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South Central Colorado

South Central Colorado Travel Guide

Running from majestic mountains into rugged high desert plains, south central Colorado has a collection of 14,000-foot peaks, striking red-rock outcroppings, rivers that boil with white-water rapids in spring, and even the incongruous sight of towering sand dunes dwarfed by a mountain range at their back. It's worth a few days of exploration—embarking on a white-water rafting trip, shopping in stores set in historic downtowns, and hiking in the backcountry. Although Colorado Springs is bustling, much of south central Colorado has a barely discovered feel. If it's peace and quiet you're after, staying put in a cabin in the woods, perhaps with a fishing stream close by, can make for an utterly relaxed week. More »

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Buena Vista
Cañon City
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Cuchara Valley
Florissant Fossil Beds
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Palmer Lake
Pueblo
Salida
The San Luis Valley
Trinidad

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