Things To Do near San Isabel National Forest, Colorado

A steep trail to a series of high lakes in a narrow valley. More on Trails

All right single track junkies, here it is, what used to be one of the most secret trails in the Salida area is now part of the Salida Mountain Trails system, and being published. So I thought it w... More on trails.mtbr.com

There have been a few substantial changes to the trail recently, mostly because of increased use. The beginning (uppermost) part of the trail is found by continuing on 173 past 181 and turning on 1... More on trails.mtbr.com

Granite Mountain Outfitters is a summer & fall activity business with twenty years of experience, specializ... More on Granitemountainoutfitters.com

My husband saw this on Trip Advisor when looking for activities in the Salida area. We went on the morning ... More on TripAdvisor

Colorado's largest indoor hot springs have been in commercial operation since 1937, when the Works Progress Administration built the pools as a Depression-era project. Ute tribes considered the mi... More on Frommers

Hot water from Poncha Mountain is piped into the largest indoor hot springs facility in Colorado and offers hot, crystal-clear, odor free swimming for all ages. More on igougo

This state-run fish hatchery, about a half-mile northwest of town off Colo. 291, produces some two million... More on Frommers

We stopped here mainly so my two kids (5 & 7) could run off some energy. More on TripAdvisor

Salida's founding fathers built a whole new city with the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad back in the 1880s. The ... More on igougo

The section of the Continental Divide Trail that travels south from Monarch Pass is known as the Monarch Crest Trail or Crest Trail. It begins at 11,312 foot Monarch Pass and climbs to around 12,00... More on trails.mtbr.com

Scree fields, hard climbs, rocky down hill bombs, tree runs, high altitude meadows, amazing views , even a section in a mountain stream. More on trails.mtbr.com

The FibARK (First in Boating on the Arkansas) is over 50 years old and Salida is the birthplace of down river whitewater racing in ... More on igougo