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Welcome to the San Luis Valley!
The San Luis Valley is in Southern Colorado. Our heritage reaches back to
Colorado’s first town, Colorado’s oldest church, rich Spanish tradition, historic
railroads and abundant agriculture. You’ll find authentic historic sites from our early
pioneers, mining booms, cultural traditions and creative spirit. Our many museums,
historic walking tours, cultural driving tours, historic downtowns, many heritage
events and natural wonders bring our history to life.
HISTORY OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
The San Luis Valley is an extensive alpine valley in the United States of Colorado and New Mexico covering
approximately 8,000 square miles and sitting at an average elevation of 7,500 feet above sea level. The valley
sits atop the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande River, which rises in the San Juan
Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico.
The San Luis Valley is generally considered to comprise six Colorado counties: Saguache, Alamosa, Rio Grande,
Conejos, Costilla and Mineral. The principal towns are: Alamosa, Monte Vista, Del Norte, South Fork, Creede,
Saguache, Center, Fort Garland, San Luis, Antonito, La Jara, Capulin, Manassa, Sanford, Crestone, Villa Grove,
Hooper, Mosca, San Acacio and a number of smaller locations.
The area was administered as part of the Spanish, later Mexican, province of Nuevo Mexico until the area was
ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican-American war in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Prior to 1868 the Capote band of Ute Indians lived in the valley. The Utes made a treaty of peace with the
United States in 1849 shortly after the Mexican War. Shortly thereafter settlers from New Mexico established
several small settlements in what is now Colorado and in 1868 the Utes were removed to a reservation in
western Colorado. They continued to play a role in Saguache in the northwestern corner of the valley from the
Los Pinos Agency to the west of Saguache.
Extensive settlement began in the Valley, again primarily by Hispanic farmers and ranchers from New Mexico
in the 1850s after the construction of Fort Massachusetts by the U.S. Army for protection against the Utes,
who previously barred settlers. The history of the post-war U.S. military presence in the Valley is preserved at
Fort Garland and other sites in the Valley, which became part of the Territory of Colorado in 1861. Today, the
Valley has the largest native Hispanic population in Colorado; many families are directly descended from the
original New Mexican settlers.
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Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa was established in 1878 and quickly became an important rail center. The name, Alamosa, is
cottonwood grove. The new little settlement was named for the grove of trees. The city is the commercial
the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado. The railroad had an extensive construction, repair and shipping
Alamosa for many years and headquartered its remaining narrow gauge service here with trackage reaching
points throughout southwest Colorado and northern New Mexico. Alamosa is now a notable tourist town
nearby attractions including the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce
Restaurants:
Bistro Rialto
Blue Foxx Continental Grill
Calvillo’s Mexican Restaurant
East West Grill
Hunan Chinese Restaurant
San Luis Valley Brewing Company
St. Ives Pub & Eatery
Retail:
719-589-3039
719-589-9110
719-587-5500
719-589-4600
719-589-9002
719-587-2337
719-589-0711
Barbers and Spas:
Great Clips
Smart Style Family Hair
Scissors
Tangles
Beauty & the Beast Salon
719 589-6890
719 587-3670
719-589-3861
719 -589-5903
719-589-0794
719-589-4471
719-589-6592
719-589-1516
Attractions:
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Great Sand Dunes
Rio Grande Railroad
Colorado Gators
Luther E. Bean Museum
San Luis Valley Museum
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Walgreens
Safeway
Starbucks
City Market
719-589-4021
719-378-6399
719-587-0520
719-378-2612
719-587-7151
719-587-0667
SLV Regional Medical Center
Alamosa Police Department
Alamosa Fire Department
Ambulance Service
(719) 589-3681
Shopping:
719-589-0971
719- 589-3165
719- 587-3075
719- 587-3075
719- 587-2492
Emergency
Entertainment:
Ski Hi-6 Theatre
City Library
ABC Pro Bowl
610 State Street
911
719 589-2511
719 589-2548
719 589-2593
719 672-3302
JCPenney
Carlucci’s
Maurices
Dollar Tree
Family Dollar
719- 589-6271
719- 589-6449
719-589-4231
719- 587-3274
719-589-4503
House of Worship:
Sacred Heart Church
719-589-5829
Alamosa Christian Church
719 589-5526
First United Methodist Church 719-589-2243
St. Thomas Episcopal Church 719-589-6843
Trinity Lutheran Church
719-589-4611
Medical Clinics:
Area Attractions:
San Luis Valley Medical Clinic 719-589-6000
Alamosa Family Medical Center 719-589-3658
Valley-Wide Health Systems
719-587-9514
Valley Health & Fitness 719-589-3288
Curves
719-589-2037
Alamosa Family Recr. 719-589-2105
Cellular Providers:
WiFi:
Verizon Wireless
ALLTEL
Fone.Net
719-587-0107
719-589-0300
719-589-2964
Milargros Coffeehouse
McDonalds
Adams State Library
Southern Peaks Pubic Lib.
