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If you're seeking warmer climates in the colder months, visit the Royal Gorge region, where temperatures tend to stay warmer, thanks to the region's banana belt location. Your whole family can enjoy the area with trips to see dinosaurs, outdoor experiences and more.

The Royal Gorge Region: The Warmer Side of Winter

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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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Stroll along Cañon City’s Arkansas Riverwalk Trail, which follows the Arkansas River for more than seven miles, winding through wetlands, groves of cottonwoods and the John Griffin Regional Park — a nature area located in central Cañon City. This is an ideal trail for those looking for a leisurely walk with beautiful scenery.

Stroll along the Arkansas River

Bunk House Burgers is a locally owned, family partnership that is proud of its ranching history.

Bunk House Burgers

The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey has been making its own wines since 2002 and has won over 100 awards and medals in prestigious international wine competitions in the last 3 years alone. The tasting room has been voted "Best Front Range Tasting Room" by Colorado Vine.

The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey

Treat yourself today from our pan-Asian Kitchen or Sushi Bar Menu offering over 100 specialty items.

Momo Sushi Bar, Wok & Grill

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

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Have an ice-cold beer in a Mason jar at <a href="https://royalgorgerafting.net/white-water-bar/">Whitewater Bar and Grill</a> before heading off to bed.

Grab a Cold One

Royal Gorge Cabins offers 9 luxury cabin rentals in 1- and 2-bedroom sizes, as well as glamping tent rentals. Located 1 hour from Colorado Springs and 8 miles from Cañon City, the well-appointed cabins are the perfect basecamp for your Colorado Springs vacation.

Royal Gorge Cabins

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

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

Check out our local Mexican food right in downtown Cañon City.

Ortega's

Head to Florence, Colorado’s antique capital to peruse more than a dozen antique stores.

Go Antiquing

Papa's Restaurant has the best pizza in Florence and Fremont County, Colorado. Calzones, pasta, salads and sandwiches--all Excellent!
Call 719-784-7888 or visit for outstanding Italian!

Papa's Pizza

The Parrot — booze and food, wifi, pool tables, dart boards, shuffle boards and video games.

Green Parrot Lounge

Lark Landing B&amp;B is a luxury guest retreat offering an exclusive private suite overlooking the Arkansas River.

Lark Landing B&B

Homestyle and Mexican food. Breakfast (served all day), lunch and dinner. Friendly and clean atmosphere.

Two Sisters Restaurant

Believe it or not, it’s entirely possible to go rock climbing in Cañon City during the winter and just north of town is Shelf Road, one of Colorado’s finest climbing areas. Grab your gear at Red Canyon Cycles or book a climbing trip with Rock-N-Row.

Climb Your Way to New Heights

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

Rotating, multi-media fine art shows by regional artists along with classes, interactive cultural activities and historical displays for children and adults.

Fremont Center for the Arts

This locally loved Cañon City brew pub boasts a wide array of craft brews — from fruit beers and coffee stouts to ales and pilsners — as well as a food menu that's sure to please anyone in your party.

World's End Brewing Company

Take a nighttime self-guided tour of cemeteries in Fremont County for some spooky fun. Fremont County cemeteries date back to 1865, 11 years before statehood in 1876 but four years after Colorado became a territory in 1861 so there is plenty of history to explore.

Get Spooked

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.