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Town in Colorado, United States
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Hotchkiss is a town in the Northwestern part of the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado. It is also a part of the West Elks American Viticultural Area (AVA), part of Colorado's Wine Country and home to the highest wine vineyards in North America.
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Located in a restored creamery, it features work of local artists
Features a pioneer saddles, clothes and a chuck wagon from the first settlers of the Gunnison River's North Fork Valley.
Raises the stock fish for the lakes and streams of New Mexico and Colorado. Small visitor center and tank room, residences, 32 outdoor concrete raceways, 24 nursery tanks, and 6 earthen ponds.
Road traversing the world's largest flattop mountain. Begins at Cedaredge Pioneer Town Museum Welcome Center on US 65 off US 92. The Land O'Lakes Visitor Center, Land's End, and Plateau Valley Area offer fishing, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, photography and amazing views.
Trail crosses public land for 142 miles connecting Montrose and Grand Junction, Colorado. The Tabeguache Trail begins in Shavano Valley and weaves through the canyons, mesas and highlands of the Uncompahgre Plateau before ending in "No Thoroughfare Canyon," a few miles west of Grand Junction.
Created by Crawford Dam which crosses Iron Creek, a tributary of the Smith Fork of the Gunnison River. Fishing, boating, waterskiing, sailboarding, and swimming.
Scenery, water-skiing, wildflowers and camping, all in view of the Ragged Mountains
Organic and fair trade coffees, fresh roasted. Pleasant atmosphere -- red French doors wine-barrel flower pots and outdoor cafe tables.
Family restaurant serving American food
Pizza, subs and salads
Family barbecue joint
Restaurant & bar.
Some pet rooms for a $10 fee, cable TV, central location
Flex 2-bedroom apartment with livingroom, jacuzzi, bathroom, cable.
Fully furnished, 3-bedroom home with TV, reading room, 2½ baths.
Meditation retreat and artist's colony. Surrounded by forests, streams and wildlife.
Rustic cabins and fisherman's retreat that border 5 miles of the Gunnison River and towering cliffs. 7 acres of trout ponds, 8 acres of bass ponds, a sporting clay course, and 1,000 acres for wing shooting.
Adobe-style inn offers peace and seclusion in the middle of 47 acres of private land. Views of the surrounding vineyard, West Elk mountains, canyons and mesas. Continental breakfast prepared with fresh fruit from the organic farms of Delta County. Restaurant serves classic French cuisine made with local ingredients. Southwestern-style rooms.
Electrical and water hookups at 7 sites for RV campers. No dumping. Showers Apr to mid- Nov. 7 day maximum stay.
200 sites. No RV hook ups, jet boat trips, guided fishing trips, rafting
Electric hook ups for RVs
10-unit RV park, electrical hookups, propane.
3 primitive cabins, 2 house settings, can cater to large groups.
By car
From Grand Junction, follow US 50 for 38 mi (61 km) south. Turn left at US 92 and continue for 20 mi (32 km).
By train
Amtrak serves nearby Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction with the California Zephyr, which runs daily between Emeryville (in the San Francisco Bay Area) and Chicago.
Downtown Hotchkiss is divided into East and West Bridge Street in the middle of town (at 1st Street). Bridge Street is also US 92 running east-west through town. The main drag is easily navigated by foot.
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Montrose · Regional · MTJ
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