Salida Colorado
Salida, Colorado is known as “The small town with the Big Heart”. It has been complimented by visitors and magazines as being a “sweetly unpretentious town”, and a “dream town”. That speaks highly of the area and the residents of Salida. The location is in the Upper Arkansas River Valley close to the Continental Divide, but in the lower “Banana Belt” region. The climate that is produced is milder and wonderful for year round outdoor recreation. The views are spectacular because in any direction you look, there are superb mountain ranges. The Sawatch to the Northwest, Sangre de Cristo to the south and the Mosquito range to the north. This is the land of the 14er’s. There are 12 peaks nearby that top 14,000 feet in elevation.
More Salida Town Facts
| Region: South Central | County: Chaffee | |
| Latitude: 38.531442 | Longitude: -105.996090 | Elevation: 7,083 ft (2,159 m) |
Close by Salida you will find the ski resort of Monarch Mountain where they receive over 350 inches of natural snow annually, have friendly people, prices are reasonable, and the runs flow naturally back to the base area. “At Monarch you’ll lose the crowds, but not your friends.” The town of Salida was founded back in 1880 as a railroad town and was an important link in the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. After the decline of the railroad operations, residents were mostly ranching or working at the Climax mine for the Climax Molybdenum Company. To the north of the town is the Arkansas
Valley and Buena Vista, Colorado. The Arkansas River runs through the Salida area and is home to one of the oldest whitewater races in North America – the annual FIBArk Kayak race. Tourism is a very important resource for the area.
Local Salida Colorado Attractions
There are interesting things to do from A-Z (or at least Y)… consider renting an ATV (or Jeep) to go exploring the area or have fun with Archery- equipment & supplies are available. Ballooning, bike tours, camping, fishing, fitness centers, glider rides, go carts, gold panning, golf, horseback riding, hot springs, kayaking, mini-golf, pools, rafting, rockhounding, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiles, snowshoeing, Tours and Yoga… how about that for choices?
| Of course there are lots of other things to do and see in the area! Click on any of the links below to find more activities. |
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