SLVAHEC
East West Grill
719-589-9299
719-589-2228
719-587-7126
719-589-6592
719-589-4977
719-589-4600
The southern San Luis Valley city of Antonito is rich in culture and history from the Ute Indians
and the Spanish who called the valley home. Antonito was once the "mainline" of the infant
Denver and Rio Grande railroads. Today, Antonito is the main station for the Cumbres & Toltec
Scenic Railroad - the highest and longest narrow-gauge railroad in the North American continent
- an authentic railroad trip to Chama, New Mexico, that brings Colorado history to the present
day. Nearby the town of Conejos boasts the oldest church in Colorado, Our Lady of Guadeloupe
Church. The Rio Grande National Forest offers rolling hills, river canyons, and thick pine and
aspen forests to explore.
Antonito, Colorado
Antonito Chamber of Commerce 220 Main Street, P.O. Box 427 (719)376-2277
Restaurants:
Dutch Mill
Dos Hermanas
Chuggers Sports Bar
Retail:
719-376-237
719-376-5589
719-376-5363
Hometown Food Market
Auto Care Center
Lee’s Texaco Store
Phils Service
ROG Inc
Barbers and Spas:
719-376-2483
719-376-2218
719-376-5949
719-376-2218
719-376-5949
Medical Clinics:
Emergency
Conejos County Medical Clinics 719-376-2308
Crossroads Managed Care
719-376-2664
Guadalupe Health Center
719-376-5246
Ambulance Service
Conejos County Sheriff
Town Hall
Attractions:
Attractions:
WiFi:
Cumbres & Toltec Railroad 719-376-5483
Los Caminos Antiguos
719-379-3500
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 719-376-5985
Cano’s Castle
Conejos County Library
Chuggers Sports Bar
Conejos Canyon River Ranch
Conejos Cabins
Mogote Meadow Cabins
Narrow Gauge
Ponderosa Campground
719-376-2464
719-376-2547
719-376-5774
719-376-5441
719-376-5857
911
Vincent’s Barber Shop
Hair Studio
719-376-5921
719-376-6778
719-376-2355
719-376-2074
House of Worship:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 719-376-5985
United Presbyterian Church
719-376-2469
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
719-376-6125
719- 376-6778
719-376-5363
Fort Garland was established in 1858 and was designed to protect settlers in the San Luis Valley,
which was the Territory of New Mexico. The fort was named for General John Garland, commander
of the Military District of New Mexico. Colonel Kit Carson and New Mexico volunteers were stationed
here in 1866 and he successfully negotiated a treaty with the Utes in 1867. The Ninth Cavalry was
stationed here between 1876 and 1879. In 1876, these troops were called to the La Plata region to
prevent conflict between the Utes and white prospectors. In 1879, United States military units from
Fort Garland were called upon by Nathan Meeker, the Indian Agent at the White River Agency.
Meeker and others were killed, and family members taken captive by unhappy Utes. The captives
were released and the Utes were moved once again, which reduced the need for a fort. Fort Garland
was abandoned in 1883, but survives now as the Fort Garland Museum.
