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Activities
Great peaceful relaxation pools and massage offerings. Nice Restaurant and Bar. Very close to house, like 10 minute drive.
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Mount Princeton Historic Bath House & Hot Springs
15870 Co Rd 162Great peaceful relaxation pools and massage offerings. Nice Restaurant and Bar. Very close to house, like 10 minute drive.
Agnes Vaille Trail And Waterfall
County Road 292CEasy hike, 1/2 mile from road to falls. Nice views.
6.2 mile trail. Picturesque waterfalls to visit. 13 miles drive from house to trailhead.
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Browns Creek Trailhead
Browns Creek Trail6.2 mile trail. Picturesque waterfalls to visit. 13 miles drive from house to trailhead.
Laid back hotsprings, not so fancy but nice shallow pools to lay in. 11 mile drive from the house. On the way up Cottonwood pass. Open year round.
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Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa
18999 Co Rd 306Laid back hotsprings, not so fancy but nice shallow pools to lay in. 11 mile drive from the house. On the way up Cottonwood pass. Open year round.
Great place that safe for backcountry skiing, merges into the ski slopes of Monarch Ski resort. Great place to hike and mountain bike in summer. 41 miles from house, on paved highway.
Old Monarch Pass
Great place that safe for backcountry skiing, merges into the ski slopes of Monarch Ski resort. Great place to hike and mountain bike in summer. 41 miles from house, on paved highway.
Great skiing/snowboarding in winter time. 40 miles from house on paved highway.
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Monarch Mountain
123 N F StGreat skiing/snowboarding in winter time. 40 miles from house on paved highway.
Great place to crosscountry ski, hike around as well as fish. 16 miles from house.
Can be snowy roads in winter, but generally kept plowed, recommend AWD car. well maintained county gravel roads in summer.
Cottonwood Lake
Great place to crosscountry ski, hike around as well as fish. 16 miles from house.
Can be snowy roads in winter, but generally kept plowed, recommend AWD car. well maintained county gravel roads in summer.
Moderate 5.4 mile out/back hike on Col Trail to get there, nice views, fishing. 14 miles from house to trailhead.
Harvard Lakes
Moderate 5.4 mile out/back hike on Col Trail to get there, nice views, fishing. 14 miles from house to trailhead.
Moderate 6 mile roundtrip hike on well used trail, so its easy to follow. Great views and fishing.
20 miles from house to trailhead on paved road.
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Ptarmigan Lake Trailhead
Moderate 6 mile roundtrip hike on well used trail, so its easy to follow. Great views and fishing.
20 miles from house to trailhead on paved road.
Sightseeing
Easy drive up paved road from house. Closed in Winter. Nice hiking at top of pass with great views. 25 miles from house.
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Cottonwood Pass
Easy drive up paved road from house. Closed in Winter. Nice hiking at top of pass with great views. 25 miles from house.
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Fun things to do close by.
Mt Princeton is right out the door, if anyone wants to hike up to the Col Trail (1.7 miles away). Mt Princeton Hot Springs is about 10 minute drive, and besides the pools and massages, they have a store and restaurant.
Backcountry or crosscountry skiing anywhere around the area.
Buena Vista is 9 miles away, with more restaurants and grocery stores, etc.
The Arkansas river is about 10 miles away, if you raft or kayak or fish.
Lots of mountain biking single track trails around BV and around Mt Princeton HS, but don't have any loaners at the house.
Decent rock climbing areas around BV too.
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Cycle Shops in the area
Please check the local cycle shops for bike rentals and repairs and parts. Buena Vista: Bone Shaker Cycles. Salida: Absolute Bikes, Salida Bike Company, Subculture Cyclery.