Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
Attractions near Placerville
From Placerville, 13 mi to Telluride Ski Area
Around 807K people visit Curecanti National Recreation Area each year. No place to visit is mapped inside Placerville; 7 are within 40 miles. Among them are 3 ski areas, a national forest and a waterfall. For a longer trip, Mesa Verde National Park lies 50 mi away.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
50 mi
Mesa Verde National Park
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Telluride Ski Area
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 50 mi southwest
Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Finding your way
Furthest out is Curecanti National Recreation Area, at 39 mi.
Orange: Placerville. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
Look within 60 miles for all 13 places listed.
2Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
3Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Heritage railroad in California, US.
4Hovenweep National Monument
US national monument in San Juan County, Utah, and Montezuma County, Colorado in the United States.
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7Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado.
9Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Placerville →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Mesa Verde National Park: Elaine from Sheffield, England, CC BY 2.0 · Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: pixelFire, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hovenweep National Monument: teofilo, CC BY 2.0 · Uncompahgre National Forest: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridal Veil Falls: Terry Foote (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Curecanti National Recreation Area: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Anasazi Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
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