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Download the Colorado Vacation www.ColoradoDirectory.com Family Owned & Operated - Established 1980 CONTENTS High Altitude In Colorado’s high country, skies are bluer and stars are brighter because of Find a Town or Area Index ....................4 our altitude. Our air is thinner, with less oxygen, than at sea level, especially A-Z List of Towns and Areas in Colorado & New Mexico above 8,000 feet. Until your body adjusts, go easy on physical activity, drink Legend to Symbols .........................5, 16 more water than usual, minimize your intake of alcohol, caffeine and salty Accommodation type descriptions and helpful abbreviations foods, and eat high carbohydrate foods, such as grains, fruits and vegetables. There is less atmosphere to screen out ultraviolet rays, so remember to use Colorado Listings ..................5-13, 16-26 sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat with a brim for shade. If you adopt the Places to Stay, Fun Things To Do, RV Dealers and other services proper attitude toward Colorado’s altitude, you and your family will have the Colorado Map .............................. 14-15 most enjoyable vacation experience possible. With page numbers for each listed Town and Area Friendly Neighbors ............................ 26 Dead Air -- Cell Phone Service Places to Stay and other services in New Mexico Cell phones don’t always work in the mountains. If you have to use one for RV Sales, Services & Rentals ......6, 7, 8, 10, an emergency, a higher ridge-line will give you the best reception. (Just 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 26 don’t be on a ridge during a thunderstorm!) If you call 911, tell them where you are (what trail, park, peak or county). Minimize Campfire Impacts Campfires can cause lasting impacts to the back country. Use a lightweight stove for cooking and enjoy a candle lantern for light. Where fires are permitted, use established fire rings, fire pans, or mound fires and keep fires small. Respect Wildlife Never spook animals. Respect wildlife and plan ahead. Observe wildlife from a distance. Do not follow or approach them. Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers. Avoid wildlife during sensitive times: mating, nesting, raising young or winter. Leave NO Trace Stay on existing trails, don’t create any new ones. Pack out as much as you pack in. Bicycling in Colorado Bicyclists have all the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle and can be penalized for violating traffic laws. Ride in the right lane and never against traffic, except when passing another vehicle, All Forms of Outdoor Recreation preparing for a left turn or avoiding hazards. Always ride with the flow of Every Season Offering a New Treat and Challenge traffic. Ride on the paved shoulder whenever a paved shoulder suitable for Bicycle riding is present. RULES FOR MULTI-USE TRAILS: RIDING, SKATING AND WALKING: Travel on the right, single file, Control your speed! Don’t block the trail. Never use more than one-half of Funding provided by Village of Chama Lodgers Tax the trail to allow for the flow of traffic. Never spook animals. For Information, Contact Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce 800-477-0149 • www.Chama505.com Visit www.TheCVD.com/funfacts/#hints for more information! Copyright 2019 by The Colorado Vacation Directory, Inc. This is a unique directory. It is not and does not contain a recommendation, warranty, 5101 Pennsylvania Avenue guaranty, inducement, or endorsement of any kind. Representations herein were supplied Boulder CO 80303-2799 by the individual businesses. The Colorado Vacation Directory, Inc. does not assume any 303-499-9343 • 888-222-4641 responsibility for the truth or falsity of any representation made herein or for any errors, [email protected] changes, services rendered, or charges made in the use of this directory. This information All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted was compiled as accurately as possible. Prices and services are frequently subject to in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher. change. Errors called to our attention will be corrected in our next annual edition. Battlement Mesa Golf Club 18 Hole Championship Course www.BattlementMesaGolf.com Cottages RMNP Inside RMNP Estes Park MachinsCottages.com COPYRIGHT 2019 COLORADO VACATION DIRECTORY Buy your annual pass now. Good for 12 months at 41 state parks across Colorado! cpw.state.co.us The Heart of a Colorado Vacation! Hike • Fish • Camp • Cumbres & Toltec Railroad Hunt • Bird Watch • Snowmobile • Explore! The Best Route to Scenic & Historic Colorado 800-835-1098 • www.ConejosVacation.com Be Inspired to Linger Experience Delta County - Fresh Colorado Cedaredge • Crawford • Delta Hotchkiss • Orchard City • Paonia www.DeltaCountyColorado.com Rescuing & Caring for Animals See 500+ Carnivores Roaming Freely www.WildAnimalSanctuary.org Page 4 TOWN & AREA INDEX - To see regional boundaries look at map on pages 14-15 Aguilar - see Trinidad . 