Colorado Welcome Center at Julesburg

01/18/2025

January - Visit a local museum starting with our own Fort Sedgwick, Depot and Old Ford Garage!

Looking for something to do in Colorado? I’ve got you covered with this 12 Months of Colorado Adventures checklist! Explore and get out more in 2025! I hope this helps.😀
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01/17/2025

Don’t spend the holiday weekend stuck in I-70 traffic! In past years, I-70 has experienced more than 40,000 motorists traveling east and west daily during the holiday weekend.

If you plan to travel through the mountains for the long weekend, check out winter.codot.gov for tips on how to ensure your vehicle is ready for the road.

For road conditions and traffic updates, visit COtrip.org.

01/11/2025

Great news for our travelers!

After lots of hard work from many people, we are excited to share we are now open and ready for business!

We welcome you to stop by today and tour our hotel, and be sure to send all your friends and family to spend the night when they are in town!

01/11/2025

🕰️ History Colorado is all about preserving the past and connecting people to Colorado's rich heritage! With 10 museums and historic sites across the state, they bring powerful stories to life and celebrate what makes Colorado unique. 🌄

📍 Trinidad History Museum invites you to explore the region’s fascinating history and its role in the American West. Don’t miss exhibits like Borderlands of Southern Colorado, the Santa Fe Trail Museum, and the award-winning Children of Ludlow, showcasing the area’s diverse heritage. 🛤️✨

🏠 Located in Trinidad’s historic district, the museum features two beautifully preserved 19th-century homes—the Bloom Mansion and Baca House—plus the Baca-Bloom Heritage Gardens and the Santa Fe Trail Museum. 🌸🏡

✨ Plan your visit today and step back in time to experience the vibrant stories of Southern Colorado! 📜🔍 https://www.tourcolorado.org/members/history-colorado

01/10/2025

2025 Colorado FREE DAYS!🙂 Some places may require registering in advance.

Thank you, Hien Kim Kim, for making this calendar!
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12/21/2024

A photo looking back in time in northeast Colorado, where the South Platte River Trail Scenic & Historic Byway resides. Photo Denver Public Library :)
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Colorado Welcome Center at Julesburg

12/19/2024

11/28/2024

Our annual Christmas Card Ride will be December 14th. Please have your Christmas cards/letters to Linda @ 2nd Street Salon on west 2nd street in Julesburg by December 13 to be postmarked with XP stamp and carried by horseback from Ovid to Julesburg.

11/21/2024

The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways program isn’t just a list of roads connecting one​ place to another. The 26 Byways have been carefully selected by the Commissioners to awe,​ instruct, delight, inform, physically challenge, soothe, and bolster the physical and spiritual​ health of the thousands of travelers who traverse Colorado’s chosen trails.​ There isn’t one formula that defines a Colorado Byway, but when you are driving, cycling, or​ walking on one of these routes you feel a “wow” factor that can’t be denied. Whether you are​ an outdoor recreationist, history buff, nature lover, tourist, or conservationist, you will recognize​ the work of devoted locals who share their bounty with you through resource stewardship.​ And that devotion is paid back to the local businesses, non-profits, and local citizens through​ renewed pride in their resources, community coalescence, and economic development.

11/19/2024

Thank you First Responders!

Join us in recognizing the life-saving work of all first responders, including law enforcement 🚓, emergency personnel 🚒 🚑 and tow operators 🛻🪝. It’s up to us to keep them safe. 🧡

11/14/2024

11/06/2024

It is that time of year. Please check www.cotrip.org or dial 511 for current road conditions.

10/31/2024

Looking for a road trip route, a new recreation spot or just a long, photo-worthy drive? Check out some of Colorado's byways.

10/26/2024

Today, Friday, October 25, Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway 34) inside Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) officially closed for the season to through travel.

With 11 miles of road located at elevations above 11,500 feet, few guard rails, and no shoulders, Trail Ridge Road is not designed to be an all-season road. Winter conditions of drifting snow, high winds and below-freezing temperatures occur above 10,000 feet.

Trail Ridge Road is currently closed at Rainbow Curve on the east side of RMNP and at the Colorado River Trailhead on the west side of the park. Closure points on the road may fluctuate this fall, however the road is closed to through travel for the season.

Interested in taking a scenic drive? There are several popular scenic driving destinations open this time of year, including Bear Lake Road, Endovalley Road, Trail Ridge Road on the west side of RMNP from Grand Lake Entrance to the Colorado River Trailhead and Trail Ridge Road on the east side of RMNP to Rainbow Curve.

Trail Ridge Road normally opens the last week in May, weather permitting. In 2024, Trail Ridge Road opened on Friday, May 31.

Old Fall River Road closed to vehicles for the season on October 8. Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road will remain open to bicycles, hikers, and people walking leashed pets through November 30. Leashed pets and bicycles are only allowed on the roads, not on side trails.

On December 1, both roads will transition to "winter trail status." On Sunday, December 1, 2024, bicycles and leashed pets will no longer permitted to travel beyond the closed gates. Pedestrians, snowshoers and skiers will be welcome to recreate during the winter season on both roads.

Image Credit: NPS Photo - Trail Ridge Road Gate at Rainbow Curve