Blanca & Fort Garland, Colorado
Restaurants:
Old West Café
Del’s Diner
All-Gon Pizza
Silver Sage Steakhouse
San Marcos
Retail:
719-379-2448
719-379-3357
719-379-2222
719-379-3600
719-379-5390
Ute Creek Station Coffee House
Fort Market
Post Commissary
El Dorado Store & Liquor
Red Rock Store
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Dream Styles Hair & Nails
Klassy Productions
Costilla Ambulance
Blanca Fire Department
Police Department
Fire Chief
City Hall
719-379719-379-3441
Entertainment:
Community Center
Fort Garland/Blanca Library
Shopping:
719-379-3003
719-379-3482
719-379-3518
719-379-3443
719-379-4612
911
719-379-0190
719-379-3461
719-379-3810
719-379-3603
719-379-3461
Attractions:
719-379-3450
719-379-3451
Fort Garland Museum
Pike’s Stockade
Los Caminos Antiguos
Trinchera Ranch
Smith Reservoir
Tumbleweeds Gift Gallery
719-379-4149
House of Worship:
United for Christ Community
Valley Gospel Ctr.
Ft. Garland Catholic Church
Blanca Catholic Church
719-379-3949
719-379-3670
WiFi:
719-379-3512
719-379-3512
719-379-3500
719-379-3263
Ft. Garland Lib./Comm. Ctr. 719-379-3450
Lu’s Café
719-379-8646
Ute Creek Station Coffee house719-379-3003
La Jara is a town in the central San Luis Valley whose mostly Hispanic
population is descended from pioneers who came into the area in the early
1850's to settle on the Sangre de Cristo and Conejos Land Grants. This is still
primarily a ranching (cattle and sheep) and farming area with most business
activity happening these days in Alamosa, about 15 miles to the northeast.
But once upon a time, La Jara was a thriving little community.
La Jara, Colorado
Restaurants:
Wagon Wheel Saloon
Ann’s Café
El Vallecito Restaurant
Essenhaus
Wild Hog Bar-B-Que
Retail:
719-274-0144
719-274-5163
719-274-0707
719-274-3143
719-274-0868
Jack’s Market
Hometown Food Market
Winco
Chiefs Texaco
Circle K Mill
Family Dollar Store
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Roberts Hair Salon
Hair Affair Beauty Salon
Ambulance Service
La Jara Police Depart.
La Jara Fire Depart.
Conejos County Hosp.
719-274-3408
719-274-5326
Attractions:
Conejos County Library
Rio Grande National Forest
Conejos County Arena Com.
Capulin Volcano
719-274-5858
719-274-8971
719-274-0189
719-274-
Shopping:
719-274-5896
719-274-5453
719-274-4180
719-274-5587
719-274-0157
719-274-3208
911
719-274-5121
719-274-5886
719-274-5886
719-274-5121
Family Dollar Store
Mary Kay Cosmetics
719-274-3208
719-274-5953
House of Worship:
United Church of La Jara
Church of Jesus Christ
Mennonite Church
St. Joseph’s Parish
La Jara I Ward Bishop
Medical Clinics:
WiFi:
Conejos Medical Clinic
719-274-6000
Conejos Medical Clinic Virginia 719-274-6000
La Jara Dental Clinic
719-274-8948
Conejos County Nursing Ser. 719-274-4307
SLV Mental Health Center
719-274-5154
Conejos County Library
Conejos County Library
719-274-5250
719-274-4032
719-843-5118
719-274-5304
719-274-0620
719-274-5858
719-376-5904
The Town of Center sits in the heart of the beautiful San Luis Valley in southern
Colorado. Having once been Ute land then Spanish territory, Center has a rich
Southwestern heritage. Center sits at an elevation of 7,645 feet. The terrain has been
leveled to suit farming needs. There are many beautiful places to visit near Center in
the San Luis Valley including the beautiful Natural Arch; the Ancient Indian Writings in
stone; and, the world-renowned National Monument, the Great Sand Dunes.
