South Park City
South Park City is an open-air museum located at the west end of Front Street in the town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado. 1959 is when its story starts. The first name on our list around it is Mount Elbert, 25 mi away.
A museum inside Fairplay
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 7°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Fairplay
South Park City is inside Fairplay, which has 5 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Denver
Denver is about 70 miles northeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jul and Aug
July and August are the mild months, with highs of 71–74°. When to go ↓
Established in 1959
South Park City dates from 1959. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The climate here
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South Park City
South Park City is an open-air museum located at the west end of Front Street in the town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado. The museum is a historic reconstruction of a mining town from the days of the Colorado Gold Rush and the later Colorado Silver Boom in South Park in the late 1850s through the 1880s.
The museum contains thirty-five authentic relocated buildings filled with over 60,000 artifacts that depict many of the economic and social aspects of life in a gold or silver mining town in Colorado in the late 19th century. Two of the buildings, the South Park Brewery and the Summer Saloon, are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1959
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (2014)
- Wikipedia readers
- 24K a year
Towns to stay in near South Park City
Places to stay start in Fairplay (5) and Breckenridge (83).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From South Park City | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairplay | in town | — | 5 2 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 1 RV park | 743 | $431K | — |
| Breckenridge 56% vacation homes | 19 mi north | 30 min | 83 56 hotels · 1 motel · 4 inns & B&Bs · 20 lodges & cabins · 2 hostels | 5,015 | $1,013K | C− |
| Leadville | 16 mi west | 25 min | 17 8 hotels · 2 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 1 RV park | 2,668 | $448K | B+ |
| Blue River 42% vacation homes | 16 mi north | 25 min | 12 7 hotels · 5 lodges & cabins | 859 | $1,267K | — |
| Keystone 60% vacation homes | 27 mi north | 40 min | 48 35 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 12 lodges & cabins | 1,274 | $1,285K | — |
| Copper Mountain 71% vacation homes | 20 mi northwest | 30 min | 18 15 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins | 353 | — | — |
| Leadville North 24% vacation homes | 17 mi west | 25 min | 10 1 hotel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 1,417 | $536K | — |
| Frisco 52% vacation homes | 25 mi north | 35 min | 22 14 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds | 2,792 | $891K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Places to add to South Park City
Places worth adding lie within 66 miles.
Big draw125 mi MountainMount Elbert
Big draw58 mi MountainPikes Peak
Big draw52 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw64 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
64 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
32 mi MountainMount Blue Sky
220 mi Ski areaCopper Mountain153 runs · 2,644 ft vertical
65 mi Stadium & arenaCoors FieldPhoto credits
Mount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Copper Mountain: Jarrod Doll from United States of America, CC BY 2.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Questions people have about South Park City
Is South Park City in Fairplay?
Yes. It’s inside Fairplay, CO.
When is the best time to visit South Park City?
July and August, with highs of 71–74°.
How far is South Park City from Denver and Colorado Springs?
About 70 miles northeast of Denver and about 71 miles east of Colorado Springs, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to South Park City?
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE), about 46 miles away. The nearest big hub is City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS), about 76 miles.
Where should I stay near South Park City?
Breckenridge (19 mi, 83 places to stay), Fairplay (in town, 5 places to stay) and Leadville (16 mi, 17 places to stay).
Local know-how from Fairplay
Ask a question, or answer one, in Fairplay’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.