Matterhorn Cabin in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Matterhorn Cabin in CO

CampgroundUSFS

6.3 mi from Mountain Village

Maps 9,485 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

970-327-4261

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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 6%.

Rig fit

  • Driveway grade: moderate.
Flush toilets

Campground details

1 siteShowers

Setting

Limited privacy

Matterhorn Cabin is an 1,800-square-foot, modern timber facility set 15 miles from Telluride. The cabin sleeps 12 or more across five bedrooms and an upstairs room, featuring electricity, a furnace, woodstove, washer/dryer, two full bathrooms with showers, and a fully equipped kitchen. Outside, the front porch faces 13,188-foot Sheep Mountain. Situated right off the highway, the cabin provides direct access to 10 kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails, with the Telluride Ski Area, Lizard Head Wilderness, and snowmobile routes at Alta Lakes a short drive away.

Getting there: From Telluride, drive 3 miles west on the State Hwy 145 Spur. At the roundabout, turn left onto Hwy 145 and proceed south for approximately 10 miles. Turn left at the Matterhorn Cabin sign into the cabin parking area (300 yards past the Matterhorn Campground).

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • San Bernardo Mountain stands 2,361 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.
  • Lake Fork runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Cabins and shelters rather than pads.

Rules

  • Amenities: Listed amenities · showers.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 26–54°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 93 of 100.

Tree cover37%30m sat. est.