About this campground
The Mix Lake observation site overlooks Mix Lake and the picnic site and afford a senic vista of Platoro Reservoir and the surrounding mountains.
Directions
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- PICNICKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- PLATORO CABIN 1Rio Grande National Forest1 mi
- PLATORO CABIN 2Rio Grande National Forest1 mi
- Platoro Reservoir Boating SiteRio Grande National Forest1 mi
- Kerr Lake Fishing SiteRio Grande National Forest2 mi
- Adams Fork Trailhead, Trail 713Rio Grande National Forest4 mi
- Bear Lake Trailhead. Trail 721Rio Grande National Forest5 mi
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Mix lake Observation doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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