Center, Colorado
Center Chamber of Commerce
Restaurant:
Mighty Burger of Center
Azteca De Oro
Leonardo’s Restaurante
Retail:
719-754-2600
719-754-2655
719-754-3113
Radio Shack
Aspen Produce
Mtn. Valley Produce
Skeff’s Food Center
Winco Food Store
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Carl’s Barber & Beauty Shop
Knock Out Styling
Beauty Beautique
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Valley Beauty Salon
Ambulance Service
Fire Department
Non-Emergency
Police Dispatcher
719-754-9178
719-754-1999
970-657-2432
719-754-3757
719-754-3350
Medical Clinics:
Saguache Cty. Public Health
SLV Mental Health Ctr
Haskin Medical Building
Cesar E. Chavez Family Med.
719-754-2773
719-754-3927
719-754-2773
719-754-2778
P.O. Box 576
(719) 754-3137
Shopping:
719-754-2387
719-754-3466
719-754-2781
719-754-2271
719-754-2105
911
719-754-3333
719-754-3333
719-754-3141
719-754-2442
Lady Kay Boutique
Family Dollar
Martha’s Fashion
719-754-3772
719-754-3131
719-754-0299
House of Worship:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
The United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
St. Francis Catholic Church
High Valley Mennonite Ch.
Attractions:
WiFi:
Center Park
Center Public Library
719-754-2234
719-754-2243
719-754-2290
719-754-3964
719-754-2424
719-754-3156
Creede was the last silver boom town in Colorado in the 1800’s. Creede was the last silver boom town
in Colorado in the 1800s. The Creede mines operated continuously from 1890 until 1985, and were served by
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. At its peak there were 10,000 people in the area. The original town site of
Creede was located on East Willow Creek just above its junction with West Willow Creek. Below Creede were
Stringtown, Jimtown, and Amethyst. The Willow Creek site was soon renamed Creede after Nicholas C. Creede
who discovered the Holy Moses Mine. Soon the entire town area from East Willow to Amethyst was called
Creede.
Creede, Colorado
Creede-Mineral County Chamber of Commerce
Restaurants:
Cascada Bar & Grill
Café Ole’
Mermaid Café
The Old Firehouse
Antler Riverside
Retail:
719-658-1033
719-658-2880
719-658-1112
719-658-0212
719-658-2423
Kentucky Belle Market
Tomkins Gift & Gas
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Cascada Bar & Grill
Café Ole’
Mermaid Café
The Old Firehouse
Antler Riverside
Ambulance Services
Fire Department
City Hall
719-658-1033
719-658-2880
719-658-1112
719-658-0212
719-658-2423
1207 N. Main Street
(719) 658-2374
Shopping:
719-658-2240
719-658-2480
911
719-658-2211
719-658-2600
719-658-2276
Abbey Lane Gallery
Bristol Yarnworks Studio
Creede Trading Post
San Juan Sports
Rare Things
719-658-2736
719-658-2455
719-658-0625
719-658-2359
719-658-2376
House of Worship:
Creede Baptist Church
719-685-0722
Creede Community Church 719-658-2209
Medical Clinics:
Entertainment:
Attractions:
Creed Family Practice
719-658-0929
Mineral County Health Ctr. 719-658-2416
Snow County Explorers
Rio Grande Nordic Club
4UR Ranch
Creede Repertory Theatre
San Juan Snowcat
Creede Historical Society
719-658-2004
Underground Mining Museum 719-658-0811
719-658-2221
719-658-2359
719-658-2202
719-658-2540
719-658-0430
WiFi:
Mineral Public Library
719-658-2313
Crestone is a small village at the foot of the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo Range, in the
northern part of the San Luis Valley. Crestone was a small mining town that was officially established
on November 4, 1880 after the discovery of gold in Burnt Gulch, east of the town, in 1879. Mining
and ranching fueled the early economy of the town.
Today the town Crestone , includes the Baca Grande and Moffat, Colorado, is a spiritual and new age
center with several world religions represented; including a Hindu temple, a Zen center, a coed
Carmelite monastery, several Tibetan centers, and miscellaneous new age happenings.
