Montrose (Colorado) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city and county seat of Montrose County, Colorado, United States
About Montrose (Colorado)
Montrose is the second-largest town in western Colorado. Located on the valley floor, Montrose is surrounded by the photogenic mountain ranges of the Uncompahgre Plateau to the west and snow-capped San Juan mountains to the south. The Uncompahgre Valley was the ancestral home of the Ute nation. But in the late 1870s, the lure of the gold and silver deposits in the area proved too great for the white settler population to resist. Tensions boiled over with the Meeker Massacre in 1879. Pushed to the breaking point by the Federal government's attempts to disband their nomadic way of life, the Utes killed several whites and launched the so-called Ute War. Initially successful, the Utes were forcibly relocated toUtah, and the southwest corner of Colorado, nearCortez. Two months after the Utes we
Top Attractions in Montrose (Colorado)
Explore the best things to see and do in Montrose (Colorado):
- ★Black Canyon Golf Course
- ★Cerro Summit Recreation Area
- ★Cimarron Railroad Exhibits
- ★Montrose Botanic Gardens
- ★Montrose County Historical Museum
- ★Museum of the Mountain West
- ★Powderhorn Ski Resort
- ★The Climbing Tree Children's Museum
Where to Eat in Montrose (Colorado)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Garlic Mike's
- 🍴Jo-Jp's Windmill Restaurant
- 🍴Remington's at the Bridges
Where to Stay in Montrose (Colorado)
- 🏨Best Western Red Arrow
- 🏨Canyon Creek Bed & Breakfast
- 🏨Cedar Creek RV Park
- 🏨Centennial RV Park
- 🏨Country Lodge
- 🏨Hangin' Tree RV Park
Montrose (Colorado) Travel Guide Sections
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