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For 82 scenic miles, Colorado's Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway winds its way through lush river valleys, skirts the bountiful Flat Tops Wilderness and tours some of the state's least traveled roads, as well as two delightful Wild West towns.
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Flat Tops Wilderness: Meeker & Rangely

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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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Winding its way through lush river valleys, the Flat Tops Trail byway skirts the bountiful Flat Tops Wilderness, climbs over two of the state's least-traveled passes and is bookended by the authentic ranching towns of Yampa and Meeker.

Flat Tops Trail - Scenic and Historic Byway

A place to recharge &amp; reconnect with what really matters - log cabins, great food, fish and hunting tales spoken, hiking and horses. A beautiful remote area of NW Colorado. It's Colorado's beautiful little secret. You will be asking - why didn't I know about this place.

Trappers Lake Lodge

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Stick around after your lunch at Trappers Lake Lodge and go horseback riding. The trail boss will guide you up to the top of the Flat Tops Wilderness where the expansive views will take your breath away.

Hang Out After Lunch

Ripple Creek Lodge is a historic resort/guest ranch located at the halfway point of the Flat Tops Scenic Byway. We offer trial rides, accommodations in historic cabins, meals, guided fishing adventures, pack trips and guided and drop camp Elk hunts.

Ripple Creek Lodge

Head over to Ripple Creek Lodge in Meeker. Spend the time before dinner fishing their backcountry streams, have dinner at the lodge and settle in for a cozy night in their vacation cabins.

More Adventure at Ripple Creek Lodge

In remote Northwest Colorado hides a community of a couple thousand people. The trout-filled White River flows through town and Northwest Colorado's only historic hotel sits on Main Street, its brick façade concealing memorable Old West stories.

Meeker Hotel & Cafe

White River Museum, housed in 1880s U.S. Army officer quarters, showcases early pioneers and the stories and artifacts they left behind, including clothing, household goods, an original 1885 hand printing press, Native American Ute artifacts and much more.

White River Museum

Our purpose is to provide you with the best value, quality and consistency in food preparation and service. Our restaurant has come a full circle with the Mazzola family starting Mama Mazzola's in 1978 and Kris &amp; Henry Arcolesse reopening Ma Famiglia's in 2005.

Ma Famiglia Restaurant

Classic automotive museum with very rare autos and motorcycles from the early 1900's. The curator has an amazing ability to bring each car to life with its colorful history.

Rangely Automotive Museum

Established in 2003, Giovanni's uses their time-tested recipes to create mouth-watering homemade sauces, pizza dough, Italian meatballs, and sausage. Gio's has a variety of appetizers, burgers, salads, sandwiches, calzones, pizza, and desserts.

Gio's Family Dining

The lake contains approximately 13,800 acre-feet of water, allowing plenty of room for water skiers and fishing. The south side of the lake contains two swim areas and the docks are seldom crowded.

Fishing or Swimming at Kenney Reservoir

The Blue Mountain Inn &amp; Suites, Rangely, Colorado's newest hotel.

Blue Mountain Inn & Suites

Strong cups of coffee, steak and eggs, cinnamon rolls, lunch menu and more.

Main Street Cafe

The Rangely Outdoor Museum has three historical buildings that house exhibits from dinosaurs to drilling and the pre-historical Fremont peoples to the pioneers, ranchers and oil field workers of the more recent times.

Rangely Outdoor Museum

Terrific food for dine in or take out. Spicy or mild, there is a flavor for everyone.

California Wok

The Canyon Pintado National Historic District includes hundreds of archaeological sites, most deriving from the Fremont Culture(c. AD 0_1300) and Ute (c. AD 1300_1881) occupations of the Douglas Creek canyon. Look for eight interpretive exhibits along the highway.

Canyon Pintado National Historic District

A sonic wonder, a seven-story steel water tank with a deep reverb, longer and richer than the Taj Mahal's. For Open Saturdays, 9am-1pm, experience The Tank free of charge.  Solstice Festival, June 21 - 23.  See tanksounds.org.  233 County Road 46, Rangely, Colorado.