Colorado National Monument

Colorado National Monument doesn’t need monument status to prove itself—23,000 acres of red rock canyons, towering monoliths, and desert wilderness that rival any national park. Rim Rock Drive winds through landscapes carved over millions of years, while trails drop into canyons most people speed past on I-70. This is Colorado beyond the ski resorts and fourteeners. Fewer crowds, same dramatic geology. Rep the monument that locals know is worth the detour.