Spend a little extra time and explore laid-back Salida, and the neighboring towns of Buena Vista and Poncha Springs, this winter.
Join forces with the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association as an Upper Arkansas Wilderness volunteer!
Don't be surprised if you need flip-flops and shorts in the middle of winter. Chaffee County's Banana Belt climate lends itself to allow skiing in the morning and boating in the afternoon. Check the NOAA weather predictions and check the area's trail conditions.
Try something new! Rent a fat bike from SubCulture Cyclery. Take it around town, on Salida Mountain Trails and then take it up to the snow!
Absolute Bikes has the most updated trail conditions in our valley. Check them out with the link above. Take out a fat bike and hit the trails up on Monarch Pass!
Drive over Poncha Pass toward the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Enjoy your takeout from Sweetie's at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Explore the Methodist Mountain Trail System. If there's snow on the ground, just grab some Yaktrax at Salida Mountain Sports.
Drive down north to Chaffee County and visit Buena Vista. You won't want to miss their historic downtown, nor their newest part of town at the South Mall.
