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template: byway.jade
id: "2101"
name: San Juan Skyway
distance: "233"
duration: "Five hours to drive or one-two days to experience the byway"
description: "Travel the \"road to the sky\" which offers views from the towering 14,000-foot San Juan Mountains to rolling hillsides speckled with ancient Indian pueblo ruins. Victorian towns offer both excitement and relaxation. Soak in hot springs, ride the narrow-gauge railroad, and sleep under the stars or in a cozy lodge."
contact: "**San Juan National Forest Visitors Center**  \r\n 970-247-4874"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.cityofcortez.com"
    name: City of Cortez
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/divide.htm"
    name: "Continental Divide National Scenic Trail "
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/gmug/"
    name: "Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests"
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/meve/"
    name: Mesa Verde National Park
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=65511"
    name: Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/sanjuan/"
    name: San Juan National Forest
  - url: "http://www.coloradodot.info/travel/scenic-byways/southwest/san-juan-skyway"
    name: San Juan Skyway
  - url: "http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/byway/co_skywa.htm"
    name: San Juan Skyway
  - url: "http://www.sanjuanskyway.com"
    name: The San Juan Skyway
  - url: "http://www.colorado.com/articles/colorado-scenic-byway-san-juan-skyway"
    name: The San Juan Skyway
  - url: "http://www.telluride.net/"
    name: Telluride Recreation
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - "Colorado Scenic & Historic Byway"
states: 
  - CO
ll: 
  - -107.88477190298727
  - 37.269186155112436
bounds: 
  - - -108.55460399999993
    - 37.26396900000009
  - - -107.649735
    - 38.15937000000008

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Travel the "road to the sky" which offers views from the towering 14,000-foot San Juan Mountains to rolling hillsides speckled with ancient Indian pueblo ruins. Victorian towns offer both excitement and relaxation. Soak in hot springs, ride the narrow-gauge railroad, and sleep under the stars or in a cozy lodge.