Agency-listedUSFSFee
Willows
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.88900, -106.30901
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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 Willows
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,969 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WillowsNIFC · 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 Willows · White River National Forest · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- WWater16 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- DDump22 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Willows
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,969 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.88900, -106.30901
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Willows · White River National Forest · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeeney · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelKum & Go · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~22.0 mi
- Dump station~22.5 mi
- GroceriesMaster Bait and Tackle · ~1.2 mi
- PharmacyKremmling Mercantile · ~12.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Steadman Clinic & Steadman Philippon Research Institute · ~23.6 mi
- HardwareRed Mountain Storage · ~12.0 mi
EV charging — from Willows · White River National Forest · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.5 mi straight-line N — Kremmling, CO - Park Avenue - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · 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 reach24 within 25 mi · 57 within 50 · 352 within 100 · 457 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.4 mi — VAIL PARKING PL1, Vail
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.6 mi — Town of Kremmling - Town Park (at a park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 165579 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Willows · White River National Forest · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWillows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Green · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHeeney Marina · ~1.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElliott Creek · ~1.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Willows elsewhere
Other camps near Willows
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elliott Creek~1.3 mi · fee
- Cow Creek North~1.3 mi · fee
- Cow Creek South~1.7 mi · fee
- Cataract Creek~3.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Willows
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Willows are set by White River National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Elliot Ridge at 10,550 ft, about 6 miles away. It sits about 2,581 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 — Willows
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: the two agency sources disagree: the White River NF campground page, updated May 19 2026, says $23 per single site per night, while recreation.gov charges $21 for a standard non-electric site across the whole 2026 season (May 20 to Oct 1). Budget $23 and expect to be pleasantly surprised. Dillon Ranger District, Green Mountain Reservoir. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver/recreation/willows-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10122834.
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 Willows
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 — Willows
When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Water on public land →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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