Agency-listedUSFSFree
Wye
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CO · 38.73752, -104.94365
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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 Wye
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,843 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WyeNIFC · 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 Wye · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- AAir-up10 mi
- DDump13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Wye
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,843 ft
State
CO
Coordinates
38.73752, -104.94365
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wye · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Fountain Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRosemont · ~0.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.4 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~11.1 mi
- Dump station~12.6 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~7.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~7.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicwikCareMD · ~7.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.3 mi
EV charging — from Wye · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.5 mi straight-line E — GPM INVESTMENTS 4588 DC 1, Colorado Springs, CO · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 12:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 12:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 12:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 12:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 12:00am-11:59pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach35 within 25 mi · 60 within 50 · 325 within 100 · 439 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.4 mi — Colorado Springs, CO - Tesla Supercharger, Colorado Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.7 mi — Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Cheyenne Mountain Visitor Center, Colorado Springs, CO (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — The Broadmoor EVSE 1-29, Colorado Springs, 6.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for visitor and guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 372448 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wye · Pike and San Isabel National Forests · CO — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCrowe Gulch · ~11.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHalfway · ~13.1 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomDunnville Restroom · ~13.4 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletThe Crags · ~13.4 mi NW · USFS
Open Wye elsewhere
Other camps near Wye
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Skagware Reservoir Dispersed Camping~6.8 mi
- The Crags~13.4 mi · fee
- Thunder Ridge~16.6 mi · fee
- Meadow Ridge~16.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Wye
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wye 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 Glen Cove at 11,410 ft, about 12 miles away. It sits about 1,567 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 — Wye
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Wye
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 — Wye
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Winter vs summer roads →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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