Crestone, Colorado
Crestone Moffat Business Association
Restaurants:
Desert Sage Restaurant
Matthews
Global Spirit Designs
Retail:
719-256-4402
719-256-5020
719-256-4959
Crestone General Store
Natural Heritage Enterprises
Woodman Janet G
Crestone Mercantile
Emergency
Shangrilah Stove & Spa LLC 719-256-4768
Joyful Journey Hot Sprgs. Spa 719-256-4328
Fire Department
Town Hall
Moffat Volunteer Fire Depart.
Medical Clinics:
Entertainment:
719-256-4598
719-256-5118
719-539-9493
Challenger Golf Club
Baca Grande Library
DJ COOL STYLE
Attractions:
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
North Crestone Campground
(719) 256-4110
Shopping:
Barbers and Spas:
Moffat Family Health Ctr.
Tiny Little Crestone Clinic
Addante Chiropractic, PC
P.O. Box 293
719-256-4516
719-256-4876
719-256-4230
719-256-5885
911
719-256-4758
719-256-4313
719-256-4225
719-256-4856
719-256-4100
719-480-1281
Denis Neuhaus Com. Sales
New Vision Surfwear LLC
Chameleon Clothes
719-256-4110
719-256-5665
719-256-4523
House of Worship:
Shumei International Institute 719-256-5284
Haidakhandi Universal Ashram 719-256-4184
Free Spirit Christian Church
719-256-4226
Wifi:
Baca Grande Library
Shambala Cafe
Bliss Café
Painted Sky Café & Bakery
719-256-4100
719-256-4959
719-256-6400
719-256-4202
You will be attracted to the far-off beauty of the Del Norte area just as the first Spanish families, in 1859,
were drawn to this peaceful niche in the shadows of the San Juan Mountains. But long before the Spanish
Conquistadors arrived, Del Norte was first inhabited by the Folsom peoples 10,000 years ago, followed by
the Anasazi, Navajos, Utes and others who came and went. By the mid 1870's, prospectors had found the
nearby San Juan Mountains rich in gold and silver deposits. Many mining claims were registered and the
fury of the mining activities began.
Del Norte, Colorado
Restaurant:
Del Norte Chamber of Commerce 505 Grande Avenue, Del Norte, CO 81132
Retail:
Boogie’s Café Restaurant
Country Family Inn & Rest.
Organic Peddler
Tiger Den
Boogies Restaurant
719-657-2905
719-657-3581
719-657-9042
719-657-9135
719-657-3223
Jack’s Market
Skaff’s Super Market
La Garita Store
Convenience Plus
Stop & Shop
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
O M’s Barber
Heavenly Touch Salon
Wave By Dez
Beauty Max Salon
Shear Sensations
Del Norte Ambulance
Police Department
Police
Fire Protection
Rio Grande Hospital
719-657-2717
719-657-2755
719-657-9485
719-657-9095
719-657-9949
Shopping:
719-657-3505
719-657-3373
719-754-3755
719-657-2118
719-657-0405
911
719-657-3311
719-657-2600
719-657-3400
719-657-3622
719-657-2510
Elk Ridge Gifts & Framing
Casa de Madera Gifts & Sport
Golden Antiques
Haefeli’s Honey/Gifts
Pine Cone Books
719-657-2322
719-657-2336
719-657-2850
719-657-2044
719-657-9116
House of Worship:
New Life Fellowship
Catholic Church
Gateway Church
Cornerstone Comm.
Pioneer United Church
719-657-3360
719-657-3147
719-657-3681
719-657-9107
719-657-3375
Medical Clinics:
Entertainment:
Attractions:
Rio Grande Hospital Clinic 719-657-2418
SLV Mental Health Ctr.
719-657-3316
Pregnancy Resource Ctr. 719-657-0300
Rio Grande Hospital
719-657-2510
Del Norte Public Library
Wolf Creek Ski Area
Yoga the Studio
DN Community Center
Rio Grande Cty. Museum 719-657-2847
Observatory Association 719-657-3637
719-657-2633
970-264-5639
719-657-3210
719-657-2172
Wifi:
Del Norte Public Library
Peace of Art Café
719-657-2633
719-657-3223
Manassa is a town in Conejos County. The community was named after the biblical figure Manasseh, elder son of
Joseph and founder of chief tribe of Israel.
