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Spring is an ideal time to visit Spanish Peaks Country in southern Colorado. Warm sunshine melts the snow, causing creeks and rivers to run, and it makes for days perfect for playing outside.

Spring Adventures Await in Spanish Peaks Country

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Donate to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Sangre-De-Cristo-Center-For-Youth-266237060128975/posts/">Sangre de Cristo Center for Youth</a>, an organization that works to positively engage the youth of Huerfano County through character-building, personal and social responsibility and life-skills development.

Support a Worthy Cause

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Mission: Wolf is a sanctuary for captive wolves and wolf-dog crosses. At present, we care for 23 wolves and wolf-dog crosses. We welcome visitors/ volunteers that sign up online for a Tuesday or Saturday.

Mission: Wolf

“A taste of today in yesterday’s store” reflects what to expect on a visit to Serendipity. Owner Gaye Davis has chosen to create a coffee shop/specialty gift store in a historic building in the heart of downtown Walsenburg.

Serendipity Coffee House

Take a beautiful hike to Apache Falls on Greenhorn Mountain in northern Huerfano County. This 11-mile round trip hike starts at Rye’s Bartlett Trailhead and meanders deep into the dark woods of the San Isabel National Forest and Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness before reaching a stunning horsetail waterfall.

Hike to Apache Falls on Green Mountain

Long considered the heart and soul of the Cuchara Valley, Dog Bar &amp; Grill is the place to enjoy lunch on the outdoor deck with your favorite canine or a casual dine-in evening for dinner and beverages from a full bar.  Live entertainment on weekends thru the summer.

Dog Bar & Grill

Catch a performance at the Francisco Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open at 6:30 pm for 7 pm performances. Advance tickets to shows, when made available, normally go on sale online approximately four weeks before the first performance.

Francisco Center For The Performing Arts

Twelve rental cabins in La Veta. The property abuts the Cuchara River. We do daily, weekly and monthly rentals.

Two Fox Cabins & RV's

Delight in breakfast classics like packed breakfast burritos, decadent pancakes and more.

Skinny's Diner and Bar

Because the dunes and surrounding mountains are designated wilderness, this is a great place to enjoy unspoiled natural beauty in a variety of ways. Whether you play in Medano Creek, build a sand castle, slide down the dunes, go birdwatching in wetlands or ascend a 13,000-foot peak, you will discover plenty of kinds of outdoor recreation for all ages.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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Hike the dunes in the morning before the sand gets too hot. For an extra bit of fun, rent a sand sled or board from <a href="http://www.greatdunes.com/">Great Sand Dunes Oasis</a> inside the park.

Hike or Sled

The Oasis Restaurant and Store, located at the main park entrance, is the only restaurant within 25 miles of Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Great Sand Dunes Oasis

Back on the sand, set up some chairs and an umbrella along Medano Creek. This special creek only runs during the spring and offers a delightful experience for people of all ages. Bring a tube for a fun float!

Hang Out at Medano Creek

Each evening, we offer a delicious selection from our menu choices of lamb, steak, chicken, seafood or vegetarian complemented with fresh vegetables and potato, rice or pasta, along with soup or salad to complete your meal.

Alys' Restaurant

After a busy day at the Sand Dunes, relax at a La Veta Park and watch the stars appear. Low light pollution in the area facilitates excellent stargazing.

Stargazing at La Veta Park

Enjoy dramatic settings that have inspired tall tales.

Highway of Legends - Scenic and Historic Byway

Drive the Highway of Legends (while listening to the <a href="https://travelstorys.com/tours/105/Highway%20of%20Legends">Highway of Legends Travel Storys App</a>) to Trinidad, an almost perfectly preserved Victorian city with a historic downtown studded with Italianate stonework facades that give the city a European look.

Cruise to Trinidad

Fresh deli meats, domestic and imported cheese, local goat cheese. Spaghetti, ravioli, gnocchi, fettuccine alfredo and sandwiches. Dine in or take out.

Nana & Nano Monteleone's Deli and Pasta House

Drive north to <a href="https://spanishpeakscountry.com/walsenburg/">Walsenburg</a>, where you’ll discover antique shops, the Walsenburg Mining Museum, the Museum of Friends and the Walsenburg Golf Course.

Drive to Walsenburg

Nestled in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks, this park offers a gentle climate, 103 campsites, fishing, waterskiing, golfing, hiking and great views of the nearby mountain ranges.

Lathrop State Park

Serving excellent Mexican food since 1956, with a red-chili sauce known throughout the land.

Corine's Mexican Food

Opened by artists Brendt and Maria Cocchiarelli Berger, this contemporary arts museum houses over 600 pieces of art, the majority of which has ben donated to the museum. Exhibitions change roughly every month and the museum holds regular artist talks.

Museum of Friends

Spanish Peaks Guesthouse is a vacation rental on 200ac south of Walsenburg at the gateway to the Spanish Peaks. A 3 bed/2 bath home, it is ideal as a family or couples getaway, a relaxing escape and a base for all of your Southern Colorado adventures.