Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · CO · 40.11734, -106.39157
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,146 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management AreaNIFC · 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 Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- WWater19 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- DDump27 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
9,146 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
40.11734, -106.39157
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMuddy Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKremmling · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelKremmling Mercantile · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.8 mi
- GroceriesKremmling Mercantile · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyKremmling Mercantile · ~4.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMiddle Park Health - Kremmling · ~4.2 mi
- HardwareRed Mountain Storage · ~4.2 mi
EV charging — from Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.0 mi straight-line S — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 339 within 100 · 441 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.6 mi — MAVERIK GRANBY PL2, Granby
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.0 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 Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomWolford Ritschard Dam Restroom · ~1.5 mi W · BLM
- RestroomWolford Muddy Creek Fishing Restroom · ~2.1 mi S · BLM
- RestroomWolford Red Desert Overlook Restroom · ~3.7 mi N · BLM
- Highway rest areaWolford Reservoir Rest Area · ~3.7 mi N
Open Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area elsewhere
Other camps near Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kremmling Recreation Management Area~4.2 mi
- Blacktail Creek~10.5 mi · fee
- Red Dirt Reservoir~10.6 mi
- Upper Colorado River Recreation Area~11.1 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Buffalo Park at 9,240 ft, about 13 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. 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 — Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
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 — Wolford Recreation Special Recreation Management Area
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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