David & Renée's Guidebook
National Monument
One mile down the road from the cabin is one of my favorite places to go for a run or a hike. There are miles of trails and displays of the richest fossil and petrified wood area in the world!
This park is very peaceful, uncrowded and self guided. One mile from cabin
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
15807 Co Rd 1This park is very peaceful, uncrowded and self guided. One mile from cabin
Sightseeing
One of my favorite hikes! The Crags Trail is a 4.8 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Divide, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
There are spectacular rock formations, a small creek that runs along the trail and views of Catamount reservoir, Woodland Park, Rampart Range, Devils Head and Thunder Butte.
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The Crags
One of my favorite hikes! The Crags Trail is a 4.8 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Divide, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
There are spectacular rock formations, a small creek that runs along the trail and views of Catamount reservoir, Woodland Park, Rampart Range, Devils Head and Thunder Butte.
This is a short hike on the west side or Pikes Peak, with easy access from State Highway 67. It is approximately 10 miles from the cabin. It starts out steep from the parking lot but levels off to a very nice hike. Absolutely a local favorite! And can be busy on the weekends.
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Horsethief Park Trailhead
Colorado 67This is a short hike on the west side or Pikes Peak, with easy access from State Highway 67. It is approximately 10 miles from the cabin. It starts out steep from the parking lot but levels off to a very nice hike. Absolutely a local favorite! And can be busy on the weekends.
Pancake Rocks and Horsethief Falls Trail is a 6.7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Midland, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use
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Pancake Rocks Trail
Pancake Rocks TrailPancake Rocks and Horsethief Falls Trail is a 6.7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Midland, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs are also able to use
This is a great place for a drive and a walk along the river. It is about 10 miles west of the cabin.
Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area is located below the dam of the Eleven Mile Reservoir near Lake George in the southeast corner of South Park. The narrow, dirt road traversing the canyon used to be the old Colorado Midland Railroad bed before the dam and reservoir were constructed. Unlike the reservoir area, which has an open basin and rangeland type topography, the canyon itself is forested, lush, and rocky.
Eleven Mile Canyon cuts through the plain holding the South Platte River in its rocky bottom. As the river is unleashed from the dam above, its twists and crashes against huge boulders lining the canyon floor. A canopy of large trees provides a screen of shade that floats across the canyon with the moving sun. Eleven Mile Canyon is an unexpected paradise!
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Elevenmile Canyon
This is a great place for a drive and a walk along the river. It is about 10 miles west of the cabin.
Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area is located below the dam of the Eleven Mile Reservoir near Lake George in the southeast corner of South Park. The narrow, dirt road traversing the canyon used to be the old Colorado Midland Railroad bed before the dam and reservoir were constructed. Unlike the reservoir area, which has an open basin and rangeland type topography, the canyon itself is forested, lush, and rocky.
Eleven Mile Canyon cuts through the plain holding the South Platte River in its rocky bottom. As the river is unleashed from the dam above, its twists and crashes against huge boulders lining the canyon floor. A canopy of large trees provides a screen of shade that floats across the canyon with the moving sun. Eleven Mile Canyon is an unexpected paradise!
A 15 mile gorgeous drive from the cabin. Great fishing, small general store and bait shop, boat launch, playgrounds and beach. Quiet, great views and peaceful
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Parque Estatal Eleven Mile
4229 Co Rd 92A 15 mile gorgeous drive from the cabin. Great fishing, small general store and bait shop, boat launch, playgrounds and beach. Quiet, great views and peaceful
A 22 mile, spectacular drive to the trailhead...no traffic....ever....The drive takes you down the historic TarryAll Valley and over the TarryAll Mountains. Matukat road takes you through some of the 2002, Hayman Fire burn area and some of the most mineral-rich areas in the world.... a prospector’s dream!
Lost Creek Wilderness was officially designated by the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980 with additions in 1993. Today it totals 119,790 acres. Elevations range from 8,000' to 12,400' above sea level. Lost Creek was named after a creek of the same name that repeatedly disappears undergound only to reappear again further downstream where it ultimately becomes Goose Creek.
Lost Creek is accessed by a 136 mile trail network, 105 miles of which are within the Wilderness boundary. The trail system traverses tree-lined mountain parks, fascinating rounded granite domes, and rare granite arches. Black bears, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, and bobcats share the region. Vegetation includes ponderosa, bristlecone, and lodgepole pine, aspen, spruce, fir, and alpine tundra.
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Lost Creek Wilderness
A 22 mile, spectacular drive to the trailhead...no traffic....ever....The drive takes you down the historic TarryAll Valley and over the TarryAll Mountains. Matukat road takes you through some of the 2002, Hayman Fire burn area and some of the most mineral-rich areas in the world.... a prospector’s dream!
Lost Creek Wilderness was officially designated by the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980 with additions in 1993. Today it totals 119,790 acres. Elevations range from 8,000' to 12,400' above sea level. Lost Creek was named after a creek of the same name that repeatedly disappears undergound only to reappear again further downstream where it ultimately becomes Goose Creek.
Lost Creek is accessed by a 136 mile trail network, 105 miles of which are within the Wilderness boundary. The trail system traverses tree-lined mountain parks, fascinating rounded granite domes, and rare granite arches. Black bears, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, and bobcats share the region. Vegetation includes ponderosa, bristlecone, and lodgepole pine, aspen, spruce, fir, and alpine tundra.
This is a two mile out to the overlook hike. Easy level trail. A must do for your visit
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The Crags
This is a two mile out to the overlook hike. Easy level trail. A must do for your visit
Food scene
Just a mile and 1/2 from the cabin. A great place for breakfast lunch or dinner. The Iron Tree is Chef-owned and operated, local-to-table, bakery, restaurant, and brewery.
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Iron Tree Restaurant & Funky Town Brewery
37 Costello AveJust a mile and 1/2 from the cabin. A great place for breakfast lunch or dinner. The Iron Tree is Chef-owned and operated, local-to-table, bakery, restaurant, and brewery.
A great Irish pub 5 miles from the cabin!
They have a wonderful menu. One of our favorite dishes is their brick oven pizzas. Our favorite is the MANDARITA...
Cheese, garlic, garlic & cheese. Plum tomatoes & sweet basil. It’s fabulous!
They also Have a sports bar with many local brews on tap.
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McGinty's Wood Oven Pub
11115 W US-24A great Irish pub 5 miles from the cabin!
They have a wonderful menu. One of our favorite dishes is their brick oven pizzas. Our favorite is the MANDARITA...
Cheese, garlic, garlic & cheese. Plum tomatoes & sweet basil. It’s fabulous!
They also Have a sports bar with many local brews on tap.
This is a local favorite for a great bison burger and fries. You can even have a game of horseshoes in the outside dining area. There are Local bands on the weekends and the Thunderbird is just two miles from the Cabin, right in “Downtown” Florissant 😉
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Thunderbird Inn
17801 Teller County Rd 1This is a local favorite for a great bison burger and fries. You can even have a game of horseshoes in the outside dining area. There are Local bands on the weekends and the Thunderbird is just two miles from the Cabin, right in “Downtown” Florissant 😉
Russ’s place is another local favorite. Right behind the Venture foods grocery store in “Downtown“ Divide, Colorado.
It is a great place for a burger and some local micro bruise on draft.
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Russ' Place
52 Co Rd 5Russ’s place is another local favorite. Right behind the Venture foods grocery store in “Downtown“ Divide, Colorado.
It is a great place for a burger and some local micro bruise on draft.
City/town information
Cripple Creek
Historic Town. Casinos and restaurants