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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bedrock

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bedrock, Colorado

Updated August 24, 2019

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Paradox Valley

Bedrock, Colorado

Paradox Valley

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
Horse Collar arch

Bedrock, Colorado

Horse Collar Arch

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
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Reconstructed flume.

Paradox, Colorado

Hanging Flume

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.
7 miles from Bedrock

Uravan, Colorado

Uravan

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.
9 miles from Bedrock
Cliffs of Sewemup Mesa.

Gateway, Colorado

Sewemup Mesa

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.
11 miles from Bedrock
High-desert scenery gives this place a stark, surreal beauty.

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Camp V

Stay in a luxury cabin or refurbished Airstream in this former mining camp-turned-retreat.
16 miles from Bedrock
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