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History speaks loudly in Lake City, where famous cannibal Alfred Packer, is rumored to have murdered his traveling companions. Popular outdoor activities include hiking, biking, ATVing, ice climbing, snowmobiling and more. Along with amazing stargazing opportunities, the area offers seemingly endless miles of trails, 21 public campgrounds, five fourteeners (peaks rising more than 14,000 feet above sea level), three national forests, one BLM district, four wilderness areas and two wilderness study areas.

In 2020, The Slumgullion Center was designated an International Dark-Sky Association Park, adding to the growing list of Colorado’s IDA Places. Made up of 96 percent public lands, it's an ideal location for watching the night sky and leaving civilization behind. Lake City is the sole town in Hinsdale County, the most remote county in the lower 48 states.

All Aboard Westcliffe and The Silver Cliff Museum.

Frontier Pathways Scenic & Historic Byway.

Virtual Star Party Livestreams from the Smokey Jack Observatory The observatory is maintained by Dark Skies of the Wet Mountain Valley, which also hosts free public star parties throughout the year. Constructed in 2015, this observatory boasts a retractable roof and a 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain and five-inch refractor telescopes with computer-guided pointing and tracking to view the majestic night sky. Stargazing here would not be complete without a visit to the Smokey Jack Observatory in Bluff Park.

The valley sits between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west and the Wet Mountains to the east, making for dramatic views in every direction.

Westcliffe and Silver Cliff in the Wet Mountain Valley make up Colorado’s first designated International Dark Sky Community and the highest elevation of those sites in the world.