FS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest

Lone Cone Cabin

Longest for your rig

—

Booking

Reservable

Hookups

none

Entry

Pull-through

ADA sites

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Elevation

9,215 ft

Vehicles

up to 8

At 9,215 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

Getting there

What the agency says about the road in. For a long rig this is often the binding constraint — a site that fits is no use behind four miles of shelf road — and none of it appears in the campsite data.

• High clearance or 4WD advisedLocated just 24 miles from Norwood, Colorado, the facility can be accessed in the summer and fall by passenger vehicle or 4WD, depending on conditions.Recreation It is just a short walk to the Lone Cone Trailhead where hikers and equestrians can gain access to the Lizard Head Wilderness.quoted from the description
• Narrow or single-lane roadYou'll go over a single lane wooden bridge about half a mile down this road that goes over the Gurley Ditch.quoted from the driving directions

Every bookable site

Within 60 miles

Everything else on record

Bookable sites

1

Max occupancy per site

10

Reservable sites

1

Coordinates

37.8931, -108.1586

Nearest place

Norwood

Phone

970-327-4261

Elevation

9,215 ft

Sources

• Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/118993 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
• USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain