Getting to Telluride
Driving to Telluride
Half of the fun of getting to Telluride is the journey! Here are some of the drive times to expect, as well as destinations you’ll want to pencil in for pit stops on the way to Telluride.
From Albuquerque, New Mexico – 321 miles (5 hours 40 minutes)
Must Stop Pit Stops:
- Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
- For the hot springs, wineries, and desert mountain trails!
- Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
- For its amazing ancient cities and jaw dropping night skies!
- Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
- For some of the weirdest (coolest) mud hoodoos you’ll probably ever see.
- Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
- For the biggest cliff dwellings in North America.
From Denver, Colorado – 362 miles (6 hours 20 minutes)
Destinations driving from Denver:
- Breckinridge, Colorado
- A bustling and charming ski town!
- Leadville, Colorado
- The highest town in the United States! Not that kind of high— elevation high!
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
- For the remarkably steep and scenic canyon of the Gunnison River.
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, Colorado
- Red rocks, desert waterfalls, and oodles of history!
From Salt Lake City, Utah – 366 miles (6 hours 30 minutes)
Destinations driving from Salt Lake City:
- Great Salt Lake, Utah
- Kinda a must, for obvious reasons!
- Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah
- For all things outdoor recreation!
- Gateway, Colorado
- A town nestled in an incredible red rock canyon following the Dolores River.
- Moab, Utah
- Red rock and slick rock wilderness that seems to go on forever, in one of the coolest desert landscapes on Earth.