Ouray Guidebook

Steve
Ouray Guidebook

Food scene

Restaurants in the Ouray and Ridgway area.
One of the best places to eat in Ouray.
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Brickhouse 737
737 Main St
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One of the best places to eat in Ouray.
One of the best places to eat in Ouray.
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Outlaw Restaurant
610 Main St
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One of the best places to eat in Ouray.
Has nice rooftop seating in the summer that fills up early. Good burgers.
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Ouray Brewery
607 Main St
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Has nice rooftop seating in the summer that fills up early. Good burgers.
Excellent pizza and pub food. Very reasonably priced. There are also Colorado Boys in Ridgway (smaller and usually more crowded) and Montrose.
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Colorado Boy Southwest Pub
515 Main St
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Excellent pizza and pub food. Very reasonably priced. There are also Colorado Boys in Ridgway (smaller and usually more crowded) and Montrose.
Highly rated place on TripAdvisor. Good burgers and varied menu. Usually open for breakfast and lunch.
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Maggies Kitchen
703 Main St
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Highly rated place on TripAdvisor. Good burgers and varied menu. Usually open for breakfast and lunch.
If you are extra hungry, this is one of the places to go! Has a large breakfast buffet and has large pizzas (16 inch and typically feeds 4)) and fried (broasted) chicken in town.
MineShaft
125 3rd Ave
If you are extra hungry, this is one of the places to go! Has a large breakfast buffet and has large pizzas (16 inch and typically feeds 4)) and fried (broasted) chicken in town.
Ridgway restaurant -John Wayne memorabilia and very good food.
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The True Grit Cafe
123 N Lena St
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Ridgway restaurant -John Wayne memorabilia and very good food.
Ridgway restaurant. Good place for breakfast and lunch. Usually crowded on weekends.
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Kate's Place
615 Clinton St
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Ridgway restaurant. Good place for breakfast and lunch. Usually crowded on weekends.
Ridgway restaurant. Great variety of high end tacos (tuna, lamb, steak, elk sausage, etc.).
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Gnar
630 Sherman St
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Ridgway restaurant. Great variety of high end tacos (tuna, lamb, steak, elk sausage, etc.).
Excellent Mexican food with large portions. Small combinations are pretty large and large combinations are huge!
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Mi Mexico Family Mexican restaurant
118 7th Avenue
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Excellent Mexican food with large portions. Small combinations are pretty large and large combinations are huge!
Open for dinner. Recent reviews for dinner have been mixed
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Bon Ton Restaurant
426 Main St
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Open for dinner. Recent reviews for dinner have been mixed
Burgers and pizza, varied menu with lots of outdoor and indoor seating.
Gold Belt Bar & Grill
800 Main St
Burgers and pizza, varied menu with lots of outdoor and indoor seating.

Sightseeing

Great thing to do on a rainy day in Ouray. About a 50 mile drive from Ouray with unbelievable views. Weather can often times be clear east of Montrose when it may raining in Ouray.
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison
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Great thing to do on a rainy day in Ouray. About a 50 mile drive from Ouray with unbelievable views. Weather can often times be clear east of Montrose when it may raining in Ouray.
Excellent hike to view the many views of Ouray. Make sure you take water and rain gear as the weather may change. I can be done in the winter but I recommend having spikes or cleats.
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Perimeter Trail
Perimeter Trail
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Excellent hike to view the many views of Ouray. Make sure you take water and rain gear as the weather may change. I can be done in the winter but I recommend having spikes or cleats.
You can drive close to the base of the Falls or this will be one of the stops on the eastern part of the Perimeter Trail.
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Cascade Falls Park
598 8th Ave
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You can drive close to the base of the Falls or this will be one of the stops on the eastern part of the Perimeter Trail.
Excellent place to relax after a day of hiking. If you are in Ouray for 5 plus days and will be going to the pool every day, look into a 10 day pass (entrance would be $18 per visit versus $26 for a day pass). Child cost $16 per visit, senior cost $18 per visit, over 75 - free.
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Ouray Hot Springs
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Excellent place to relax after a day of hiking. If you are in Ouray for 5 plus days and will be going to the pool every day, look into a 10 day pass (entrance would be $18 per visit versus $26 for a day pass). Child cost $16 per visit, senior cost $18 per visit, over 75 - free.
If you are not afraid of heights, drive down south to Silverton. There is an excellent mine tour here in the summer (Old 100 Gold Mine Tour) and there are several good places for lunch (Handlebars, B, Pickle Barrel, and Kendall Mountain Cafe).
Million Dollar Highway
Million Dollar Highway
If you are not afraid of heights, drive down south to Silverton. There is an excellent mine tour here in the summer (Old 100 Gold Mine Tour) and there are several good places for lunch (Handlebars, B, Pickle Barrel, and Kendall Mountain Cafe).
Take a jeep over Imogene or Ophir Pass and come back on Last Dollar Road past Ralph Lauren's 20,000 acre ranch near Ridgway.
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Take a jeep over Imogene or Ophir Pass and come back on Last Dollar Road past Ralph Lauren's 20,000 acre ranch near Ridgway.
Mine tour at Old One Hundred and several good places to eat. Take a jeep over Engineer Pass or Corkscrew Gulch and have lunch at one of the good restaurants in Silverton (look up ratings on TripAdvisor).
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Silverton
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Mine tour at Old One Hundred and several good places to eat. Take a jeep over Engineer Pass or Corkscrew Gulch and have lunch at one of the good restaurants in Silverton (look up ratings on TripAdvisor).
Long drive down to Durango but National Park is well worth the trip. Certain ruins require tours and may require you to be down there early in the morning. Please do your research prior to a visit.
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Mesa Verde nasjonalpark
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Long drive down to Durango but National Park is well worth the trip. Certain ruins require tours and may require you to be down there early in the morning. Please do your research prior to a visit.
A two hour drive down to Durango. May require advance reservations. Recommend doing one way trip and taking the bus back if your time is limited since the route returns the same way that you originally travelled.
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Durango og Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad og Museum
479 Main Ave
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A two hour drive down to Durango. May require advance reservations. Recommend doing one way trip and taking the bus back if your time is limited since the route returns the same way that you originally travelled.

