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Los Alamos - there are several motels and B&Bs in Los Alamos and nearby White Rock. The are 6-10 restaurants, all in Los Alamos.
La Cueva/Jemez Springs - there is one motel in La Cueva, the xxxxxxx. A single restaurant is next door. There are several restaurants and a bar in Jemez Springs.
Santa Fe - there are restaurants, cafes, motels, lodges, and B&Bs too numerous to mention.
Espanola - several restaurants and motels.
Abiquiui - one motel with restaurant; quite nice. (get nameXXX)
Chama - several of each; restaurants, cafes, motels, and lodges.
| Killer restaurants in Salida - In order of best to worst | |
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Outstanding Good |
Merely acceptable E.T.'s Landing (US50) Patio Pancake (bkfst, lunch, US50) Laughing Ladies (downtown Salida) La Fontera (downtown Salida) Union Grill (downtown Salida) Moonlight Pizza (pizza only, downtown Salida) Cornucopia Bakery & Cafe (downtown Salida) Homestead Cafe (US50/US285) Safeway Deli (downtown Salida) McDonalds (US50) KFC (US50) Burger King (US50) |
Buena Vista Restaurants - Casa del Sol, Buffalo Bar & Grill, Evergreen Cafe, Gunsmoke Cafe, Bongo Billy's coffee shop, City Market Deli, Coyote Cantina (Johnson Village), Princeton Hot Springs Restaurant (southwest of Buena Vista).
Gunnison Eateries - Palisades, Spaghetti Joe's, Mexican Place, Cattleman's, Safeway Deli, breakfast places, ????
Crested Butte Gustatory Experiences - too numerous to mention.
Sargents, Almont, Taylor Park & Tincup joints - Dotty's in Sargents (B,L,D,bar); xxxxxx in Almont; Gold Cup Cafe at Taylor Park Trading Post (B,L,D); Frenchy's in Tincup (B,L,early D).
La Garita - La Garita Store has the best hamburgers in the San Luis Valley. Their breakfast is pretty darn good, too.
Monte Vista, Del Norte, South Fork - look these up. McDonalds, Burger King, Burger Shack, etc.....
Salida - there are many motels and B&Bs in and close-by Salida. The only motel I recommend is the Super 8 because so many motorcyclists stay there and it used to be owned by Uncle Buck, a colorful rider and resident of Salida. One advantage is that you get to eat at all the fine places in Salida for breakfast and dinner. The hot pool at the motel and the public one across the street are frequented in the early evening by young, scantily-clad ladies from far away exotic locales (Nebraska, Arkansas ;-)
Poncha Springs - although Poncha Springs is only five miles from Salida, the town has a few motels and B&Bs and Grimo's restaurant.
Buena Vista - there are some motels and B&Bs in and close-by Buena Vista. It's not a bad place to stay, but it's a little far to drive out each day, and you'll end up going over Cottonwood Pass or through St Elmo each day. For access to Taylor Park, you might want to consider driving over to Gunnison and staying in town or camping north of there at Spring Creek Reservoir.
Garfield - the Monarch Mountain Lodge is near Monarch Pass and is a popular place to stay, although a little isolated. The lodge has it's own restaurant (also open to the public). If your bike is street legal, you can ride from the lodge to several nearby trailheads (Crest Tr, North Fooses) and access to USFS dirt roads is also convenient.
Pitkin - there are several very nice B&Bs in Pitkin. One of them (??) serves meals to guests; otherwise dining opportunities are very limited.
Gunnison - there are some motels and B&Bs in and close-by Gunnison. The only motel I recommend is the Super 8 because I've stayed there and it's nice. There are not as many places to eat as Salida, and it's a longer drive to the Sargents area than from Salida, but then, you have easy access to other places to ride north of Gunnison. And long-legged coeds will be heading back to WSU all summer long (well the dumb ones will be going back that early ;-)
Almont - get names (Hormel's? etc)
Spring Creek Reservoir - You can get to Spring Creek Reservoir by driving from Buena Vista over Cottonwood Pass and then about 25 miles of dirt road or by driving north out of Gunnison.
Spring Creek Reservoir is the center of the Gunnison Basin and Taylor Park trail riding area. It is the absolute best place to ride out of. Second best would be riding out of Almont or Gunnison.
Taylor Park - see lodging and camping info in the <COSF01 FAQ>.
Crested Butte - there are many motels, lodges, guest houses, and B&Bs in Crested Butte and Mount Crested Butte (they are three miles apart). The number of tourist shops, art galleries, restaurants, and other interesting shops is quite large and will keep you and any family members you bring along thouroughly entertained. Access to riding is excellent. The Colorado 500 and Rock Mtn 300 guys stay here in late summer.
Monte Vista, Del Norte, South Fork - there are several motels in each town of Monte Vista, Del Norte, and South Fork. Nothing fancy.
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Revised January 2002.