SCENIC AND HISTORIC BYWAY
NATURUALLY PERFECT…
- for families searching for educational out-door experiences, picnicking, ranches, camping and fishing
- for the adventurer looking for backpacking, hiking, biking, and off-road experiences
- for motorcyclists looking for a great ride
- organized motor-coach groups seeking deeper and authentic cultural-history trips
WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP PLAN YOUR TRIP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS!
Drive The Byway!
A National Scenic Byway is a highway recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The most scenic byways are given National designation which means they have features that do not exist elsewhere in the United States. They are unique and important enough to be tourist destinations unto themselves.
Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3. It is one of twenty-six Byways in Colorado and one of eleven National Byways in the State.
You are about to start an exciting trip through the pathways of time. The history of this byway’s route is like a microcosm-of the history of the West. It tells of American Indians, trappers, explorers, traders, settlers, miners, farmers and growing cities. What makes this area unique, is its still intact high-country ranches and its unspoiled meadows. It is also remarkable for its many firsts the first planned auto recreation in a National Forest, some of the first Anglo settlements and cattle ranches in the Rockies, the first German colony in Colorado and some of the first Baptist and Lutheran churches in the state.
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Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway
Beyond the interstate . . . beyond the hustle of Colorado’s exciting Front Range cities . . . there is a world of natural beauty and off-beat surprises. -
Get Out!!
And enjoy all the wonderful activities the area has to offer. -
Great Family Fun Within Your Reach!
Dedicated to promoting and preserving the region’s diverse heritage, cultural and natural resources, while encouraging tourism, through education and economic development.
Breathtaking Scenery, Amazing Wildlife, and Friendly Towns
DARK SKIES OF THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY
DARK SKIES, INC. OF THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY LED THE EFFORT FOR THE TOWNS OF WESTCLIFFE AND SILVER CLIFF, COLORADO TO BE CERTIFIED AS AN INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY COMMUNITY BY THE INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY ASSOCIATION. WE ARE THE 1ST TO ATTAIN THIS DISTINCTION IN COLORADO, 9TH IN THE WORLD, AND THE HIGHEST ANYWHERE!
