Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway
Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Colorado. Within Colorado it covers roughly 70 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway follows the infant Colorado River from Grand Lake — the largest natural lake in Colorado, at the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park — downstream through Hot Sulphur Springs and into Gore Canyon. In its first miles the river is small enough to step across, a striking contrast to the great river it becomes downstream. The route mixes ranchland, river, and the deep walls of Byers and Gore canyons.
- Grand Lake
- headwaters of the Colorado
- Gore Canyon
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Rocky Mountain NP edge
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway
12 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway.
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