Two lodges in Platoro, open May til September, are the first place with cafe food and limited grocery items on the 3 or 4 days ride on the Divide mountain bike trail between Del Norte and Abiquiu
This marks the state junction on the Continental Divide Trail. From here, the CDT runs approximately 750 miles north through Colorado to Wyoming, and another 800 miles south to Crazy Cook Monument at the Mexican border.
The mostly gravel forest road leads after a few miles to the 2.5 mile long Red Lake Trail. It is a mild gradual climb to 10600 ft elevation. The lake …
Beautiful lake just north of Fdr 250, across from Spectacle Lake Campground. If it is full, there's Conejos Campground just a few hundred yards up north.
If you're lucky or timed it right, this is a great place to see the historic highest surviving narrow gauge steam railroad, shuttling tourists some 22 miles between Chama and Antonito.