Elwood Cabin

Elwood is amazing and we thoroughly enjoyed our third stay there.
Now for the not so amazing and honest review.
The area Elwood is located in although remote is far from an unknown area especially around any holiday, very busy.
Also the cabin has been there for well over a century and the animals have kept up on that fact especially the rodents. They have developed a taste for the wires in your vehicle. I highly recommend bringing your worse truck up here for that reason.
I always spray a liquid fence type product all over my vehicle’s wiring in the backcountry, this time I missed a few bundles but the rodents did not unfortunately.
Other reviews state a similar issue but in the log book at the actual cabin there are many many other cautionary tales about your wires.
Be warned it is a persistent issue. If none of that bothers or concerns you then you will fall in love with Elwood cabin!

The Conejos ranger district assured us the cabin was open and accessible to our 4x4 vehicle, as it had been stocked by rangers in a pickup the week before.

None of the approaches to the cabin were accessible due to snow drifts within one mile of cabin.

Once again we called ahead to be sure our vehicle could make it and were assured it was open and ready.

We ended up staying in Platoro after determining we couldn’t dig through the snow drifts.

Honestly not even a snow machine would have made sense as the road was mostly clear with sporadic heavy drifts very close to the cabin.

Bummed we couldn’t make it and feel cheated that we were given false information.

The Conejos ranger district assured us the cabin was open and accessible to our 4x4 vehicle, as it had been stocked by rangers in a pickup the week before.

None of the approaches to the cabin were accessible due to snow drifts within one mile of cabin.

Once again we called ahead to be sure our vehicle could make it and were assured it was open and ready.

We ended up staying in Platoro after determining we couldn’t dig through the snow drifts.

Honestly not even a snow machine would have made sense as the road was mostly clear with sporadic heavy drifts very close to the cabin.

Bummed we couldn’t make it and feel cheated that we were given false information.

We loved the cabin and location, it was a fantastic 3 nights. The cabin is in a perfect location for viewing wildlife as we saw a Moose and deer in the meadow. We also had a surprise on Tuesday morning with snow falling all day which made the stay even better. We stayed nice and toasty warm with the wood burner and supplied firewood. We didn’t realize that the cabin was so well stocked with everything we would need to make our meals. Thanks to all the renters and forest personnel who maintain the Elwood cabin

We loved the cabin and location, it was a fantastic 3 nights. The cabin is in a perfect location for viewing wildlife as we saw a Moose and deer in the meadow. We also had a surprise on Tuesday morning with snow falling all day which made the stay even better. We stayed nice and toasty warm with the wood burner and supplied firewood. We didn’t realize that the cabin was so well stocked with everything we would need to make our meals. Thanks to all the renters and forest personnel who maintain the Elwood cabin

Elwood Cabin is an absolutely lovely old little cabin, very cosy. The location is beautiful with panoramic mountain views and expansive meadows.
Elwood pass is a great daytime adventure if you have the proper vehicle.
My wife and I have stayed here the last two Labor Day weekends in a row (‘22,’23) and it has been a really good way to end the summer.
The value for this cabin with its location
and the provided fire wood is quite high in my opinion. Elwood is a special gem and thank you to everyone that maintains it and leaves it that way.
If you stay here and love the mountains and Mother Nature then you will have found a new favorite place!

Elwood Cabin is an absolutely lovely old little cabin, very cosy. The location is beautiful with panoramic mountain views and expansive meadows.
Elwood pass is a great daytime adventure if you have the proper vehicle.
My wife and I have stayed here the last two Labor Day weekends in a row (‘22,’23) and it has been a really good way to end the summer.
The value for this cabin with its location
and the provided fire wood is quite high in my opinion. Elwood is a special gem and thank you to everyone that maintains it and leaves it that way.
If you stay here and love the mountains and Mother Nature then you will have found a new favorite place!

Had a great time at this amazing location. The cabin only sleeps 4 unless you're bringing cots. The bottom bunks did not appear to be foldout to me. Be sure to bring insect repellant, there were lots of mosquitos. When we tried to leave, we discovered that something had chewed through our fuel lines. I had to walk for several miles to get phone reception to arrange a $750 tow. I don't know how you would prevent this, but watch out. It took $2,000 and several days to get us back home.

Had a great time at this amazing location. The cabin only sleeps 4 unless you're bringing cots. The bottom bunks did not appear to be foldout to me. Be sure to bring insect repellant, there were lots of mosquitos. When we tried to leave, we discovered that something had chewed through our fuel lines. I had to walk for several miles to get phone reception to arrange a $750 tow. I don't know how you would prevent this, but watch out. It took $2,000 and several days to get us back home.

An amazing place to go with your family away from technology and everyday distractions!