CRAIG, COLORADO & MOFFAT COUNTY

SCENIC DRIVES

CITY OF CRAIG

• Sandrock Nature Trail
• Moffat County Fairgrounds

PARKS & RECREATION AREAS

• Black Mountain
• Brown's Park
• Cedar Mountain
• Craig City Park - Swimming pool, wave pool, tennis courts, playground, picnic facilities, volleyball and basketball courts, handicapped fitness course, and restrooms.
• Gates of Lodore Dinosaur National Monument
• Elkhead Reservoir
• Irish Canyon
• Little Bear Valley Miniature Golf - 18-hole miniature golf course and old-fashioned soda fountain.
• Loudy Simpson Park - On the Yampa River south of Craig. Offers hiking, fishing, baseball/softball diamonds, BMX track, archery range, rugby, soccer fields, picnic and restroom facilities as well as a conoe/raft launch area.
• Rifle/Handgun Ranges - Trap fields available by special arrangement
  970-824-5689
• Woodbury Park - Three baseball diamonds, four soccer fields, two concrete basketball courts, an inline hockey rink, a picnic shelter, and a handicapped acccessible playground.
• Yampa Valley Golf Course & Restaurant

MUSEUMS

• Museum of Northwest Colorado/Cowboy and Gunfighter Museum
  History Armory building in Craig at 6th & Yampa Avenue.
  The Museum of Northwest Colorado, where you can see cowboy gear dating to the 1800s - saddles, guns, chaps, spurs, and all the accouterments of the "cowboy ain't happy without lonesome" life. Here you'll learn about some of the most interesting characters who ever lived, such as Jim Robinson, the cowboy's cowboy, a quiet unassuming man who could ride any bronco ever born, and who's now immortalized with a statue outside of the museum.
  Tours, special events, gift shops, and shows.
  970-824-6360
  www.museumnwco.org
  
• Historic Railway Car, "Marcia"
  The 1906 personal railroad car of David H. Moffat, railroad magnate and Moffat County namesake. Tours available. 970-824-5689

DAY TOURS

• Colo-Wyo Coal Mine
  Second and fourth Thursdays, May through October, 26 miles south of Craig, reservations required.
  (970) 824-1500
• Trapper Mine
  The third largest producing coal mine in the state is located near Craig.
  (970) 824-4401

SHOPPING

Craig offers diverse shopping with department stores, a variety of chain and locally owned shops, and two malls. Visit an antique shop, look for Western collectibles - maybe you'll get lucky, like on recent visitor, who found a one-of-a-kind hand-carved crib made by an early rancher for his first-born daughter. How much did such an heirloom cost? Not much in dollars, but priceless.
www.downtowncraig.com

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