Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Wilderness Campsite 1
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.00119, -107.81699
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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 Wilderness Campsite 1
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 11,002 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wilderness Campsite 1NIFC · 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 Wilderness Campsite 1 · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- DDump8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Wilderness Campsite 1
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
11,002 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.00119, -107.81699
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wilderness Campsite 1 · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLower Blue Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townTelluride · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.5 mi
- FuelConoco · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.1 mi
- GroceriesClark's Market · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacySunshine Pharmacy · ~4.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicTelluride Regional Medical Center · ~4.4 mi
- HardwareTimberline Ace Hardware · ~4.5 mi
EV charging — from Wilderness Campsite 1 · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.1 mi straight-line SW — Mountain Village, CO - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 74 within 100 · 155 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.1 mi — HION NETWORK OURAY PL2, Ouray
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.1 mi — HION NETWORK OURAY PL2, Ouray
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.8 mi — TMV HERITAGE GARAGE, Mountain Village, CO · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Element 52 Residences - Tesla Destination, Telluride, 4.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 201303 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wilderness Campsite 1 · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Lakes/Dallas · ~2.4 mi N · USFS
- RestroomYankee Boy Trailhead · ~3.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMary E · ~6.1 mi SW · USFS
- Portable toiletMary E · ~6.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Wilderness Campsite 1 elsewhere
Other camps near Wilderness Campsite 1
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Dallas~3.2 mi
- Mary E~6.1 mi · fee
- Thistledown Campground~6.4 mi
- Angel Creek~6.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wilderness Campsite 1
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wilderness Campsite 1 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 Alta Lakes at 11,290 ft, about 8 miles away. It sits about 288 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 — Wilderness Campsite 1
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 Wilderness Campsite 1
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 — Wilderness Campsite 1
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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