FS · Rio Grande National Forest
Platoro Cabin 1
No lengths published for any site here
- Longest for your rig
- —
- Booking
- Reservable
- Hookups
- electric · water · sewer
- Entry
- Back-in only
- ADA sites
- —
- Elevation
- 9,831 ft
- Vehicles
- up to 2
At 9,831 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
Length never published — 1 site
Within 60 miles
| Map marker# | Campground | Distance | Sites | Longest for your rig | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platoro Cabin 2 | 0 mi N | 1 | — | electric |
| 2 | Lake Fork(Rio Grande Natl Fore | 5 mi SE | 19 | 70 ft | none · pull-through |
| 3 | Elwood Cabin | 7 mi NW | 1 | 50 ft | none |
| 4 | Fitton Guard Station Cabin | 10 mi N | 1 | — | none |
| 5 | Off Cow Camp Cabin | 10 mi N | 1 | — | none |
| 6 | Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande NF) | 18 mi SE | 38 | 60 ft | electric · pull-through |
Everything else on record
- Bookable sites
- 1
- Longest driveway
- 35 ft
- Max occupancy per site
- 6
- Reservable sites
- 1
- Coordinates
- 37.3528, -106.5281
- Nearest place
- Platoro
- Phone
- 719-274-8971
- Elevation
- 9,831 ft
Sources
- Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from
https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/234707· 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