Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
West Magnolia
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.94678, -105.51776
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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 West Magnolia
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,714 ft.
Fire & smoke — around West MagnoliaNIFC · 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 West Magnolia · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- HHardware1 mi
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — West Magnolia
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
8,714 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.94678, -105.51776
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around West Magnolia · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBeaver Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNederland · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.1 mi
- FuelGasamat · ~1.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~20.9 mi
- Dump station~6.1 mi
- GroceriesB&F Mountain Market · ~1.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmaca · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicAddiction Exchange · ~12.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~1.0 mi
EV charging — from West Magnolia · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line SE — GILPIN COUNTY GILPIN LIB L3B, Black Hawk, 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 reach64 within 25 mi · 264 within 50 · 371 within 100 · 434 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.2 mi — Idaho Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Idaho Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.6 mi — BVSD NEDERLAND HIGH1 · 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 420257 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around West Magnolia · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKelly Dahl · ~1.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainbow Lakes · ~5.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainbow Lakes · ~5.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSourdough · ~5.6 mi N · USFS
Open West Magnolia elsewhere
Other camps near West Magnolia
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kelly Dahl~1.5 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp — CO~4.3 mi
- Gordon Gulch~4.4 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — Boulder County, CO~4.6 mi
The unit that manages West Magnolia
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at West Magnolia are set by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Lake Eldora at 9,700 ft, about 4 miles away. It sits about 986 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 — West Magnolia
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 West Magnolia
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 — West Magnolia
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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