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Cabin / lookout rental · USDA Forest Service · Rio Grande National Forest Fees: $50 per night. Recreation.gov charges a reservation fee. Season: Early June to Mid October Reservations: Reservations are made through recreation.gov , or by calling 877-444-6777. Reservations can be made 6 months in advance of your arrival date. This cabin offers only 3-night blocks, from Thursday… Overview Elwood Cabin sits in a saddle along the San Juan Mountains overlooking an open meadow, offering guests a unique lodging opportunity. The cabin was built in 1911 by the Mountain States Telephone Company as a "line shack" to support crews maintaining the transcontinental telephone line. Remnants of this old telephone line are still found along Iron Creek to the southeast. The cabin was also used as a Forest Service Station from 1950 until 1962, serving as living quarters for Forest Service employees who worked on numerous projects in the area. Although the phone line has been abandoned, today the cabin is a high-altitude getaway for guests seeking relaxation and recreation in south-central Colorado. During summer months the cabin can be accessed by motorized travel. During winter months access to the cabin is by snowmobiles, cross country skiing or snow shoeing.… Getting there: From Del Norte, take U.S. Highway 160 west to South Fork. Continue west on U.S. Highway 160 for 8 miles to Park Creek Road. Travel 15 miles on Park Creek Road to Summitville Road. Turn right on FSR 380, the cabin is about 2 miles on the left. From the junction of FSR 250 in the Alamosa Canyon and FSR 380, follow FSR 380 about 8 miles, the cabin is on the right. Access to the cabin in the summertime can be accomplished with just about any vehicle; however, when the dirt roads are wet they… Phone: 719-274-8971 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234255 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: Jeremiah Martinez, US Forest Service
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