Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Winiger Ridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 39.94935, -105.37162
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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 Winiger Ridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,445 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Winiger RidgeNIFC · 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 Winiger Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- WWater4 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- AAir-up8 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Winiger Ridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,445 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
39.94935, -105.37162
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Winiger Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGross Reservoir (water) · nearby
- Nearest townLake Shore Park · ~0.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.3 mi
- FuelCarl's Corner · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~13.4 mi
- Dump station~6.6 mi
- GroceriesKwik Mart · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmaca · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicAddiction Exchange · ~6.1 mi
- HardwareTop Hat Supply · ~7.1 mi
EV charging — from Winiger Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.1 mi straight-line S — UNITED POWER COAL CREEK 1, Golden, 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 reach115 within 25 mi · 276 within 50 · 371 within 100 · 433 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.8 mi — Boulder, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Boulder
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.2 mi — Adventure Lodge Boulder · OpConnect · 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 145146 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Winiger Ridge · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletForsythe Canyon · ~2.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKelly Dahl · ~6.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSourdough · ~9.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCold Springs · ~9.8 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Winiger Ridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kelly Dahl~6.8 mi · fee
- West Magnolia~7.7 mi
- Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area~7.9 mi
- Gordon Gulch~8.1 mi
The unit that manages Winiger Ridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Winiger Ridge 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 Niwot at 9,940 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 2,495 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 — Winiger Ridge
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 Winiger Ridge
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 — Winiger Ridge
Winter vs summer roads →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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