🏕️ Flying Moon Cabins (Idaho Springs): Four tiny creekside cabins have welcomed overnight guests for more than 70 years.

• Starting at $140/night. Two adults max; no children. Pet-friendly.

✨ Mount Elbert Lodge (Twin Lakes): We're zeroing in on The Waterwheel Cabin, tucked among aspens beside Black Cloud Creek, with an old waterwheel across the bank. In autumn, the surrounding grove glows gold.

• Starting start at $180/night. Pet-friendly.

🔥 Rustic River Cabins (Estes Park): Seven cabins built in the mid-1940s sit on 16 acres along the Big Thompson River. They're rustic, indeed — but each boasts a private hot tub, and nearly all have wood-burning fireplaces.

• Starting at $189/night. Pet-friendly.

🌲 Grand Lake Lodge (Grand Lake): This historic property overlooking Grand Lake near Rocky Mountain National Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and features remodeled bungalow-style cabins.

• Starting at $127/night. Most are pet-friendly.

♨️ Dunton Hot Springs (Dolores): For a serious splurge, stay in an 1880s ghost town that's been transformed into a luxury resort, where restored historic log cabins cluster around natural hot springs. Some were originally built by miners.

• Rates start at $2,449 for a two-night stay — meals and alcoholic drinks included.