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With a strategic location on the upper Arkansas River, it was natural that Salida (elevation 7,080 ft.) should become an important farming, ranching, and transportation center in its early days, and a major river-rafting and kayaking center today. Zebulon Pike opened the area for Americans in the early 19th century; he was followed by trappers, then miners after the discovery of gold in 1859. When Leadville boomed on silver in the late 1870s, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad built a line up the Arkansas from Pueblo, and the town of Salida was founded at a key point on the line. The downtown core has kept its historic ambience alive, and now has a growing arts community while it serves as a base camp for outdoor recreation enthusiasts.
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Camping in Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area
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Vary , CO Distance: 18.6 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Silver Ridge Lodge
545 W Rainbow Blvd On U S Hwy 50
Salida, CO 81201 Map Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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AttractionsCisneros Trail
Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Colorado
Distance: 9.4 mi. (from destination center) Description: Cisneros Trail goes from the trailhead at Lake Isabel across Greenhorn Mountain Road to Turkey... Read More
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Rainbow Trail
2840 Kachina Dr.
Pueblo, Colorado Distance: 22.4 mi. (from destination center) Description: Horseback riders and hikers can explore diverse terrain and forest, lakes, and peaks along the Rainbow Trail, which parallels the Sangre do Cristo mountain range. ... Read More
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Monarch Crest Tram
Monarch Pass, U.S. 50, 22 miles west of Salida
Salida, Colorado Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Climbing from 11,312-foot Monarch Pass to the Continental Divide at an altitude of 12,012 feet,... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Salida
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