Manassa’s most famous figure was heavy weight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, who left the community to make
a life outside the San Luis Valley. He won the heavy weight championship in 1919, after knocking out Jesse Willard,
but lost it to Gene Tunney in 1926. A museum in his honor, dedicated in Manassa in 1966, is housed in the cabin in
which Dempsy was born.
Manassa & Sanford, Colorado
Restaurants:
Val’s Place
Abe’s Place
Retail:
719-843-5500
719-843-9902
Sanford County Store
Manassa Market
Rocky Mountain Food
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Sudd’Nly Susans’
Sabrina’s Salon
Ambulance Service
Manassa Police Depart.
La Jara Fire Depart.
Conejos County Hosp.
Manassa Town Hall
719-843-0321
719-843-5855
Medical Clinics:
Attractions:
Conejos Medical Clinic
719-274-6000
Conejos Medical Clinic Virginia 719-274-6000
La Jara Dental Clinic
719-274-8948
Conejos County Nursing Ser. 719-274-4307
SLV Mental Health Center
719-274-5154
Colorado Catch
S&S Camp Ranch
Jack Dempsey Museum
Sowards Monument
Sego Springs State Wildlife
Shopping:
719-274-4141
719-843-9904
719-843-5124
911
719-274-5121
719-843-5207
719-274-5886
719-274-5121
719-843-5207
Cordova Turquoise
Silver Fox Turquoise
Destiny Pewter
Miller Inc.
719-843-5198
719-843-5241
719-843-0202
719-274-4045
House of Worship:
Church of Jesus Christ
Church of Jesus Christ
St. Joseph’s Parish
719-843-5200
719-274-5379
719-274-5302
Wifi:
719-274-4058
719-843-5172
719-843-5207
719-843-0707
Conejos County Library
Conejos County Library
719-274-5858
719-376-5904
During the summer of 1881, when the railroad was extended from Alamosa to Del Norte, a watering tank
was established on a siding where Monte Vista now stands. This was known as the Lariat siding, and it
was here that Lillian Fassett opened the first store in what was to become Monte Vista.
In July of 1882 the original town site was platted and called Lariat. On May 1, 1884, the town was
renamed Henry in honor of its promoter, T.C. Henry. The town was renamed Monte Vista (Spanish for
"mountain view") in 1886 when it was incorporated.
Monte Vista, Colorado
Restaurant:
Alibi’s Sports Bar & Grill
Baldo’s Mexican Restaurant
Hunan Chinese Restaurant
Amici Italian Restaurant
Johnny B Good’s South
Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce
Retail:
719-852-9300
719-852-0222
719-852-2002
719-852-2219
719-852-2344
Safeway
Love’s Travel Stop
Convenience Plus
Jack’s Market
Monte Vista Super Foods
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Charisma Hair Salon
Country Curls
Creative Designs Hair Salon
The Hair Experience
Patricia’s Beauty Shoppe
Ambulance Service
Fire Department
Police Department
Rio Grande Hospital
Rio Grande Medical Ctr.
719-852-4498
719-852-2946
719-852-0939
719-852-3066
719-852-2888
947 1st Avenue 81144
Shopping:
719-852-5121
719-852-5032
719-852-0350
719-852-3612
719-852-2753
911
719-852-5111
719-852-5111
719-852-5111
719-852-8827
719 852-2512
ALCO Discount Store
Valley Pawn Shop
Family Dollar
Alsbaugh Leather
Time and
House
of Worship:
Distance:
719-852-0355
719-852-2797
719-852-0917
719-852-4532
719-852-2097
719-852-5858
719-852-3274
719-852-5090
719-852-2673
Entertainment:
Rio Grande Medical Ctr.
Monte Vista Family Practice
Monte Vista Mental Health
Monte Vista Medical Clinic
Monte Vista Eye Care
Carnegie Public Library
Colorado Canoes
Monte Vista Golf Course
MV Athletic Club
High Valley Motor Sports
719-852-2512
719-852-9400
719-852-5186
719-852-8827
719-852-3412
Area Attractions:
Attractions:
Charisma Hair Salon
Country Curls
Creative Designs Hair Salon
The Hair Experience
Patricia’s Beauty Shoppe
Vali Theatre
Star Drive in
SLV Super Bowl
SLV National Wildlife Refuge
Down Town Monte Vista
Monte Vista Historical Soc.
