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Withers Canyon Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 37.65944, -103.57157
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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 Withers Canyon Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,640 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Withers Canyon TrailheadNIFC · 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 Withers Canyon Trailhead · Comanche National Grassland · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel23 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- DDump45 mi
- OOutfitter60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 23 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Withers Canyon Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,640 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
37.65944, -103.57157
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Withers Canyon Trailhead · Comanche National Grassland · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePurgatoire River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townTimpas · ~15.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~22.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~22.6 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~23.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicArkansas Valley Regional Medical Center · ~22.0 mi
- HardwareArkansaw Valley Lumber · ~27.8 mi
EV charging — from Withers Canyon Trailhead · Comanche National Grassland · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.7 mi straight-line N — PERKINS CHEVROLET GMC, LA JUNTA, CO · EV Connect · J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 133 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)59.9 mi — Lamar, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Lamar
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.6 mi — HION NETWORK LA JUNTA DC2, La Junta
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.6 mi — OTERO COLLEGE OTERO #1, La Junta, CO · 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 311929 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Withers Canyon Trailhead · Comanche National Grassland · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWithers Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPicket Wire Corrals · ~2.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPicket Wire Canyon - Dinosaur Tracksite · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRourke Ranch · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Withers Canyon Trailhead elsewhere
The unit that manages Withers Canyon Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Withers Canyon Trailhead are set by Comanche National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Withers Canyon Trailhead
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Withers Canyon Trailhead
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 — Withers Canyon Trailhead
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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