25 Falcon - see Colorado Springs Metro . 8 NAVAJO LAKE, Southwest Region ............... 20 Akron - see Fort Morgan . 13 Florissant - see Pikes Peak West . 22 NEDERLAND, North Central Region ............. 20 ALAMOSA AREA, South Central Region ........... 5 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - NEW MEXICO .............................. 26 ALLENSPARK, North Central Region .............. 5 see Pikes Peak West . 22 NORTH FORK VALLEY, Northwest Region ......... 20 Alma - see Park County . 21 FORT COLLINS, North Central Region............ 13 North Park - see Walden . 25 Almont - see Gunnison Area . 17 Fort Garland - see Alamosa Area . 5 NORWOOD AREA, Southwest Region ............ 20 ANTONITO, South Central Region ................ 6 FORT MORGAN, Eastern Region ................ 13 Nucla - see Naturita/Nucla Area . 20 Arboles - see Navajo Lake . 20 Fountain - see Colorado Springs Metro . 8 Oak Creek - see Yampa . 26 Arvada - see Denver Metro Area . 10 FOWLER, Eastern Region ..................... 13 Ohio City - see Gunnison Area . 17 ASPEN/SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Northwest Region .... 6 Franktown - see Denver Metro Area . 10 Orchard - see Fort Morgan . 13 Aurora - see Denver Metro Area . 10 Fraser - see Winter Park . 26 OURAY, Southwest Region .................... 20 BAILEY/PINE AREA, North Central Region . 6 Frisco - see Summit County . 25 PAGOSA SPRINGS AREA, Southwest Region ....... 20 Battlement Mesa - see Rifle Area . 22 Fruita - see Grand Junction . 16 Palisade - see Grand Junction . 16 Bayfield - see Durango Area . 12 Garden of the Gods Recreation Area - Paonia - see North Fork Valley . 20 Bellvue - see Poudre River Canyon . 22 see Colorado Springs Metro . 8 Parachute - see Rifle Area . 22 Bent’s Old Fort National Monument - see Lamar . 18 see Pikes Peak Area . 21 PARK COUNTY, North Central Region ............ 21 Berthoud - see Loveland Area . 19 Genoa - see Limon . 19 Parshall - see Hot Sulphur Springs . 17 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Georgetown - see Denver Mountain Area . 11 Penrose - see Royal Gorge Area . 22 North Entrance - GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Northwest Region ......... 16 PIKES PEAK AREA, South Central Region ......... 21 see Crawford . 9 Golden - see Denver Mountain Area . 11 Pikes Peak National Landmark - see Pikes Peak Area . 21 see North Fork Valley . 20 Granby - see Grand Lake Area . 16 PIKES PEAK WEST, South Central Region......... 22 South Entrance - see Montrose Area . 20 GRAND JUNCTION, Northwest Region ........... 16 Pine - see Bailey/Pine Area . 6 Blue Mesa Lake - see Gunnison Area . 17 GRAND LAKE AREA, North Central Region ........ 16 Pitkin - see Gunnison Area . 17 BOULDER - North Central Region................ 6 GRAND MESA AREA, Northwest Region .......... 17 PLATORO, South Central Region ................ 22 Breckenridge - see Summit County . 25 Grant - see Bailey/Pine Area . 6 Poncha Springs - see Salida Area . 23 Brighton - see Denver Metro Area . 10 Great Sand Dunes National Park - Alamosa Area . .5 POUDRE RIVER CANYON, North Central Region ....... 22 Broomfield - see Denver Metro Area . 10 Greeley - See Loveland Area . 19. PUEBLO, South Central Region................. 22 Browns Canyon National Monument - see Buena Vista Area . 7 Green Mountain Falls - see Pikes Peak Area . 21 Pueblo West - see Pueblo . 22 Brush - see Fort Morgan . 13 GREENHORN VALLEY, South Central Region .......... 17 Rangely - see Dinosaur Area . 11 BUENA VISTA AREA, South Central Region ......... 7 GUNNISON AREA, Southwest Region ............ 17 Raymond - see Allenspark . 5 BURLINGTON, Eastern Region................... 7 GYPSUM, Northwest Region ................... 17 RED FEATHER LAKES AREA, North Central Region ... 22 Cañon City - see Royal Gorge Area . 22 Hanging Lake National Natural Landmark - Red Rocks Park National Historic Landmark - Canyon of the Ancients National Monument - see Glenwood Springs . 16 see Denver Mountain Area . 11 see Mesa Verde Area . 19 Hasty - see Lamar . 18 Redstone - see Crystal River Valley . 9 Carbondale - see Crystal River Valley . 9 Haxtun - see Julesburg . 17 Ridgway - see Ouray . 20 Cascade - see Pikes Peak Area . 21 Hayden - see Steamboat Springs Area . 24 RIFLE AREA, Northwest Region................. 22 Castle Rock - see Denver Metro Area . 10 Hesperus - see Durango Area . 12 Rocky Mountain National Park Cedaredge - see Grand Mesa Area . 17 Holyoke - see Julesburg . 17 East Entrance - CHAMA, NM North Central Region .............. 26 HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, North Central Region ...... 17 see Allenspark . 5 Chimney Rock
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