About Fitton Cabin
The Fitton Cabin is a historical one room structure located in a high elevation meadow at 10,600 feet on Burro Creek near an off-highway vehicle trail. It has been renovated to be offered as a rental.The barn was renovated in 2010 and a vault toilet was installed. You can not drive directly to the cabin. Visitors must walk in 1.25 miles. **Natural Features:** There are meadows, aspen groves and spruce/fir forests near the cabin. At 13,200 feet, Bennett Peak sits southeast of the cabin. Off Cow Camp is located 400 yards downstream from Fitton Guard Station and is available as a rental cabin to the public. **Recreation:** The surrounding area offers many recreation opportunities, including hunting, hiking, off-highway vehicle riding, mountain biking, horseback riding and fishing. **Facilities:** The small, rustic cabin sleeps four (two bunk beds). There is a wood burning cook stove…
- Fees: $25.00 per night. Recreation.gov charges a reservation fee.
- Managed by: USFS - Rio Grande National Forest
- Where: 14 mi southeast of Gerrard, CO · 37.48792, -106.46841
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 8.2 mi |
| Frisco Fitton Cut-Off | Horse | 0.4 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Bennett | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 10.2 mi |
| Frisco-Fitton | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 3.1 mi |
| East Fork Pinos | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 13.2 mi |
| Dry Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.7 mi | 8.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Chimney Rock National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 33 mi.