Transportation of the West
719-852-2811
719-852-2613
719-852-0155
Seventh Day Adventist
Alamosa
Valley Church of the Nararene
Church of Jesus Christ LDS
Calvary Baptist Church
St. Josephs Catholic Church
Medical Clinics:
Barbers and Spas:
719-852-4498
719-852-2946
719-852-0939
719-852-3066
719-852-2888
(719) 852-2731
719-852-3931
719-852-0159
719-852-4906
719-852-0786
719-852-4456
Wifi:
719-587-6900
719-852-0669
719-852- 4396
719-852-4396
Carnegie Public Library
719-852-3931
Mosca was named for the nearby Mosca Pass, which was named for the Spanish explorer, Luis de
Moscoso de Alvarado. Along with some of Colorado’s oldest towns, Mosca rests in the heart of the San
Luis Valley. Mosca is a simple crossroads along the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway,
which winds from Alamosa past the uni
Hooper is a town located in the Alamosa, County.
Mosca & Hooper, Colorado
Restaurant:
Great Sand Dune Oasis
Billy’s
Retail:
719-378-2222
719-378-2677
Barber & Spas:
Mary’s Cut-N-Curl
Candy Chrisman
Miss Deb’s
Zapata Seed Co
Mosca Pit Stop
My Sisters Place
Emergency
719-378-2209
Restaurant:
719-378-2047
719-378-3327
719-754-9048
719-378-2346
719-378-2098
911
Mosca-Hooper Fire Depart. 719-378-2339
Police Dispatcher
719-754-2442
Medical Clinics:
Boogie’s Café Restaurant
Country Family Inn & Rest.
Organic Peddler
Tiger Den
719-657-2905
719-657-3581
719-657-9042
719-657-9135
House of Worship:
United Methodist Church
SDC Management Co
Church of the Living God
719-378-2760
719-378-2370
719-378-2080
Saguache Cty. Public Health 719-754-2773
Moffat Family Medical Ctr.
719-256-4025
Entertainment:
Attractions:
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool 719-378-2807
Alligator Farm
719-378-2612
Zapata Falls: Mt. Biking, Trailing
Great Sand Dunes
San Luis Lakes State Park
Zapata Falls
UFO Watchtower
Wifi:
719-378-6300
719-378-2020
719-378-2271
Sangre De Cristo Library
719-378-2305
San Luis was officially established on 1851 by Hispanic settlers from Taos,
New Mexico. San Luis is the oldest town in the state of Colorado. The original
village was named after the Catholic Saint. A picturesque little town, it lies at
the mouth of the valley of the Ventero, at the foot of Culebre Peak. San Luis
was part of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, originally owned by Carlos Beaubien.
Carlos Beabuien was also one of the original grantees of the Maxwell Grant.
San Luis & San Acacio, Colorado
Restaurants:
Ozuna’s Family Restaurant
Café Rosa Mystica
Piccadilly Circus Pizza
T Ana’s Restaurant
Retail:
719-672-0211
719-672-3550
719-672-0340
719-672-3842
Barbers and Spas:
R & R Supermarket
Duran’s
Sonia’s Convenience Store
Emergency
Ambulance Service
Police Department
Fire Department
Costilla Cty. Office Emer.
Shopping:
719-672-3346
719-672-3351
719-672-4461
911
719-672-4271
719-672-3210
719-672-3302
719-206-0893
Family Dollar
Full Circle
719-672-0377
719-672-3143
House of Worship:
San Pablo Presbyterian Church
Sangre De Cristo Catholic
Church of Jesus Christ LDS
Jehovah’s Witnesses
719-672-0105
719-672-3685
719-672-1042
719-672-3500
Medical Clinics:
Attractions:
Wifi:
Valley-Wide Health Systems 719-672-4406
Ernesto Pacheco Dental Clinic 719-672-3502
Vfrgtb 719-672-3002
San Luis Visitor Center
San Luis Cultural Center 719-672-3611
Shrine of the Stations of the Cross
Sanchez Lake
Costilla County Public Lib. 719-672-3309
The town of South Fork is one of Colorado’s newest towns. The Town of South Fork, Colorado is located at the
junction of the famous Rio Grande River and its south fork. Where highway 160 & 149 meet in the center of
town, you will find the beginning of the historic Silver Thread National Scenic Byway, a spectacular route that
follows the winding Rio Grande to its headwaters in the San Juan Mountains. Initially developed as a community
to service lumbering and mining, the town is now the center of a rapidly growing tourist and recreation area.
