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Platoro Cabin 1

US Forest Service · Colorado

Platoro Cabin 1 in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

Platoro Cabin 1 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 by the Rio Grande National Forest as 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.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$75/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
719-274-8971
Coordinates
37.35278, -106.52806

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-08-12, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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