Royal Gorge
The Royal Gorge is a canyon of the Arkansas River located west of Cañon City, Colorado. The canyon begins at the mouth of Grape Creek, about 2 mi west of central Cañon City, and continues in a west-northwesterly direction for approximately 6 mi until ending near U.S. Route 50.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility and Museum of Colorado Prisons.
Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility
Prison
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Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, colloquially known simply as "Territorial" and formerly known as the Colorado State Prison, is a medium security prison in Cañon City, Colorado.
Museum of Colorado Prisons
Museum
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The Museum of Colorado Prisons is a non-profit museum located off U.S. Highway 50 in Cañon City, Colorado. It is housed in a former state women's prison and is directly east of the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cañon City and Lincoln Park.
Cañon City
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Cañon City is a city in Colorado. It is the gateway to Royal Gorge, a cavernous canyon of the Arkansas River.
Lincoln Park
Village
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Lincoln Park is a census-designated place located in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lincoln Park is situated 2½ miles east of Royal Gorge.
Brookside
Village
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Brookside is a statutory town located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 236 at the 2020 United States census. Brookside is situated 4½ miles east of Royal Gorge.
Royal Gorge
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,374 feet
- Description: Fremont, CO
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Fremont, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Royal Gorge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Royal Gorge (walog sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
- Cebuano: “Royal Gorge”
- Chinese: “皇家峽谷”
- French: “Royal Gorge”
- German: “Royal Gorge”
- Hebrew: “קניון רויאל”
- Japanese: “グランドキャニオン”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・ゴージ”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・ジョージ”
- Japanese: “ロイヤルゴージ”
- Russian: “Королевское ущелье”
- Russian: “Ройал-Гордж”
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