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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lake City

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lake City, Colorado

Updated June 8, 2021

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Slumgullion mass wasting area

Lake City, Colorado

Slumgullion Earthflow

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.
Alferd Packer Massacre site

Lake City, Colorado

Alferd Packer Massacre Site

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.
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The Ouray Alchemist

Ouray, Colorado

Ouray Alchemist

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
19 miles from Lake City
Thousands of gallons of water spill down this 285-foot waterfall, which terminates in a frozen wonderland.

Ouray, Colorado

Box Canyon Falls

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
19 miles from Lake City
Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

Creede, Colorado

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.
24 miles from Lake City
Creede Underground Mining Museum and Community Center

Creede, Colorado

Creede Underground Mining Museum and Community Center

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.
24 miles from Lake City
Bob Ford temporary gravesite

Creede, Colorado

The Gravesite of Robert Ford

The temporary burial site of the man who shot and killed Jesse James.
24 miles from Lake City
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