Sightseeing

Ouray Visitor Center

Ouray's visitor center on Main Street, with staff, maps of scenic drives, 4WD routes and hiking trails, and brochures.

1230 Main St · Ouray, CO

About Ouray Visitor Center

The Ouray Visitor Center is at 1230 Main Street, next to the hot springs pool at the north end of town. Staff can help with scenic drives, hiking trails, hot springs, dining and Jeep rentals, and you can pick up maps of paved roads, backcountry 4WD routes and trails along with brochures. Restrooms are on the downstairs floor. It is open 9am to 4pm from May through October and 10am to 3pm from November through April.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Ouray Visitor Center, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
History Buff
Ouray County Museum
Under $25
A county history museum in Ouray's 1887 St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital, with 38 exhibits on mining, ranching and railroads.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Tours
History Buff
Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour
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A seasonal underground mine train tour into a historic silver and gold mine near Ouray.
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Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway
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Sports & Outdoors
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Million Dollar Highway
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Drive a cliff-hugging stretch of U.S. 550 over Red Mountain Pass between the mountain towns of Ouray and Silverton.
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Sightseeing
Local Gem
Ridgway
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
Telluride Visitors Center
No admission fee
Visit Telluride's visitor center on West Colorado Avenue, where staff help with general information and lodging and activity reservations.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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