Platoro Cabin 2
Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado. Accessible cabin; Early July - Late September.
Details
- Where
- 112 Conejos Avenue, Platoro, CO 81120. Directions
- When
- Check in after 2:00 pm; check out before 12:00 pm.
- Getting there
- From Antonito, CO, follow Highway 17 west to its junction with FSR 250; follow FSR 250 northwest up the Conejos Canyon about 22 miles to Platoro. Turn left on FSR 250.6A and follow it .2 mile to the cabin.
- Fees
- $75.00 per night, plus a Recreation.gov reservation fee.
- Access
- Potable water is not available at this site; page status: Site Open.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Call the Forest Service office at 719-274-8971 one week before your stay for the access combination.
- Phone
- (719) 274-8971
- Website
- recreation.gov
- Managed by
- Rio Grande National Forest.
- Established
- 1963.
- Coordinates
- 37.35223125, -106.5274609.
Platoro Cabin 2 is located downtown in the small mining town of Platoro, Colorado, at an elevation of 10,000 feet in the Rio Grande National Forest. The cabin was built in 1963 as a base quarters for various Forest Service Crews working in the surrounding areas until the early 1990s. Today the cabin is a getaway for guests seeking relaxation and recreation in south-central Colorado.
Notable Events
- 1963The cabin was built in 1963 as a base quarters for various Forest Service Crews working in the surrounding areas. fs.usda.gov
- 1990sThe cabin served as base quarters for Forest Service crews until the early 1990s; today it is a getaway for guests. fs.usda.gov