About Off Cow Camp Cabin
**The cabin is only accessible by 50" width or less vehicles and non-motorized uses (e.g. foot or horseback). YOU CANNOT DRIVE A PASSENGER VEHICLE TO THE CABIN.**Off Cow Camp is a small cabin located in a high elevation meadow at 10,500 feet on Burro Creek near an off-highway vehicle trail. The cabin and barn were renovated in 2010 and a vault toilet was installed. Visitors may reserve the cabin for a maximum of fourteen nights to allow others the opportunity to rent the cabin. The surrounding area offers many recreation opportunities, including hunting, hiking, off-highway vehicle riding, horseback riding, mountain biking, snowmobiling, backcountry skiing, and fishing. The small, rustic cabin sleeps four (two bunk beds). There is a wood burning cook stove, outhouse, barn for horses, fire ring, table and chairs. There is no potable water. Natural sources of water should be treated…
- Fees: $25.00 per night. Recreation.gov charges a reservation fee.
- Managed by: Rio Grande National Forest, USFS - Rio Grande National Forest
- Where: 14 mi southeast of Gerrard, CO · 37.48944, -106.47167
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.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burro | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 8.2 mi |
| Frisco Fitton Cut-Off | Horse | 0.6 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Bennett | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.6 mi | 10.2 mi |
| Frisco-Fitton | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 3.1 mi |
| East Fork Pinos | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 13.2 mi |
| Dry Creek | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.8 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.