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Cripple Creek - Florissant

DAY ONE
8:00 am - 9:00 am
  • Breakfast in Cripple Creek, Colorado
9:00 am - 9:30 am
  • Travel down Teller One to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (719) 748-3253
9:30 am - 12:30 am
  • Enjoy all there is to see and do at the Fossil Beds (giant tree stump, hiking, Ranger talks, etc.)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
  • Lunch at Costello’s Street Coffee House
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Visit other points of interest in the Florissant, Colorado Area

  • Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum (719) 748-8259
  • Nature’s Wealth Fossil Dig (719) 748-3805
  • Hornbek Homestead (one of the area's first homestead locations)

When done return to overnight in Cripple Creek or travel down High Park Rd to Cañon City
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