Regional Attractions

The Cripple Creek region has fun Colorado attractions to visit!

Want to REALLY get your boots muddy and experience the Colorado great outdoors surrounding Cripple Creek? Strap on your boots, pack some water and snacks and be sure to wear layers to be prepared for ANY type of mountain weather up near 9400 feet. Strike it RICH with some of the finest hiking, kayaking, fishing and rock climbing in the WORLD.

From a relatively leisurely stroll through thousands of years of fossils to a strenuous climb up America’s Mountain, Cripple Creek is a short drive away from world class outdoor adventure.

Crags Trail Head

This moderate trail leads to “The Crags”, a group of rock pinnacle formations. It is a good cross-country ski trail. Good for family hikes. The Crags Trail is a 4.8 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Divide, Colorado that features beautiful wildflowers and offers a…

Divide, CO

Located just a few miles outside of Divide is Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp, a Christian youth and young adult camp, and Mueller State Park is just six minutes south of town, offering camping, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities within its over 5,000 acres of spring-fed meadows, ponds,…

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Experience the Fossil History of Colorado – beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide and thousands of detailed fossils of insects and plants reveal the story of a…

Gold Belt Scenic Byway

Settlers of the area that now encompasses Colorado’s Gold Belt Tour had written The Gold Belt Tour is a Colorado Scenic and Historic Scenic Byway. Drive the Gold Belt Tour and retrace the historic travel routs connecting the Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District, site of the world’s…

Guffey, CO

Guffey Colorado is a small friendly mountain town located less than one mile off of CO HWY 9 at mile marker 21. Eleven Mile reservoir is just up the road, Cripple Creek is just over the hill, and the Royal Gorge is just down the hill, we are centrally located and an easy drive to many of…

Hartsel, CO

Founded in 1880, Hartsel is close to the geographic center of the state and is often referred to as “The Heart of Colorado”. The namesake of the community is Samuel Hartsel, a local cattle rancher who came to Park County in 1860 and left in 1908. He also raised pigs and sheep and grew oats…

Mueller State Park

Mueller State Park is a Colorado state park encompassing 5,112 acres (20.69 km2) of land outside Divide, Colorado, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The park offers many outdoor activities. There are 55 miles (89 km) of trails, biking, camping year-round, hunting, hiking, horseback riding…

Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot (4,302.31 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mountain is named in honor of…

Royal Gorge Bridge

The Royal Gorge Bridge Is located near Cañon City, Colorado within Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, a 360-acre amusement park located along the edge of the Royal Gorge around both ends of the bridge. The bridge crosses the gorge 955 feet (291 m) above the Arkansas River and held the record of…

Skaguay Reservoir

Skaguay Reservoir is long, narrow reservoir situated just outside of Victor, Colorado on CR 861 and is large enough to bring your boats for a warm day on the lake. Easy access for hikers via vehicle, with many hiking trails nearby and great fishing from the bank as well. Camping is NOT…

Pikes Peak Region Attractions

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