Cañon City is a city in Colorado. It is the gateway to Royal Gorge, a cavernous canyon of the Arkansas River.

Get in

By air

Pueblo is the closest city with an airport. It is served by Southern Airways Express.

Colorado Springs Airport is the closest full-service airport.

By car

Cañon City is directly linked to Pueblo by US Route 50. From Colorado Springs, go south on State Route 115, then west on US Route 50.

Get around

Cañon City's main road is Royal Gorge Boulevard, which is part of US Route 50.

See

• 1 Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, 4218 County Rd 3A, ☏ +1 719 275-7507, toll-free: +1-888-333-5597. The world's highest suspension bridge, aerial cable car, and many more attractions. Don't miss the SkyCoaster!  
• 2 Royal Gorge Route, ☏ +1 719-276-4000, toll-free: +1-888-724-5748. Train ride through the floor of Royal Gorge, with specialty excursions featuring lunch, and murder mystery and wine-maker dinners. Closed for the Winter check the schedule to see when opens usually around middle of March.  
• 3 Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center, 612 Royal Gorge Blvd, ☏ +1 719 269-9036. Come see amazing fossils of dinosaurs and also a complete Stegosaurus.  
• The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, 3011 East Highway 50, ☏ +1 719-276-5191. The tasting room and gift shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10AM-6PM, and on Sundays from noon-5PM. 
• 4 Museum of Colorado Prisons, 201 N 1st St, ☏ +1 719 269-3015. The Museum of Colorado Prisons, located on the grounds of the "Old Max," a prison still in operation, tells the story of Canon City's colorful prison history. See old photographs and prison implements, including the old gas chamber  

Do

• Royal Gorge Zip Line Tours, 45045 Hwy 50 West, ☏ +1 719 275-7238. 
• Skyline Drive. a one-way road, and the entrance is about 3 miles west of Canon City on U.S. Highway 50. The 3-mile drive, constructed by inmates from the state prison in the early 20th century, takes you hundreds of feet up a ridge overlooking Canon City and the Arkansas River Valley  
• Tunnel Drive. Beautiful walking trail next to the Arkansas River. 

Rafting

• 1 American Adventure Expeditions, 41746 W US Hwy 50, ☏ +1 719 395-2409. Offering white water rafting trips on the Arkansas River for all ages and skill levels. Enjoy the intense rapids of the Royal Gorge Canyon or the beautiful bighorn sheep in Bighorn Sheep Canyon. The only outpost on the river in the Royal Gorge. Overnight and full day trips available. (updated Jan 2018)
• 2 River Runners Royal Gorge Rafting Center (Rafting Canon City, Colorado), 44641 US Hwy 50 (8 miles west of Canon City, Colorado on US Hwy 50), toll-free: +1-866-945-3420. Since 1972 River Runners has been providing fully guided family friendly whitewater rafting trips daily at their Riverside Rafting Resort in Buena Vista, Colorado and Royal Gorge Rafting Center in Canon City, Colorado. Raft the Royal Gorge and Bighorn Sheep Canyon on the Arkansas River. 
• 3 Lost Paddle Rafting, 1420 Royal Gorge Blvd, ☏ +1 719-275-0884. Half-day to multi-day overnight trips on the Arkansas River. Daily trips through the Royal Gorge. (updated Jan 2018)

Buy

• 1 The Gold Mine Rock Shop, 44864 W US Hwy 50, ☏ +1 719 276-9353. a great place for rock hounds to get all different types of rocks and different qualities. 
• 2 New Horizons Thrift Store, 3170 E. Main St, ☏ +1 719 276-2676. (updated Jan 2018)
• 3 Tailored West, 502 Main St, ☏ +1 719 371-2244. A unique shop for women's clothing, footwear, and accessories. (updated Jan 2018)

Eat

• Bunk House Burgers, 2147 Fremont Dr, Cañon City, ☏ +1 719 315-2218. 11AM-8PM. (updated Feb 2018)
• 1 Dirito's Italian Restaurant, 231 Main St, ☏ +1 719 276-7240. Tu-Th 11AM - 8PM, F Sa 11AM - 9PM. (updated Jan 2018)
• 2 8 Mile Bar & Grill, 45000 W US Hwy 50, ☏ +1 719 275-1558. (updated Jan 2018)
• Le Petit Chablis, 512 Royal Gorge Blvd, ☏ +1 719 269-3333. (updated May 2022)
• 3 Pizza Madness, 509 Main St, ☏ +1 719 276-3088. (updated Jan 2018)
• 4 Chicago Bob's BBQ, 120 S 15th St, ☏ +1 719 275-4226. (updated Jan 2018)
• 5 Royal Gorge Brewing Co. & Restaurant, 413 Main St, ☏ +1 719 345-4141. M-Th 11AM - 10PM, F Sa 11AM - 11PM, Su 11AM - 10PM. (updated Jan 2018)
• 6 White Water Bar & Grill, 4505 Hwy 50 W, ☏ +1 719 275-7238. 

Drink

• Big Burger World, 1205 South 9th St, ☏ +1 719 275-8079. 
• 1 Royal Gorge Brewing Co. & Restaurant, 413 Main St, ☏ +1 719 345-4141. (updated Jan 2018)

Sleep

• 1 Best Western Canon City, 110 Latigo Ln, ☏ +1 719 275-2400, toll-free: +1 800 780-7234. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jan 2018)
• The Royal Gorge Inn, 217 N. Raynolds, ☏ +1-866-495-8403. 
• 2 Hampton Inn Canon City, 102 McCormick Pkwy, ☏ +1 719 269-1112, fax: +1 719 466-5065. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jan 2018)
• 3 Super 8 Canon City, 209 N 19th St, ☏ +1 719 275-8687, toll-free: +1 800 536-1211. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jan 2018)
• 4 Quality Inn & Suites, 3075 E. US 50, ☏ +1 719 275-8676, fax: +1 719 275-8675. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Jan 2018)

Go next

Routes through Cañon City

Grand Junction ← Salida ←

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→ Pueblo → Dodge City