South Fork , Colorado
Restaurants:
Hungry Logger
Chalet Swiss
The Spruce Lodge
Rockaway Café
Shaft Restaurant & Bar
South Fork Chamber of Commerce
30411 W. Hwy. 160
Retail:
719-873-5504
719-873-1100
719-873-5605
719-873-5581
719-873-0102
Four Seasons Food Mart
Cottonwood Cove
Rainbow Lodge & Grocery
Big River Music
Barbers and Spas:
Emergency
Good Beauty Shoppe
Ambulance
Police Department
Sheriff
719-873-5457
Shopping:
719-873-5474
719-658-2242
719-873-5545
719-873-2010
911
719- 873-5544
719-873-1040
719-657-4000
Rio National Forest
Wolf Creek Angler
South Fork Angler
Silver Thread Ctr.
719-873-5512
719-873-1414
1-877-656-3474
719-832-5693
Doc’s Outdoor Sports
8200 Sports Rentals/Sales
Alpine Bike and Ski
Colorado Rose Gift Shop
719-873-5151
719-873-1977
719-873-2495
719-873-2495
House of Worship:
Upper Rio Grande Health Clinic 719-873-5494
Chapel of South Fork
Community United Methodist
Emmanuel Chapel
New Hope Community Chur.
Church of Christ
Entertainment:
Wifi:
Rio Grande Club Golf Course 719-873-1995
Sacred Space Massage
719-850-2189
Rio Grande Club Yoga/Fitness 719-873-1995
Wild Mountain Café
719-873-2013
Town Fork Comm. Building 719-873-0246
Medical Clinic:
Attractions:
(719) 873-1639
719-873-5753
719-873-0242
719-873-5411
719-873-1202
719-873-1259
The town of Garbaldi was established by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1870. The town served as the
southern terminus of the Rio Grande’s narrow-gauge Poncha Pass line from 1870 to 1890. The town was named
for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. The town’s name was changed to the less political Villa Grove on
January 19, 1872.
Saguache is a Ute Indian name pronounced Sa-watch. It means “Water at the Blue Earth.” It was settled in 1867
by Otto Mears who started his fortune with the first toll road above Poncha Pass. Otto invested in railroads,
mining, the Mack Truck Co. and is credited with the famous "Million Dollar Highway”.
Villa Grove & Saguache, Colorado
Restaurants:
Oasis
Dessert First Kitchen
Loretta’s Country Kitchen
Emergency
Emergency
NSCAD
Sheriff’s Office
Saguache County Jail
719-655-2884
719-655-0113
719-655-2360
911
719-655-2525
719-655-2206
719-655-2525
719-655-2838
Entertainment:
San Luis Valley Campground
Ute Theatre
Saguache County Library
Valley View Hot Springs
Barbers and Spas:
Retail:
719-655-2444
719-655-6300
719-655-2551
719-256-4315
Saguache Town Market
Green Earth Inc.
Always Azul Pottery
Family Market
719-655-2616
719-655-2655
719-655-0101
719-655-2885
Wigwam Hairstylist
719-655-2567
Country Rose Beauty Parlor 719-655-2506
House of Worship:
Medical Clinics:
Pitkin Ave. Baptist Church
Saguache County Clinic
Saguache Clinic
Moffat Family Health Ctr.
719-655-2641
Attractions:
Wifi:
Saguache County Museum
719-655-2557
Saguache Cty House Museum 719-655-2488
Saguache County Library
719-655-2533
719-655-2531
719-256-4025
719-655-2551