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Ridgway State Park, Ridgway, CO

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Ridgway State Park

A year-round state park beside Ridgway Reservoir, at the foot of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado.

28555 Highway 550, Ridgway, CO 81432 · Ridgway, CO

About Ridgway State Park

Ridgway State Park sits in the Uncompahgre River Valley near the San Juan Mountains. Visitors can use the reservoir for boating and paddling, walk or bike its trails, fish from piers, and camp at several campgrounds or in year-round yurts. The Ridgway Visitor Center in the Dutch Charlie section offers exhibits on local wildlife and natural history, and an overlook there gives views of the reservoir and mountains. Birdwatching is popular, and the park has pinyon-juniper woodlands, shrublands, and riparian areas. Ouray, Montrose-area attractions, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park are within reach.

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

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Ridgway

    No admission fee

    A small San Juan Mountains gateway town known for its state park, hot springs and arts district.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    4.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Tours
    Local Gem

    RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service

    $50+

    Full-service fly shop and guided fly fishing outfitter on Colorado's Western Slope rivers.

    4.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Outdoor Adventure

    Action Adventures Trail Rides

    $50+

    Family-owned outfitter offering guided horseback trail rides in the mountains above Ouray, Colorado.

    4.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Telluride Ski Resort

    $50+

    Ski and snowboard more than 2,000 acres of San Juan terrain in winter, then ride the free gondola to bike, hike and zipline in summer.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    20 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Montrose Anglers

    No admission fee

    A Montrose fly shop and guide service on Mayfly Drive offering float and wade trips on the Gunnison and Uncompahgre rivers.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    21 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Million Dollar Highway

    No admission fee

    Drive a cliff-hugging stretch of U.S. 550 over Red Mountain Pass between the mountain towns of Ouray and Silverton.

    22 mi awayMore like this

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