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Ute Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.21524, -107.27200
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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 Ute Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,817 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ute 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 Ute Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- ShShower33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Ute Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,817 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.21524, -107.27200
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Ute Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePargin Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townChimney Rock · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTurkey Springs Trading Post · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.0 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyCity Market Pharmacy · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicPagosa Springs Medical Center · ~11.0 mi
- HardwareLewis True Value Mercantile · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Ute Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.7 mi straight-line E — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL1, Pagosa Springs, 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 172 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.7 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.7 mi — LPEA PARKING CENTENNIAL PARK, Pagosa Springs, 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 257794 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ute Campground · San Juan National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUte · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChimney Rock National Monument · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Piedra · ~4.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurkey Springs Cabin · ~8.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Ute Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Ute Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Piedra Campground~4.3 mi
- Lower Piedra Campground ~5.0 mi
- Dispersed campsite~5.0 mi
- Dispersed campsite~7.2 mi
The unit that manages Ute Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ute Campground are set by San Juan National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ute Campground
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 Ute 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 — Ute Campground
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →