Ouray Guidebook
Food scene
Restaurants in the Ouray and Ridgway area.
Brickhouse 737
737 Main StOne of the best places to eat in Ouray.
Outlaw Restaurant
610 Main StOne 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 StHas 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 StExcellent 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 StHighly 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 AveIf 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.
The True Grit Cafe
123 N Lena StRidgway 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 StRidgway 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 StRidgway 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 AvenueExcellent Mexican food with large portions. Small combinations are pretty large and large combinations are huge!
Bon Ton Restaurant
426 Main StOpen for dinner. Recent reviews for dinner have been mixed
Gold Belt Bar & Grill
800 Main StBurgers 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
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 TrailExcellent 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 AveYou 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
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 HighwayIf 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
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
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 and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum
479 Main AveA 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 StThe 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 Trail6.2 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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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
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
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.