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Route 62 Placerville Colorado
Route 62 northeast of Placerville. Photo: John Weiss

Placerville, Colorado

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Placerville is a tiny, unincorporated community on the road to Telluride. Situated in San Miguel County at the junction of Highway 62 and 145, the elevation is 7,320 feet.

History

Named after the placer gold mines situated the San Miguel River and Leopard Creek, Placerville got its start as a mining camp in the late 1800s. By 1919 there there were at least five mines in the town, which produced 30% of the world’s vanadium. The mines produced over 3 million pounds of vanadium through 1940.

Recreation

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Activities near Placerville

Federal Lands:

  • San Juan National Forest
  • San Miguel River
  • Uncompahgre National Forest

Hot Springs:

  • Orvis Hot Springs (25mi)
  • Ouray Hot Springs Pool (33mi)
  • Rico Hot Springs (closed) (36mi)

Scenic Drives:

  • Dallas Divide
  • San Juan Skyway
  • Unaweep Tabeguache Byway

Ski Areas:

  • Telluride Ski Resort (16mi)

State Parks:

  • Ridgway State Park (29mi)

Towns:

  • Gateway
  • Montrose (50mi)
  • Mountain Village (7mi)
  • Naturita (36mi)
  • Norwood (17mi)
  • Nucla (41mi)
  • Ophir (21mi)
  • Ouray (34mi)
  • Redvale (26mi)
  • Rico (36mi)
  • Ridgway (23mi)
  • Sawpit (3mi)
  • Telluride (15mi)
  • Uravan (54mi)

Transportation:

  • Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) (52mi)
  • Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) (14mi)

Waterfalls:

  • Bridal Veil Falls (18mi)
  • Mystic Falls (16mi)

Whitewater Rafting:

  • San Miguel River Rafting

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