The Bear Creek National Recreation Trail climbs up from the highway. Ouray Ouray is an alpine village surrounded by towering mountains. Victorian shops, restaurants, and hotels line downtown streets. Box Canyon Falls features a plummeting waterfall in a deep cave-like canyon. Historic hot spring pools are open year-round.
Scenic campgrounds abound.
The area features Ridgway Reservoir State Recreation Area, Owl Creek Pass, and the Uncompahgre Wilderness . Just north is Montrose, home of the Ute Indian Museum and gateway to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. There's also access here to one of Colorado's premier mountain bicycle trail systems. Forest access roads lead into the backcountry. Telluride This Victorian mining town, founded in the late 1800s, is now an international ski resort.