Wagon Wheel Gap - Southwest Colorado

Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado, The CVD
 

The town of Wagon Wheel Gap was the scene of several early Indian battles and it's said Kit Carson's brother-in-law farmed here in 1840. The town's railroad station is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. The Silver Thread Scenic Byway begins at South Fork, continues through Wagon Wheel Gap and Creede and ends at Lake City. South Fork is situated at the western edge of the San Luis Valley, one of the biggest intermountain valleys in the world.

Big horn sheep, cliffs, Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado, The CVD
Rio Grande, Fishing near Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado, The CVD
 

Colorado's upper Rio Grande from the Rio Grande Reservoir above Creede through Wagon Wheel Gap and South Fork to Del Norte is "a high-country angler's paradise...an undiscovered paradise," according to American Angler, the magazine of fly fishing and fly tying.

Wolf Creek Pass with its deep-power ski resort, is near numerous, year-round recreational possibilities and is just west of the nearby town of South Fork. Whether you hike it or drive it, the surrounding mountains have deer, elk, grouse, ptarmigan, bighorn sheep, snowshoe rabbits, and even an occasional bear, bobcat or cougar!

Wagon Wheel Gap is near: Creede , Del Norte, & South Fork

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All Wagon Wheel Gap Businesses

Cottonwood Cove Lodge, Cabins, RV Park, Jeeps, Horse Rides & Rafting  email this Colorado cabin link to Colorado vacation Photos available on Colorado vacation page
1, 2 & 3 bedroom cabins with kitchens & fireplaces plus RV sites along the Silver Thread Scenic Byway (Highway 149) between Creede and South Fork in Wagon Wheel Gap. Dogs Welcome!

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Phipps La Garita Ranch  link to Colorado vacation New Colorado vacation business
At Wagon Wheel Gap between Creede & South Fork on Highway 149 with vacation cabins, lodge rooms & suites. Dwight D. Eisenhower enjoyed fishing on the Ranch, you will too. No TVs in units, some WI-FI.

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Wagon Wheel Gap Activities and Maps

Scenic Byways:
Silver Thread Scenic Byway

Jeep & 4WD:
Creede Jeeping & ATV Trails

 
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