Victor is a treasure of historic sites, drives and activities. Year-round explore the 1890's gold rush legacy from railroads to mining to milling and ranching.

 

Gold Belt National Scenic Byway

Situated on the Gold Belt National Scenic Byway, Victor is at the junction of railroad routes which serve as today's highways. Nearby Florence offers a full day of antique shopping, the Royal Gorge is a short drive away and 6 miles west, Cripple Creek casinos offer the chance to strike it rich. Victor shops house antiques, art, Victorian tea, a restored 4-story hotel and a soda fountain that serves up the best chocolate shakes anywhere. Skaguay Reservoir is a pristine mountain fishing spot and hiking opportunity.

 

Photographic Paradise

Victor is a photographer's paradise with its wonderful wildflowers, headframes and 1890's weathering buildings.

 

 Gold Mining

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. is  the largest gold mine in the state,  reaping ore from the gold-rich caldera that was part of the volcanic formation. The new mine offers a perspective, and an appreciation for the efforts of the gold rush pioneers. You can see first-hand the toil and back-breaking labor that went into gold mining in the 1890s at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum and the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, Views of the modern mine from the American Eagles Scenic Overlook and Little Grouse area show how technology has improved the miner's endeavors.

 

Brian's Park Ice Skating Rink Open

Daily public skating and hockey practice; hockey games and tournaments; home of the Penguins Youth Hockey Club. This is the only open air, groomed, ice rink in southern Teller County. On Portland Avenue between 4th and 6th streets. Open 8-8 daily December until spring thaw. Wednesday and Thursdays nights are league nights for the Penguins.

Call 719-689-2029 for info.

 

Rocky Mtn. Soccer Camp in Victor

Newly located here in the historic Victor High School - camps and activities for all ages. 1-800-831-6749; rockymtnsoccercamp@juno.com.

 

Arequa Gulch Bridge

Just to Victor’s west on Highway 67 you will cross the highest bridge on the Colorado State Highway system. The bridge across Arequa Gulch was built in 2000-2001 as part of a highway realignment project to accommodate the expansion of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company’s (CC&V) valley fill facility. CC&V financed the design and construction.
Completed in just 11 months, the $18 million realignment project is one of the largest highway projects in the state to be financed completely with private dollars.
The new roadway is 1.9 miles long, replacing a 1.8-mile segment. The most spectacular part of the project is a 1,218-foot long bridge over Arequa Gulch. The bridge, which is 250 feet tall at its highest point, is the tallest bridge of Colorado's 8,479 bridges on the state highway system. The bridge provides travelers with unparalleled views of the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range.

A portion of the project also involved building a scenic pullout area that enables travelers to view the mountain range and the valley far below. These are views which have never before available from the highway. At the pullout is the trailhead for the Little Grouse Mountain Tail, a project of CC&V, interpreted by the Southern Teller County Focus Group as part of its Trails of Gold project. The trail winds up the mountain to a summit with a 360-degree view of the western and southern mountains as well as nearby mountaintops.