High Elevation Haven — San Juan Mountains, La Plata County, Colorado

How we know thisCONFIDENCE · LIKELY

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World-class recommendation
GPS and field notes from veteran overlanders Dave vouches for. The source
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Researched
Checked and detailed by Dave — five decades in the field. Public data — no copyright on coordinates
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Verified on the ground
No dated visit here yet. Stays Likely until Dave's stood on it — or the crowd confirms

A world-class recommendation — GPS and notes from veteran overlanders Dave vouches for, carried and detailed across his five decades in the field. Coordinates and facts are public. Confidence stays Likely until Dave's been there or the crowd confirms — then real field notes replace this.

At this pin

A Forested Mountain Vista site on public land, La Plata County, Colorado. The facts below are structured data from Dave's list; the write-up is being rebuilt from real field notes, so it's held at Likely until it's confirmed on the ground.

✓ Tent-friendly

✓ Fire ring

✓ Primitive

– No 4×4 required

? Cell signal — reports differ list and field disagree · verify it

Stay limits vary by unit — many USFS/BLM areas cap dispersed camping around 14 days, but not all. Confirm the current rule and road status with the managing office before you commit.

Dave was here

Not logged yet. This site is on Dave's list, but there's no dated personal visit for this exact spot. When there is, his notes and photos land here — and confidence moves toward Verified.

Where this is

The list had this pin filed under Coconino County, Arizona, but its coordinates (37.41 N, 107.92 W) are actually in La Plata County, Colorado -- high in the San Juan Mountains north of Durango, around 10,000 feet. Much of this high country is San Juan National Forest, where dispersed camping is typically free, but this exact pin isn't confirmed on federal land, so check the parcel and current fire/closure orders with the San Juan National Forest (Columbine Ranger District) before you rely on it. County and setting are confirmed against the Census/FCC county lookup for the coordinates; on-the-ground details are still unverified.

What we don't know

Road surface & last-mile access
How many rigs fit
Cell coverage by carrier
Seasonal / winter access
Current fire restrictions
Water access from the pin
Shade & wind exposure
Noise / neighbors

Everything you need — measured from camp

Nearest: Water 10 mi · Dump 40 mi · Propane 13 mi · Fuel 4 mi · Grocery 4 mi · Mechanic 9 mi · Pharmacy 8 mi

A rough supply run — closest of each, nearest first

1 Fuel4 mi
2 Grocery4 mi
3 Water10 mi
4 Propane13 mi
5 Dump40 mi

Ordered by straight-line distance, not a routed loop — real drive-time is the refinement coming.

Straight-line miles from camp — real roads run longer; drive-time is the refinement coming. Nearest few per category, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Treat all natural water. Open in Google Maps ↗

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