfer Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Transfer Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Target Tree Campground~8.8 mi · fee
- Madden Creek Campground~9.2 mi
- La Plata City Campground~9.2 mi
- Miner's Cabin Campground~9.4 mi
The unit that manages Transfer Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Transfer Campground are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Mancos at 10,020 ft, about 3 miles away. It sits about 1,098 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 — Transfer Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234786
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Transfer 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 — Transfer Campground
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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