Places to visit around Salida, from Royal Gorge
From Salida, the big name within reach is Pikes Peak, 56 mi away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 40 miles, none inside Salida. Look for a canyon & gorge and a ski area.
Pikes Peak
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
The map ends at Royal Gorge, 40 mi out.
Orange: Salida. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place by place
You will find all 16 within 60 miles.
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3Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado, United States.
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6Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
7Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski area in Colorado, United States.
9Pike National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, USA administratively combined with the San Isabel National Forest in 1973.
10Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National monument in the United States.
11San Isabel National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, United States, administratively combined with the Pike National Forest in 1973.
12Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
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Tabor Opera House
Former movie theater in Leadville, Colorado, United States.
National Mining Hall of Fame
Archive organization in Leadville, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Royal Gorge Route Railroad: Self-scanned by original uploader JGHowes at en.wikipedia (Original text: From , Public domain · Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Draconrex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pike National Forest: Chris Short from Raleigh, NC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Isabel National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Curecanti National Recreation Area: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Rolf BlauertDk4hb, Public domain · Tabor Opera House: Int77345, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Mining Hall of Fame: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0
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