Red Canyon Loop Half Day Jeep Tour in Cañon City booking from $129.00

Red Canyon Loop Half Day Jeep Tour

Overview

This interpretive 3-hour jeep tour departs from Canon City and meanders through bright red towering spires and monoliths sculpted by the erosion of the fountain formation. Your geological tour through time includes a short walk out to "Overlook Arch" and a up-close look at dinosaur footprints left over 107 million years ago. You will see where paleontologists have been removing dinosaur remains for over 140 years from one of the most famous digs in history along with ancient Indian petroglyphs.

This scenic tour is just one of the amazing locations we visit from our office in Cañon City. If this tour doesn't meet your needs, we most likely have one that does. We offer tours and packages from 3 hours to all day. Be sure to see our other listings for more options.

City: Cañon City

Thu 07 Nov

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What's Included

Professional guide

Driver

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Please be sure to confirm your travel plans to Canon City before making a reservation for our jeep tours. Due to the very limited seating on the custom vehicles, payment in full is due at the time of the booking, and reservations made through TripAdvisor cannot be changed or cancelled once confirmed. Our cancellation policy is a 100% cancellation fee, meaning there are no refunds once a tour is booked. If you have questions about this, please visit the Colorado Jeep Tours website's FAQ page or call Colorado Jeep Tours before booking a tour.
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Garden Park Fossil Area

Historic dinosaur-fossil quarries with trails, picnic tables & scenic overlooks in a rugged setting.

Colorado Jeep Tours

Colorado Jeep Tours offers high quality, scenic, and informative off-road jeep tours based from Cañon City. Our interpretive tours of the Royal Gorge, Red Canyon, and the historic gold mining district of Cripple Creek and Victor offer a variety of information including western history, geology, paleontology and more while traveling some of the most beautiful trails in south/central Colorado. Our professionally-driven guided tours offer a fun and interesting way to see and learn about the Royal Gorge region, and they are enjoyed by people of all ages. Cañon City is located about 45 minutes from Colorado Springs or Pueblo, and 2 hours from Denver, so we’re an easy day-trip from many front range cities. We offer 1/2 day and full day jeep-only trips (starting at 3 hours), and full-day combo packages with rafting, the Royal Gorge Bridge, wine tasting, the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, and zip-lining over the Royal Gorge. READY TO JEEP? LET’S GO!

Red Canyon Park

At Red Canyon Park you can explore 600 acres of piñon, sage, and beautiful red rock from the Fountain Formation. Formed 290-296 million years ago, this rock was created by a series of braided streams carrying material eroded off of the Ancestral Rocky Mountains! Operated by the City of Cañon City, the secluded Red Canyon Park is a locals’ favorite. Here you can feel free to explore on the trail or off—a true adventure.

Skyline Drive

The single-lane, one-way road rises about 800 feet above the surrounding terrain. There are no guardrails despite sharp drop offs, and the drive is about 3 miles long.

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Reviews (69)

Jim_R

Aug 2020

The driver was very knowledgeable about the area and fact. It was a little long, wasn’t aware it would take 3 hours but had a good time. Be prepared to get dusty

672jennies

Aug 2020

The tour and driver, Brandon, were amazing! We have boys ages 6, 8 and 10 who talked the whole time. Brandon did a great job of engaging with them and also conveying all of the information on the history of the area and what we were looking at in a way that they could understand. The boys are dinosaur lovers and this was the perfect for them.

amandamM9785RI

Aug 2020

We had the best time on our Jeep tour. We loved seeing the views at the arch and took some great family pictures. My teen daughter loved being able to look out over the canyon and get the "perfect" selfie pic for her social media accounts. My 9 year old son loved looking at the rocks, and the dinosaur foot prints. We all found it very interesting to learn about the Morrison Formation for obvious reasons. Mike was our guide and was well prepared for any weather we may encounter on a summer afternoon in Colorado as well as bringing extra cold water for anyone who ran out, and a first aide kit. Which thankfully we didn't need the first aide kit, but anyone who has young boys know they are full of energy and my son actually slid and fell while we were hiking. Mike was right there to make sure he was ok and didn't need anything. Which of course he was. It was nice that they kept the amount of people on one tour small. COVID restrictions, you had to have a mask with you and while you were at the office. Once you started traveling it was up to all of us if we wanted to continue wearing our masks. It was my family of 4, and 1 other couple. There are bathrooms on the trip, though some more "rustic" than others. I recommend people dress in layers, tennis shoes (although I wore Chaco type sandal and was fine), if you have long hair tie it up, as your hat could easily fly off while traveling in the jeep. Pack sunscreen, sunglasses, and a light snack if needed. You are traveling for 3 hours, and it can get warm if the sun is beating in just right. We all had a great time and can't wait to go and do the Royal Gorge tour. (It was booked, but we were happy getting off the beaten path)

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Red Canyon Loop Half Day Jeep Tour

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