Adventure

The route is varied with sections of narrow rock ledge, rungs across blank rock sections, climbing and descending sections and cable traverses – with the entire route protected by continuous safety cable. The route is positioned entirely on the east side of the ice park gorge with no interference arising with Park ice climbing routes, operations or activity. Care has been taken to create this Via Feratta with the additional purpose of using it to access, and not interfere with, existing and potential new rock climbing routes on the eastern ice park cliff faces. This construction is intended to be a “core” Uncompahgre Gorge installation with future expansion in all directions feasible. Features of the Ouray Via Ferrata include: approximately 4000+ linear feet of anchored cable protected / rung enhanced trail two technical exits of approximately 200 feet each one 35′ long cable wire bridge across the Uncompahgre Gorge at the South end start of the route one ascending “Sky Bridge” at the North end of the route spanning the gorge for approximately 75′ at 35 degrees in angle wide variety of vertical and horizontal route sections with interesting and varied movement designed, implemented, and installed by local climbing professionals and engineers a fantastic opportunity to experience the beauty and majesty of the world famous Uncompahgre Gorge in the summer time!
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Ouray Via Ferrata
735 Main St
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The route is varied with sections of narrow rock ledge, rungs across blank rock sections, climbing and descending sections and cable traverses – with the entire route protected by continuous safety cable. The route is positioned entirely on the east side of the ice park gorge with no interference arising with Park ice climbing routes, operations or activity. Care has been taken to create this Via Feratta with the additional purpose of using it to access, and not interfere with, existing and potential new rock climbing routes on the eastern ice park cliff faces. This construction is intended to be a “core” Uncompahgre Gorge installation with future expansion in all directions feasible. Features of the Ouray Via Ferrata include: approximately 4000+ linear feet of anchored cable protected / rung enhanced trail two technical exits of approximately 200 feet each one 35′ long cable wire bridge across the Uncompahgre Gorge at the South end start of the route one ascending “Sky Bridge” at the North end of the route spanning the gorge for approximately 75′ at 35 degrees in angle wide variety of vertical and horizontal route sections with interesting and varied movement designed, implemented, and installed by local climbing professionals and engineers a fantastic opportunity to experience the beauty and majesty of the world famous Uncompahgre Gorge in the summer time!
6.2 mile loop around Ouray with several places to exit if you want to make it a shorter hike. Start by the pool to get the hardest section over with first. Other trails can be found at Ouraytrails.org .
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Perimeter Trail
Perimeter Trail
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6.2 mile loop around Ouray with several places to exit if you want to make it a shorter hike. Start by the pool to get the hardest section over with first. Other trails can be found at Ouraytrails.org .

City/town information

45 minute drive around the mountain or can take a jeep over Ophir Pass, Imogene Pass, or Black Bear Pass (extremely difficult). All passes require a high clearance, 4 wheel drive vehicle.
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TelluRiders
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45 minute drive around the mountain or can take a jeep over Ophir Pass, Imogene Pass, or Black Bear Pass (extremely difficult). All passes require a high clearance, 4 wheel drive vehicle.
Great place for shopping near us. 35 miles north of Ouray. Grocery stores include Walmart, Natural Grocers, City Market (Kroger). Safeway, and Target. Other stores include Murdoch's, Hardware Stores, Home Depot, Target, Hobby Lobby, Ross, Papa Murphy's Pizza, Chili's, Applebee's,and numerous Mom and Pop stores.
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Montrose
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Great place for shopping near us. 35 miles north of Ouray. Grocery stores include Walmart, Natural Grocers, City Market (Kroger). Safeway, and Target. Other stores include Murdoch's, Hardware Stores, Home Depot, Target, Hobby Lobby, Ross, Papa Murphy's Pizza, Chili's, Applebee's,and numerous Mom and Pop stores.