Play Golf
Play golf at Four Mile Ranch Golf Club in Canyon City, a new course that opened in 2008. The 1,640-acre area served as a working cattle ranch before Jim Engh transformed it into an 18-hole golf course. Carved out of the natural terrain of the area, the course challenges beginners and advanced players. The club provides lessons for all levels. Purchase a tournament package and host business or fundraising tournaments and events at the club. In 2008, this course was named one of the 10 best new courses by Travel and Leisure magazine. Golf Digest listed this course as one of the best new public courses of 2008.
Four Mile Ranch Golf Club
3501 Telegraph Trail
Canyon City, Colorado 81212
(719) 275-5400
fourmileranch.com
Taste Wine
Enjoy fine wine at The Winery of Holy Cross Abbey, which opened in 2002. Located in the Wet Mountains of Canyon City, you taste wine on the site of the historic Holy Cross Abbey. The winery staff in the tasting room guides you as you taste complimentary wines or pay $1 for reserve wines. Colorado wines include merlot, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and Riesling. They've won more than 30 wine awards, including the double gold in the International Grand Harvest Competition for their Riesling. They have wines from California, Romania, France and other locations in addition to their Colorado wines. The winery hosts events such as the harvest festival in the fall which showcases their wines and food, produce and entertainment from locals. The event is free and open to the public, including children.
The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey
3011 East Highway 50
Canyon City, Colorado 81212
(719) 276-5191
abbeywinery.com
Royal Gorge Bridge
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a quarter-mile, suspension bridge, the highest bridge in the world. The bridge, constructed in 1929, is 1,260 feet long, 18 feet wide and 150 feet high. Once home to numerous Native American tribes, the area is on the National Historic Register. Ride the aerial tram or walk on the bridge. Adventurous visitors participate in outdoor activities like hiking, rock climbing, four-wheeling, horseback riding and whitewater rafting. The Wapiti Western Wildlife Park, a 10-acre area, has native Colorado animals like elk, bison and sheep. Camp outdoors or sleep in their Bighorn Mountaintop Lodge with kitchens and guest rooms. You are near shopping and dining locations.
Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
4218 Fremont County Road 3A
P.O. Box 549
Canyon City, Colorado 81215
(719) 275-7507
royalgorgebridge.com
About The Author
Based in Tucson, Ariz., Cicely A. Richard has been writing since 1996. Her articles have been published in the “Arizona Daily Star” newspaper and “ForeWord Magazine.” Richard earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and journalism from Louisiana State University.
