CARNERO GUARD STATION
Rio Grande National Forest
🏕️ CampgroundRio Grande National ForestColorado⭐ 4.8 (20)
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Carnero Guard Station is situated in a high open meadow surrounded by forest at an elevation of 9,840 feet. The high-elevation cabin is located in the north-central area of the San Luis Valley in the Rio Grande National Forest. The guard station was first proposed in 1907 by the Cochetopa National Forest, and was originally named the John Smith Ranger Station after a homesteader who built a cabin near the site, but n…
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