Independence Pass (CO-82)

Box Canyon Falls Park sits a half-mile southwest of downtown Ouray on Box Canyon Road. Canyon Creek plunges 285 feet through a slot of quartzite walls barely 20 feet wide before joining the Uncompahgre River below. A steel catwalk and boardwalk system built into the canyon walls lets visitors stand almost directly above the falls. The park is managed by the City of Ouray and charges a small day-use fee; restrooms and a small nature center are on site. Ouray itself — the 'Switzerland of America' — is the natural regrouping town on the San Juan Skyway and hosts hundreds of motorcyclists passing through on US-550 each summer day.

A Labor Day-weekend rally in the San Juan Mountains with flat-track racing, a Wall of Death, poker runs, and Four Corners scenic riding — an easy ride from the Million Dollar Highway. The 33rd edition runs in September 2026.

Colorado State Highway 65 traverses the Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway across 63 miles from Cedaredge north to Interstate 70 Exit 49 near Mesa, crossing the world's largest flat-topped mountain at more than 10,849 feet. The route climbs through Plateau Creek Canyon on the north slope, then breaks out onto a high plateau dotted with over 300 lakes before descending through aspen groves toward Cedaredge in the south. A spur forest road leads to the historic Land's End Observatory perched on the western escarpment. Traffic is consistently light and the pavement is smooth.