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Settle in for the fall season in Cañon City, where warm weather and summer activities linger and you can explore longer.

Fall Reigns Supreme in the Royal Gorge Region

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There are special places and unique vistas around nearly every Colorado corner. You can help ensure these places exist for generations to come by staying on roads and trails, keeping speeds in check, leaving campsites and picnic spots just as you found them, and following instructional signs while you’re out and about in our state.

Travel Like a Local

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This 3.8-mile lightly trafficked out-and-back trail near Cañon City features a tunnel blasted out of the mountainside. Ideal for families, wildlife viewing, and taking in the gorgeous Royal Gorge scenery.

Walk Along Tunnel Drive

DiRito's Italian Restaurant proudly offers their daily homemade bread, signature roasted garlic, homemade meatballs and sausage, as well as numerous other homemade Italian specialty dishes. Don't forget to check the daily specials available and homemade soup of the day.

DiRitos Italian Restaurant

Experience the ultimate dinosaur adventure and home of the world-famous 'Bone Wars'! Come learn why our area is famous for dinos in a fun, guided museum tour and see fossils and casts of incredible dinosaur and marine creatures. Then step outside and be amazed as you come face-to-face with full-scale animatronic dinosaurs in our nature park, where life-like dinosaurs move and make sound as you walk by. And for the thrill-seekers, climb up a three-story ropes course that brings you eye-to-eye with animated dinosaurs like T. rex! Not to leave out the smallest kids, we have a pint-size ropes course for them too. It's fun for the whole family! Check out our working paleo lab, kids room, awesome theater, snack bar, and extensive gift shop. We have recieved Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence, a Red Tricycle Totally Awesome Award, and more.
New this year is the addition of another fun dig pit where guests sift and search for cool fossil and gem treasures and get to keep their favorite finds. Guests participate in fossil hunting and leave with exciting keepsakes!

The Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience

Gorgeous mountain views, Colorado crafted beers, patio seating and great food add a fantastic finish to your rafting adventure.

8 Mile Bar and Grill

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Downtown Cañon City budget hotel with indoor heated pool, sauna and hot tub. Close to restaurants and coffee shops.

Budget Host - Royal Gorge Inn

Whether you’re looking for a delicious breakfast, lunch or tasty treat, the Happy Ending Caboose Cafe will stoke the coals and get your engine running for an adventure-filled day.

Happy Ending Caboose Cafe

At Colorado Jeep Tours we pride ourselves on providing high quality, scenic, and informative jeep tours. Our tours offer a variety of information, including history of the region, geology, western history, mining, Indian folklore, prospecting and early settlers, and Jurassic history of the area along with the geological formations that are found in the Cañon City area. Our tours offer a fun and interesting way to learn about Colorado.  All of our tours are incredibly scenic and accommodate most ages and abilities. Take a ride in our customized open-air jeeps that are modified with your comfort in mind and view the spectacular scenery and wildlife that Colorado has to offer. We've partnered with the best attractions in the surrounding area to show you the best the Royal Gorge Region has to offer. Whether you are looking for a scenic half-day trip, a historical and adventurous full day, or a day packed with the best multisport packages in Colorado, we have an adventure that's right for you!
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One of the best pizza places and restaurants in Canon City! Come enjoy award winning, handcrafted pizza, fresh salads, made to order calzones and fresh baked sandwiches in our incredibly mad, eclectic dining room. Filled with original artwork from local artists, music and magic, we are always having fun at Pizza Madness. A favorite hang out for locals, enjoy a frost cold microbrew with your favorite pizza. All the kids love the video games and the casual atmosphere. Perfect for large parties and celebrations, everyone comes back to Pizza Madness for more. 
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Pizza Madness

Cañon City in southern Colorado is the home of the Museum of Colorado Prisons, a showcase of the atmosphere and exhibits of days, staff and inmates gone by. A visit to the the Royal Gorge Region isn’t complete without stopping and “doing time” in this historical cell h

Museum of Colorado Prisons

Down-to-earth place serving familiar, hearty Mexican &amp; American eats, plus beer &amp; large margaritas.

El Caporal Family Mexican Restaurant

Take advantage of clear fall skies and low light pollution at Red Canyon Park. Just north of Cañon City, the park is a wonderland of fossils, pinon pines and towering red rocks.

Go Stargazing

With a rustic fireplace, three bedrooms, two baths, a spacious modern kitchen, and laundry facilities, an overnight or extended honeymoon at the Bighorn Mountaintop Lodge is the ultimate Royal Gorge experience.

Bighorn Mountaintop Lodge

Craft coffee, manual brews, espresso bar, signature drinks, real fruit and green tea smoothies, Italian Sodas, house made pastries, bicycles, good music, great service, and more!

The Bean Pedaler

Skyline Drive is a must-see for anyone visiting Cañon City. Touted as one of America's most scenic drives, its steep, cliff-side climb makes you feel as though you are "off-roading" from the comfort of your passenger car.

Skyline Drive

The Whitewater Bar &amp; Grill, Royal Gorge Rafting &amp; Zipline tours make the perfect combination to any Colorado vacation! The Whitewater Bar &amp; Grill is a rustic western style bar &amp; grill with all of the perfect amenities. relax before or after your rafting &amp; zip line tour,

Whitewater Bar & Grill

While the coal mines are now closed, this Fremont County Heritage Guide is intended to preserve the memory of this important economic era. It is dedicated to the miners and their families, many who immigrated to the United States and established deep roots and a lasting legacy in Fremont County.

Self-Guided Tour of Coal Camps

Showing first-run movies on three screens in Cañon City.

The Cañon Cinema

Close to the Royal Gorge Bridge and the best river rafting in Colorado, our Canon City hotel provides a great location and spacious accommodations. Canon City, Colorado is known for the historic railroad route and great outdoors. Our Canon City hotel is the perfect destination for a picnic, hiking or to simply enjoy the surrounding beauty. Enjoy the outside scenery in the mountains, or spend the day exploring the charming town and shopping in the boutiques.