--Wendell Berry
Lake City, Colorado

Welcome!  Lake City Switchbacks is a guide to touring and exploring all of the back roads, byways, stage routes, pathways, and streets around Lake City, Colorado.

Dream away:  Switchbacks offers inspiring photos of the area, maps to help you get to all of our magical places, and useful details to help you get the most out of your visit to Lake City.

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A traveler's guide to Lake City, Colorado.
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There is always a mystery involved, trekking along a mountain trail.  Lake City's paths and roads are ancient, riddled with clues and relics of the past.  You never know what wonderful thing you may find, up around the next turn.

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Where is Lake City, CO?

A tiny valley town settled at the confluence of two rivers, Lake City is on the eastern side of the glorious San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado, in the most remote county in the lower 48 states.  

It's easy to get here--find out more.
Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway. Photo by Mary Carkin.
Silver Thread National Scenic & Historic Byway. Photo by Mary Carkin.
More Scenic Drives & Favorite Places. Photo by Mary Carkin.
Lake San Cristobal. Photo by Ani Barrie.
Downtown Lake City.  Photo by Mary Carkin.
Outdoor Recreation. Photo by Patrick Kelley.
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