South Fork, Colorado

It is not a very big place. Winter population was estimated to be between 300 and 400. However, the summer draws in a lot of outdoor enthusiasts, bringing the town's population up to as much as 6,000. Many of those summer residents own a summer place, come in their RV's, or rent a place. There are many very expensive homes, often lived in for a only a few weeks a year. This is a summer Mecca still in the discovery stage.

During an ATV ride we found ourselves above the valley where South Fork lies. That really is the majority of the town down there.








An 18 hole championship golf course is available at the Rio Grande Club. There are many upscale homes along its fairways as the course winds up and then back down its own private valley.



I am afraid I didn't get a lot of pictures of town, so this is the view out of the back of the camper from where we were parked for a week.







And here is a South Fork flower.













If you like to see more about the town, then Google "South Fork, Colorado". You'll get a load of links. The Chamber of Commerce site may be the best.


Okay, this isn't from South Fork. One of my riding buddies just emailed this picture of me from earlier this summer. I think it was taken in late June or early July on the Imogene Trail. We had been turned back because the trail was snow blocked. At the point where we had been turned back the snow still towered 20 feet above the trail.