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Bookmark or Share- Platoro Colorado - Western Mining HistoryThe town of Platoro is delightfully located at an elevation of 9,900 feet, in the midst of a flat, open expanse of the Conejos River valley that measures some half to three-quarters of a mile wide and three miles long.
- Cabin Rentals - Gold Pan Cabins, RV, Cafe & General StoreFounded in the late 1800's as a mining town, Platoro is a combination of the Spanish words for silver (Plata) and gold (Oro). A vacationer's paradise nestled in the Rio Grande National Forest and surrounded by the San Juan Wilderness.
- Platoro Lake – Platoro, Colorado - Conejos River6000 acre Platoro Reservoir near Platoro, Colorado has great fishing, camping, hiking, back packing canoeing and boating. Guest Ranches, Fishing Lodges and Camping Areas along the Conejos’ path offer the summer vacationer the ultimate high country mountain vacation experience.
- Sky Line Lodge & Conejos Cabins in Platoro, ColoradoPlatoro is one of the last natural and unspoiled vacation destinations in Colorado. Nestled in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado, Platoro started out as a boomtown in the late 1800s following the discovery of large deposits of gold and silver in the area.
- Platoro Reservoir – Del Norte, CO | Rio Grande National ForestIn Colorado’s Rio Grande National Forest, the Paltrova Reservoir is a remote manmade lake in Conejos County, south of Del Norte. Although it has a relatively short season, the Platoro Reservoir is popular for outdoor activities in a beautiful, isolated mountain setting. The reservoir covers about 1.5 square miles (990 acres) of land.
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