A 5 hour drive from Denver, Colorado/Albuquerque, NM, San Juan Mountains are nestled between 4 beautiful towns of Telluride, Ouray (called Switzerland of America), Silverton and Durango. Apart from the beautiful views of the mountains, alpine lakes, waterfalls there are a lot of activities open year round (camping, hiking, backpacking, skiing, mountaineering, mountain biking, etc) as well. Hotels can be a little expensive around these mountain towns but there are a lot of campgrounds, even some free campgrounds(my favorite is Lizard Head Pass). You can also enjoy the beautiful views of the mountains riding the free Gondola in Telluride, CO. Another must do attraction is the drive on Million Dollar Highway (Hwy 550) from Ouray to Silverton which is open only during summers but be cautious. There are also a lot of offroading here and I would recommend to rent a 4WD car to enjoy the offroading experience.

This is one place where you can spend as much money you want if you want and also you can survive in as little as possible, camping and cooking your own food. This is my favorite place in Colorado.

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