Overview
Elwood Cabin sits in a saddle along the San Juan Mountains
overlooking an open meadow, offering guests a unique lodging
opportunity.
Great Facilities and Amenities
Checkin Time
(All campsites have Checkin Time)
Checkout Time
(All campsites have Checkout Time)
Max Num Of People
(Up to 6)
Max Num Of Vehicles
(Up to 0)
Shade
(All campsites have Shade)
Natural Features
High in the San Juan Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 feet, this cabin provides guests with views of nearby peaks,
meadows filled with wildflowers and alpine forests.While staying at such a high elevation guests will notice how light plays differently on the
landscape and stars blanket the sky on clear cold evenings. Elk, deer, and other wildlife are
often seen in meadows adjacent to the cabin. Bear, marmot and chipmunks also call the
area home.
Recreation
The area around Elwood cabin offers a variety of recreational opportunities year-round.
Summertime brings excellent scenic tour opportunities in and around the Summitville area
as well as exploration of several historical mining sites.Anglers have a spectacular backdrop to fishing streams such as Iron Creek or Treasure Creek.
Nearby Platoro Reservoir, which feeds the Conejos River, provides excellent fishing for trout
and salmon.Great hiking can be found around the area, as it spans both the Rio Grande and San Juan
National Forests, as well as the South San Juan Wilderness.In winter, the Elwood cabin area can be blanketed with as much as ten feet of snow, requiring
preparation and knowledge of winter travel. Snowmobiling, skiing and snowshoeing are
popular activities in the area.
Nearby Attractions
Summitville is a nearby ghost town where gold was first discovered in 1870, then mined until
the early 1990s. When contaminants leaked off-site and flowed into the local watershed the
government forced it to shut down. Now a water treatment plant is on the site as part of a
federal clean up program.