PARACHUTE/BATTLEMENT MESA RIFLE AREA RIFLE/SILT AREA SILT/ NEW CASTLE AREA GLENWOOD SPRINGS AREA CARBONDALE AREA 4 RIFLE ARCH 8 RIFLE MTN. PARK/COMMUNITY 12 HIGHLAND CEMETERY AND 15 DOC HOLLIDAY MUSEUM 19 MAIN STREET CARBONDALE WHERE: North on Hwy 13 approximately 7 miles, HOUSE (CCC CAMP) VULCAN MINING MEMORIAL WHERE: Basement, Bullock’s, WHERE: Intersection of Main marked trail head with parking on right WHERE: 13885 County Road 217 (End of State Hwy WHERE: Take Castle Valley Blvd. to Club House Dr. to 732 Grand Ave., Street Carbondale WHAT: Natural Rock Arch on the Hogback 325—north of Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery) Cemetery Rd. (Lakota Ranch, north of City Market) Glenwood Springs and Hwy. 133, across WEBSITE: www.riflechamber.com WHAT: World class rock climbing extending for 2.5 WHEN: Available all day, every day WHEN: Store hours from City Market. CONTACT: Rifle Chamber miles in a spectacular boxed canyon. Hiking COST: Free WHAT: The Doc Holliday TIME: Access anytime of Commerce and ice caves. Visit the Rifle Community WHAT: The cemetery was established in 1888 and museum is a COST: Free (970) 625-2085 House that was built in the 1930s by the cemetery map is available at Town Hall, the satellite location WHAT: Historic buildings include The Dinkel Civilian Conservation Corp. Chamber of Commerce and the Historical for Glenwood Building, The IOOF Hall also known as the WEBSITE: www.rifleco.org/index.aspx?NID=91 Museum. The 1964 Vulcan Mine Memorial Springs Historical Rebekah Lodge, The Village Smithy and The CONTACT: (970) 665-6570 is also on display. Society’s Frontier Crystal Theatre to name but a few. For a WEBSITE: www.newcastlecolorado.org Museum and is walking tour of historic main street, link to 2 SETTLEMENT RESERVOIRS located in the the Mt. Sopris Historical Society. WHERE: See website for directions or stop at the 9 COULTER LAKE GUEST RANCH basement of WEBSITE: www.mtsoprishistoricalsociety.com Bullocks store Parachute Information Center during WHERE: 80 County Road 273 at 732 Grand Ave. The current show is the summer. 20 HILLCREST CEMETERY WHEN: Open year round “Doc Holliday-Life, Legend and Lore” WHEN: Mid-June to October WHAT: Guest ranch featuring historic cabins, and includes objects associated with Doc WHERE: Take Road 101 off of Meadow Wood Drive, COST: Free horseback riding, hunting and fishing. Holliday as well as period artifacts. Carbondale. Hillcrest Cemetery is at the top WHAT: Seven reservoirs at 10,000 feet south of See our website for more information, WEBSITE: www.glenwoodhistory.com of White Hill and situated about one half Battlement Mesa, constructed in 1892. The mile directly in back of Saint Mary’s Church. photo gallery, rates, and history of the ranch. CONTACT: (970) 945-4448 reservoirs were renovated by the National WEBSITE: www.coulterlake.com TIME: Open access Forest Service and are stocked with native CONTACT: (970) 625-1473 17 LINWOOD (PIONEER) CEMETERY COST: Free cutthroat trout. WHAT: Traditional western cemetery includes WHERE: Trailhead begins at 12th and Bennett in WEBSITE: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_ 14 OLD TOWN HALL AND tombstones from some of the area’s original DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5186529.pdf Glenwood Springs JAIL HISTORICAL MUSEUM pioneer families. CONTACT: Rifle Ranger District, White River National WHEN: Daily, year round CONTACT: Town of Carbondale Parks and Public Space 4th Street Forest (970) 625-2371 WHERE: TIME: Daylight hours (970) 963-2733 WHEN: Tuesdays & Thursdays during summer, COST: Free, donations encouraged 5 RIFLE HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM or by appointment 3 MCKAY-WASSAM HISTORIC PARK WHAT: Moderate 1/3 mile hike to Glenwood’s 21 THE THOMPSON HOUSE MUSEUM WHERE: 337 East Ave. COST: Free, donations accepted oldest cemetery where the community’s AND HOUSE WHERE: River Valley Ranch Drive off of Hwy. 133. WHEN: Monday - Friday WHAT: Housed in the former Town Hall/Fire pioneers are buried, including Doc Holliday WHERE: 259 Cardinal Way, Parachute Take second right at North Bridge Drive. TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Department, the museum includes historical and Kid Curry. A walking tour guide is WHEN: Year round access to the Park artifacts from the mining and ranching Parking is available on the Museum grounds. COST: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children (6-12), available at the Frontier Museum or at the communities that founded New Castle. TIME: Saturdays from 2-5pm in the summers and COST: Free children under 6 free donation tube in the cemetery. WEBSITE: www.newcastlecolorado.org CONTACT: (970) 945-4448 early fall. Please call in advance. WHAT: Follow the story of Rifle’s past and changes COST: $10 in lifestyles, businesses, and industry. WHAT: 1887 brick ranch house with original artifacts (970) 625-4862 18 CARDIFF COKE OVENS CONTACT: and décor. Newly listed on the National WHERE: 2 miles south of Glenwood Springs, Register of Historical Places. 