Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Winfield
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.98489, -106.44148
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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 Winfield
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around WinfieldNIFC · 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 Winfield · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater10 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- DDump22 mi
- RxPharmacy39 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Winfield
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
CO
Coordinates
38.98489, -106.44148
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Winfield · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Clear Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWinfield · ~0.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.9 mi
- GroceriesTwin Lakes General Store · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Vincent General Hospital · ~19.5 mi
- HardwareRocky Mountain Lumber & Hardware · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Winfield · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.7 mi straight-line SE — Electric Era Charging Station, Buena Vista, CO (at a public site) · ELECTRIC_ERA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 299 within 100 · 466 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.8 mi — 3RD STREET FAST 3RD STREET FAST, Leadville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.4 mi — Taylor Park Reservoir, Almont, CO (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 428659 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Winfield · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCrescent Mining Camp · ~1.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDawson Cabin · ~5.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Peaks · ~5.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParry Peak · ~5.9 mi N · USFS
Open Winfield elsewhere
Other camps near Winfield
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Peaks~5.8 mi · fee
- Parry Peak~5.9 mi · fee
- Whitestar~8.2 mi · fee
- Lake View Campground~8.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Winfield
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Winfield are set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Brumley at 10,570 ft, about 9 miles away. 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 — Winfield
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 Winfield
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 — Winfield
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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