Kutsu PointCanyon & railroad · 1 hr 10 min from the ridge
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
An hour and ten minutes south, the Arkansas River has carved a gorge nearly a thousand feet deep through the granite outside Cañon City, and since 1929 a suspension bridge has hung across the top of it. Royal Gorge Bridge & Park lets you walk the wooden deck 955 feet above the river, ride the gondola across the gap, and look straight down between the planks to the water below. It is a genuine spectacle, one of those stops that lands with every age in a big group.
What to do
- 01
Walk the suspension bridge, 955 feet above the Arkansas River, and look straight down through the deck boards
- 02
Ride the aerial gondola across the gorge for the one view the bridge itself cannot give you
- 03
Take your time at the rim overlooks on both sides, where the canyon and the river far below do all the work
Know before you go
- For a completely different angle, the separate Royal Gorge Route Railroad (royalgorgeroute.com) runs along the river at the bottom of the canyon, departing from Cañon City.
- Buy park tickets on the official site and give the visit at least a half day. Paired with the railroad it fills a full one.
- Best for
- The wow-factor day trip, mixed-age groups, anyone with a good head for heights
- When to go
- Open year-round, weather permitting. Summer is busiest; spring and fall bring the same views with thinner crowds.
- Official site
- royalgorgebridge.com
1 hr 10 min from your front door
Reach it, and still be back by the fire.
Kutsu Point sleeps sixteen on forty private acres, the perfect basecamp for Royal Gorge and the rest of the Front Range.
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