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Fall Reigns Supreme in the Royal Gorge Region 3 days More Itineraries
Settle in for the fall season in Cañon City, where warm weather and summer activities linger and you can explore longer.
Sustainability Activity Travel Like a Local: There are special places and unique vistas around nearly every Colorado corner. You can help ensure these places exist for generations to come by staying on roads and trails, keeping speeds in check, leaving campsites and picnic spots just as you found them, and following instructional signs while you?re out and about in our state. Day 1
ACTIVITY
Walk Along Tunnel Drive
This 3.8-mile lightly trafficked out-and-back trail near Cañon City features a tunnel blasted out of the mountainside. Ideal for families, wildlife viewing, and taking in the gorgeous Royal Gorge scenery.
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LUNCH
Owl Cigar Store
Except it?s not a cigar store, it?s an american diner. It WAS a cigar store until the mid-90s, when it was converted. Behind the bar is a sportsman?s calendar from November 1951, and that?s pretty...
ACTIVITY iLean Ride Company Segway Tours and Motocross Track
We are a Segway PT Tour Company offering tours over The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park and also over Skyline Drive in Cañon City, Colorado. We also are the only Company in the world where you can rent a...
DINNER
8 Mile Bar and Grill
Gorgeous mountain views, Colorado crafted beers, patio seating and great food add a fantastic finish to your rafting adventure.
ACTIVITY
Lost Paddle Rafting-Colorado Rafting
The Royal Gorge regions #1 outfitter.Offering the best in rafting since 2003! Beginner to Advanced trips available. Half Day,Full Day, and Overnight trips.Get out and experience Colorado!Book...
LODGING
Budget Host - Royal Gorge Inn
Downtown Cañon City budget hotel with indoor heated pool, sauna and hot tub. Close to restaurants and coffee shops. Day 2
BREAKFAST
Big Daddy's Diner
Family-owned and operated by three generations. 50s-style diner and music.
ACTIVITY
Colorado Jeep Tours
At Colorado Jeep Tours we pride ourselves on providing high quality, scenic, and informative jeep tours. All our tours offers a variety of information ranging from history of the area to geology...
LUNCH
Pizza Madness
One of the best pizza places and restaurants in Canon City! Come enjoy award winning, handcrafted pizza, fresh salads, made to order calzones and fresh baked sandwiches in our incredibly mad,...
ACTIVITY
Museum of Colorado Prisons
Cañon City in southern Colorado is the home of the Museum of Colorado Prisons, a showcase of the atmosphere and exhibits of days, staff and inmates gone by. A visit to the the Royal Gorge Region...
DINNER
El Caporal Family Mexican Restaurant
Down-to-earth place serving familiar, hearty Mexican & American eats, plus beer & large margaritas.
ACTIVITY
Go Stargazing
Take advantage of clear fall skies and low light pollution at Red Canyon Park. Just north of Cañon City, the park is a wonderland of fossils, pinon pines and towering red rocks.
LODGING
Bighorn Mountaintop Lodge
With a rustic fireplace, three bedrooms, two baths, a spacious modern kitchen, and laundry facilities, an overnight or extended honeymoon at the Bighorn Mountaintop Lodge is the ultimate Royal... Day 3
BREAKFAST
16th Street Cafe
A quiet comfortable cafe with an amazing array of specialty drinks, breakfast and lunch items.
ACTIVITY
Skyline Drive
Skyline Drive is a must-see for anyone visiting Cañon City. Touted as one of America's most scenic drives, its steep, cliff-side climb makes you feel as though you are "off-roading" from the...
LUNCH
Whitewater Bar & Grill
The Whitewater Bar & Grill, Royal Gorge Rafting & Zipline tours make the perfect combination to any Colorado vacation! The Whitewater Bar & Grill is a rustic western style bar & grill with all of...
ACTIVITY
Self-Guided Tour of Coal Camps
While the coal mines are now closed, this Fremont County Heritage Guide is intended to preserve the memory of this important economic era. It is dedicated to the miners and their families, many who immigrated to the United States and established deep roots and a lasting legacy in Fremont County.
DINNER
Diritos Italian Restaurant
DiRito's Italian Restaurant proudly offers their daily homemade bread, signature roasted garlic, homemade meatballs and sausage, as well as numerous other homemade Italian specialty dishes. Don't...
ACTIVITY
4 Mile Cinema
Showing first-run movies on three screens in Cañon City.
LODGING
Best Western Cañon City
Close to the Royal Gorge Bridge and the best river rafting in Colorado, our Canon City hotel provides a great location and spacious accommodations. Canon City, Colorado is known for the historic...
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