Mirroring the paths of Zebulon Pike, Charles Goodnight, Juan Bautista de Anza, Arthur Carhart, and Cuerno Verde, Frontier Pathways showcases rugged mountains, carpets of wildflowers, piñon-dotted foothills, and clusters of golden aspen. Visitors can experience the Sangre de Cristo Mountains -- 22 peaks over 13,000 feet.
- Length
- 103 mi / 165.8 km
- Time to allow
- Two hours to drive or four-eight hours to experience the byway
- Fees
- Campgrounds and picnic areas may have use fees.
Who looks after this road
- Frontier Pathways Historic and Scenic Byway · 719-583-8631
We publish 3 places that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.
Of those, 1 is a roadside oddity — the sort of thing you would drive past without knowing it was there.
“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.
Bishop CastleCOon the roadRoadside oddity
One man's stone-and-iron castle with a dragon
Pueblo ZooCO1 mile offAnimals
Last paid entry 1 hr before close; moat drained Oct–mid Apr
- Hours
- Oct–Apr daily 9–4; May–Sep daily 9–5; closed major holidays
- Adult
- 15.25
- Child
- $11.25 (3–17); 2 and under free
- Season
- year-round
- Parking
- free
Lake PuebloCO2 miles offLake
reservoir
- Boating
- Sailing, motor-boating, waterskiing, river tubing
- Fishing
- yes - described as a fishing hot spot
- Camping
- Camping in state park; about 400 campsites
- Cost
- Daily vehicle pass $10-$12 (CO plates), $15-$17 (out-of-state)