Colorado River
From its headwaters at Poudre Pass, the Colorado River runs 1,440 miles southwest.
Plan Around Colorado River
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Colorado River Details
From its headwaters at Poudre Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Colorado River runs 1,440 miles southwest to the Gulf of California. You can literally stand astride the river at its source, but downstream the Colorado grows up to 300 feet wide and 40 feet deep. Fed by snowmelt from the mountains, the river carves deep into the earth at the Grand Canyon and provides water to seven states.
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Low
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West Side
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Colorado River
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Colorado River Trail
Colorado River Trail follows the upper stretch of this great American river; its source being roughly 6 miles from the trailhead.
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Colorado River Trail Trailhead
A 3.7-mile hike takes you to Lulu City, a ghost town that was a mining community in the 1870s.
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Colorado River Trail Trailhead
A 3.7-mile hike takes you to Lulu City, a ghost town that was a mining community in the 1870s.
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Farview Curve
The Colorado River flows through the Kawuneeche Valley, just five miles from its source at La Poudre Pass.
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Farview Curve
The Colorado River flows through the Kawuneechee Valley, just five miles from its source at La Poudre Pass.
