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Colorado Gators Reptile Park, Mosca, CO
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Colorado Gators Reptile Park

Colorado Gators Reptile Park is an attraction in Mosca, CO, part of the Taos and the San Luis Valley guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

9162 County Road 9 N · Mosca, CO

Why you should go…

Colorado Gators Reptile Park is a reptile rescue and education facility near Mosca, Colorado, open since 1990 on the site of a former tilapia farm. It houses more than 250 alligators along with crocodiles, caimans, tortoises, snakes and turtles, many of them rescued animals. A geothermal well keeps ponds warm year-round, and visitors can pet a small alligator or buy gator chow to feed the animals.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Colorado Gators Reptile Park, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Local Gem

    Kristi Mountain Sports

    Under $25

    A locally owned Alamosa outfitter renting sandboards and sleds for Great Sand Dunes plus bikes, skis and camping gear.

    16 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Alamosa

    Free

    A San Luis Valley city near Great Sand Dunes National Park, known for its rotating downtown sculpture collection.

    16 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    $25–$50

    Hike, sandboard and sled the tallest sand dunes in North America, then wade in Medano Creek at their base.

    20 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor