Local Activities
Montrose is Colorado’s adventure hub, surrounded by hiking, fishing, rafting, horseback riding, and breathtaking mountain scenery. With Black Canyon National Park, Ouray, and the San Juan Mountains nearby, adventure is never far away.
Water Park
Montrose Water Sports Park
210 Apollo Rd
Montrose, CO 81401
- (970) 240-1400
Bike Rentals
Montrose Surf + Cycle
245 West Main St.
245 West Main St. Montrose, CO 81401
- 719-395-2158
Children’s Museum
Montrose Children’s Museum
221 Colorado Ave STE A
Montrose, CO 81401
- (970) 964-9995
Horseback Riding
Metaphorse Riding Instruction
18907 Spring Canyon Rd.
Montrose, CO 81403
- (970) 249-1821
Take a Hike
View, views, views.
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Length: 0.4 – 2.6 miles
Just a short drive from Meadows of San Juan Resort, the breathtaking Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park offers some of the most dramatic scenery in the American West. Carved by the powerful Gunnison River over millions of years, the canyon features towering cliffs,...
Loop trail
Difficulty: Moderate
Length: 12.5 miles
Located within the rugged Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, Dominguez Canyon offers a completely different Colorado hiking experience than the high mountains and alpine lakes of the San Juans. Here, you'll discover towering red rock cliffs, hidden waterfalls, ancient Native American petroglyphs, and dramatic desert canyon...
Loop with many options
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Length: 0.8 to 2.4 miles
Located just minutes from downtown Montrose, the Buzzard Gulch Trail System offers miles of scenic trails winding through Colorado's high-desert landscape. Popular with hikers, mountain bikers, and trail runners, Buzzard Gulch features rolling terrain, wide-open views, juniper-covered hillsides, and sweeping vistas of the surrounding mountains....