11 CAYTON RANGER STATION take Midland Avenue south at 27th Street WEBSITE: www.mtsoprishistoricalsociety.com 6 RIFLE DOWNTOWN WHERE: Approximately 20 miles south of Silt to Airport Road CONTACT: (970) 963-7041 HISTORIC DISTRICT See website for directions. WHEN: Daily, year round WHERE: Downtown Rifle WHEN: Mid-June to October TIME: Daylight hours WHAT: Self-Guided Walking Tour available at COST: Free COST: Free the Rifle Information Center. A wonderful WHAT: Early period Forest Service ranger station WHAT: Historic coke oven remnants from 1800s walk through time; with many downtown WEBSITE: www.caytonrangerstation.org coal mining industry, which are on the buildings being well over 100 years old. CONTACT: Rifle Ranger District, White River National National Register of Historic Places. Elk Peaks Photography CONTACT: (970) 625-2085 Forest (970) 625-2371 CONTACT: (970) 945-4448 REDSTONE AREA MARBLE AREA BASALT AREA ASPEN AREA EAGLE COUNTY/LEADVILLE AREA 23 REDSTONE COKE OVENS 28 MARBLE MUSEUM 36 WHEELER-STALLARD MUSEUM 40 HEALY HOUSE MUSEUM WHERE: Located along Highway 133 at the south WHERE: 412 W. Main Street HISTORIC WHERE: 620 W. Bleeker Street, Aspen AND DEXTER CABIN entrance to Redstone WHEN: June thru August WHEN: Year round WHERE: 912 Harrison Ave., Leadville, CO WHEN: Accessible year round TIME: Thursday – Sunday, 11:00 to 4:00 SITE MAP TIME: Tuesday – Saturday, WHEN: Open Late May – October; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. COST: Free COST: $5 adults, juniors and seniors $3, except holidays COST: History Colorado members free, adults $6, WHAT: Bee-hive shaped Ovens used to convert children and members free The Four Rivers Historical Alliance is COST: $10 person, seniors $5.50, children (6-12) $4.50, coal to coke for CF&I Company, 1900-1909. WHAT: Built as a school house in 1912, the museum comprised of museums and historical $8 seniors, children under 6 free Recently restored to show original design, features exhibits on Marble history and societies from Aspen to Marble to Eagle 12 and under free WHAT: The Healy House is a restored 1878 Greek and with interpretive signage to explain the the Colorado Yule Marble Company which WHAT: Historic house Revival clapboard home with period to Parachute, Colorado. coking process and importance to Redstone. provide stone for the Lincoln Memorial and 32 LUCHSINGER HALFWAY HOUSE museum & temporary displays. The Dexter Cabin, built as a WEBSITE: www.redstonecolorado.com/living_history.html the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. exhibit gallery hunting lodge in 1879 has a humble log WHERE: 120 Riverside Drive WEBSITE: www.marblehistory.org WEBSITE: www.aspenhistory.org cabin exterior and a surprising lavish interior. WHAT: Historic halfway house for travelers. This 24 REDSTONE INN CONTACT: (970) 963-9815 CONTACT: (970) 925-3721 Formal gardens. somewhat derelict building is located on WHERE: 82 Redstone Blvd. WEBSITE: www.historycolorado.org/museums/healy- private property owned by descendants of house-museum-dexter-cabin WHEN: Open year round 30 MARBLE CITY STATE BANK BUILDING the Luchsinger family and can be viewed 37 HOLDEN MAROLT RANCHING CONTACT: (719) 486-0487 WHAT: Full-service hotel and inn originally built in WHERE: Follow CR3 (Park St.) to corner of 1st and Main. from Riverside Drive. (Please respect and AND MINING MUSEUM 1902 to house bachelor workers. Bank building is on the Northwest corner. stay off private property.) WHERE: Marolt Open Space in Aspen, 42 RED CLIFF MUSEUM WEBSITE: www.redstoneinn.com WHEN: Currently the home of The Marble Hub, the trail accessed museum WHERE: Red Cliff Town Hall, 400 Pine Street CONTACT: (970) 963-2526 building is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 33 MIDLAND AVENUE WHEN: Mid-June through October 7 days a week from Memorial Day through WHEN: By appointment, call (970) 827-5303 AND HOMESTEAD DRIVE TIME: Tuesday - Saturday 25 REDSTONE HISTORY MUSEUM September. TIME: By arrangement WHERE: Downtown Basalt COST: $10 person, $8 seniors, 12 and under free COST: Free WHERE: Redstone Boulevard adjacent to the COST: Free WHEN: Daily, year-round, self-directed walking tour Ranching and mining museum featuring WHAT: Artifacts from Eagle County’s first town and Redstone Park WHAT: Main bank during Marble’s boom years WHAT: displays and interactives on mining, mining (1912 to 1917) and is the only historical COST: Free mining camp. WHEN: Open Summer and Fall processing, lumber mill and ranching, commercial building remaining in Marble. WHAT: Historic structures built primarily in the late CONTACT: (970) 827-5303 COST: Free housed on the grounds of the former It was listed on the National Historic 1800s reflect Basalt’s history as a railroad and WHAT: Original lantern house located at the Coal Holden Lixiviation Plant and Marolt Ranch. Register in 1999 and the restoration was agricultural community, as well as its early ties 43 TIGIWON COMMUNITY HOUSE AND Basin mines west of Redstone. Houses WEBSITE: www.aspenhistory.org completed in 2002.