The Best Camping in Cañon City

The Basics: Picture this: Winter on Colorado's Front Range. It snowed yesterday. You're stir crazy because today it's 60 degrees and sunny outside, but the trails are a muddy mess! Cue Oil Well Flats. Located just an hour outside of Colorado Springs, this trail network rarely sees precipitation, ...

Wet Mountains Scenic Drive: Florence to Colorado City is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a lake located near Florence, Colorado.

Shelf Road, which was once a toll road from Cripple Creek to Canon City, is now a maintained dirt road that most high clearance two wheel drive cars can make.  It will take over an hour to travel the 25 miles or so, and it can be completed going from north to south or the opposite.  I will explai...

Shelf Road is secluded, rural, and has great climbing. There are so many areas to choose from and it has a great diversity of route levels (mostly sport routes). My personal favorite area is "The Gallery" and "The Bank." Everyone is friendly and gives each other a hand.Sand Gulch Campground, righ...

Cactus Cliff Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Canon City, Colorado.

Construction of the Skagway Plant began in 1899 and was complete in 1901. In 1965, 15 days of rain brought floods washing out a lot of the pipeline and other infrastructure. Fixing the power plant didn’t make sense and funds weren’t in place. The land was reverted to the government. The hike b...

Nelsons Camp Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Horsethief to the Crags Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Cripple Creek, Colorado.

Anne-Marie Falls is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Divide, Colorado.

Goldcamp, Buckhorn, Bear Creek, Section 16, Contemplative Trail is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Manitou Springs, Colorado.

Cheyenne Mountain Long Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Crags Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Divide, Colorado.

Pikes Peak from the Crags Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Divide, Colorado.

Start at the Music Pass trail head south of Westcliffe, Colorado off County Road 119. You will need a 4x4 with high clearance to get to the actual trailhead as the last 2.5 miles are rough. Otherwise, park at the Crape Creek TH and walk the 2.5 miles up to Music Pass Trailhead.Once on the trail...

Venable-Comanche Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Westcliffe, Colorado.

Dry Lakes via Dry Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Westcliffe, Colorado.