Come for the mountains, stay for the stars

Newly available is Custer County Past & Present: A Historical Digest for Exploring the Wet Mountain Valley, a guidebook detailing the county’s fascinating history in timelines, images, stories, and more.

It can be picked up in town for FREE at the Welcome Center at 107 N 3rd St. Copies are also available at the Westcliffe and Silver Cliff Town Halls, the West Custer County Library and the Wet Mountain Tribune.

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YOUR HOME BASE FOR…

Great Sand Dunes National Park. Take the popular, adventurous four-wheel drive pass or the highway to this natural wonder.

100+ MILES OF TRAILS

Hike to one of our 52 mountain lakes or hop on the Rainbow Trail in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range for hiking, horseback riding or mountain biking.

EXCEPTIONAL STARGAZING…in the highest elevation International Dark Sky Community in the world and the first in Colorado.
Watch The Wet Mountain Valley, a dark-skies timelapse video produced by award-winning SKYGLOW.
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EVENTS

Sangres Art Guild Art Show ~ Festival of Art

Festival of Art features original, smaller artworks—perfect for the gift-giving season.  Visitors can select two People's Choice awards at the opening reception and are invited to a special holiday reception before the annual Holiday Parade!  Don’t miss our popular “End of Season Sale of Small Artworks” table and check out the upper floor featuring artwork from our Gallery Volunteers. Show runs November 16 -...

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Melody DeBenedictis Fine Art Gallery & Gifts

Christmas Gala Opening ~ Refreshments & Music

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Sangres Art Guild Art Holiday Reception ~ Festival of Art

Festival of Art features original, smaller artworks—perfect for the gift-giving season.  Visitors can select two People’s Choice awards at the opening reception and are invited to a special holiday reception before the annual Holiday Parade!  Don’t miss our popular “End of Season Sale of Small Artworks” table and check out the upper floor featuring artwork from our Gallery Volunteers. Show runs November 16 –...

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Visit Santa Claus in Silver Cliff

The town of Silver Cliff is holding the annual Santa Claus photo event on December 2nd from 2-4 pm at 610 E. Main Street which is the new pavilion behind the Silver Cliff Museum. The Museum will be open for people to walk through. Hot dogs, popcorn and marshmallows will be served. Kids will get to take a picture with Santa and will receive...

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Greenstone Artworks: Super Soups Holiday Show

One-of-a-kind ceramic soup cups or bowls for sale to fill with delicious soups over and over again. While enjoying the fine soups, enjoy all of the artwork from our group of very fine artists! Gallery Reception on Saturday, December 9 ~ 12-5 pm

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#LookUp: Stargazing at its Finest

Westcliffe and Silver Cliff are Colorado’s first designated International Dark Sky Community, and we’re the highest elevation of those sites in the world. Come see for yourself what a real night sky looks like!

Travel Responsibly in the Wet Mountain Valley

The Wet Mountain Valley is a beautiful place, and we’d love for it to stay that way for generations to come. Whether you’re strolling downtown, hiking trails, or watching the stars,  please help by traveling responsibly.

Learn more about traveling responsibly.