---
id: "2114"
name: Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway
distance: "55"
duration: 80 minutes to drive the byway
description: This route provides a spectacular, close-up view of the Continental Divide. Attractions along the way include Rocky Mountain National Park, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, and the Black Hawk/Central City gaming district.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.codot.gov/travel/colorado-byways/north-central/peak-to-peak
    name: Colorado Byways
  - url: https://www.colorado.com/byways/peak-to-peak
    name: Colorado Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/peak.html
    name: Colorado Vacation Directory
  - url: https://www.americanlegacytours.org/colorado/peak-to-peak-road-trip/
    name: National Travel Center
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/colorado/peak-to-peak-scenic-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/arp
    name: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm
    name: Rocky Mountain National Park
designations:
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Colorado State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CO
ll:
  - -105.493721
  - 39.80228000000005
bounds:
  - - -105.54508199999998
    - 39.80228000000005
  - - -105.46063200000003
    - 40.37804
books: "978-1426219054"

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Welcome to the showcase of the Front Range. Less than an hour from Denver, Boulder, or Fort Collins, this 55-mile-long route provides matchless views of the Continental Divide and its timbered approaches. The string of popular attractions along the way - Rocky Mountain National Park, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Eldora Ski Resort - combine recreation with nature preservation. The gravel roads criss-crossing the main highway lead to high-country lakes, trailheads, campgrounds, the Moffat Tunnel's east portal, and ghost towns at Hesse and Apex. Established in 1918 this is Colorado's oldest scenic byway.