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To reach La Plata and explore the area you can schedule either a half or full day tour. See the above camping outdoors links for information on overnight stays at local forest service facilities. Only the food, drink and camp equipment brought to the site will be available. Motelsand restaurants are available in the nearby towns of Mancos, Durango, and Cortez, Colorado.
4X4 la plata
SNOWSLIDE CAMPGROUND:
Where the pavement ends and the Best begins
Visit this GOOGLE interactive link for maps, pictures, and satellite view of the surrounding area.
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KROEGER CAMPGROUND:
ADVENTURE TOURS
The La Plata Mountains are an excellent choice for camping and trekking, with easy to moderate off-road 4x4 trips and access to the last section of the Colorado Trail from the top of Kennebec Pass. Historically, this spot was a typical mining boom with most of the roads being built by prospectors looking for gold and silver in the 1800's. La Plata City, Parrot City and Bay City were just a few of the larger communities in the canyon most of which were just tents, shacks, log cabins and a few buildings. Almost all of these sites have become ghost towns but you can still see the remains of a few of the larger mines and mills. La Plata Canyon is still an attractive spot for modern geologists and miners because there is still gold in them thar hills. Many of the 4x4 trails that branch off of the main road dead end at mines and milling sites. They also provide a good starting point for mountain climbers that want to summit one of the many peaks in the La Plata Mountain Range.
La PLATA 4x4 MAP: