Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Walrod Designated Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.83071, -106.84361
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Walrod Designated Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,143 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Walrod Designated Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Walrod Designated Camping Area · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- DDump18 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Walrod Designated Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
9,143 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.83071, -106.84361
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Walrod Designated Camping Area · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterVeltri Family Cold Spring · ~4.1 mi
- FuelExxon · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.7 mi
- GroceriesClark’s Market · ~7.9 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~19.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicGriggs Orthopedics · ~7.9 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Walrod Designated Camping Area · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.2 mi straight-line S — GUNNISON GUNNISON 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 445 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.9 mi — Aspen, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Aspen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.7 mi — GCEA EV STATION CB SOUTH, Crested Butte, 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 346788 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Walrod Designated Camping Area · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCement Creek · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- RestroomBrush Creek Designated Camping Area · ~4.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTent City Designated Camping Area · ~5.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Creek · ~7.0 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Walrod Designated Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cement Creek~0.5 mi · fee
- Lower Cement Creek Camping CC 1-4~0.8 mi
- Farris Creek Designated Camping Area~3.3 mi
- Brush Creek Designated Camping Area~4.9 mi
The unit that manages Walrod Designated Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Walrod Designated Camping Area are set by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Butte at 10,190 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 1,047 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 — Walrod Designated Camping Area
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
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 Walrod Designated Camping Area
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 — Walrod Designated Camping Area
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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