FS · Rio Grande National Forest
Fitton Guard Station Cabin
No lengths published for any site here
- Longest for your rig
- —
- Booking
- Reservable
- Hookups
- none
- Entry
- Back-in only
- ADA sites
- —
- Elevation
- 10,577 ft
- Vehicles
- up to 5
At 10,577 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.
Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut
Every bookable site
Tents only — no rig permitted here — 1 site
Within 60 miles
| Map marker# | Campground | Distance | Sites | Longest for your rig | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Off Cow Camp Cabin | 0 mi NW | 1 | — | none |
| 2 | Platoro Cabin 1 | 10 mi S | 1 | — | electric |
| 3 | Platoro Cabin 2 | 10 mi S | 1 | — | electric |
| 4 | Elwood Cabin | 11 mi SW | 1 | 50 ft | none |
| 5 | Lake Fork(Rio Grande Natl Fore | 13 mi S | 19 | 70 ft | none · pull-through |
| 6 | Alder Guard Station | 18 mi NW | 1 | 35 ft | none · pull-through |
Everything else on record
- Bookable sites
- 1
- Max occupancy per site
- 5
- Reservable sites
- 1
- Coordinates
- 37.4881, -106.4686
- Nearest place
- Del Norte
- Phone
- 719-657-3321
- Elevation
- 10,577 ft
Sources
- Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from
https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/247596· retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain - USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from
https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json· retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain