The Obscure Colorado Town Road Trip Is Everything You Need This Summer
No Name. Climax. Jim Town. No, I am not just rambling on with random words; these are actually a few Colorado towns with downright funny names! If you dream of taking your Facebook profile picture in front of a hilarious sign – or if you just want to discover a new side of the Centennial State – hop in the car and take this fun Colorado road trip through some of our most obscure towns. (A link to the map can be found here)
Growing up on the plains, I always knew Last Chance as THE last chance to stop and use the restroom while traveling to and from my grandparents' house. While there isn't a whole lot left to the town (besides restrooms and friendly residents), Last Chance is still a fun area thanks to its close proximity to the must-visit Jackson Lake State Park.
Now whenever I go to visit my parents on the plains, Deer Trail is my designated stopping point! In addition to their indoor facilities and delicious Brown Derby restaurant, Deer Trail is also home to the world's first-ever rodeo. Cool, right?
Climax, by definition, is "the most intense, exciting, or important point of something," which is obviously perfect for a town that processes and ships out huge deposits of molybdenum ore! (Don't argue; just go with it.)
Arguably the best photo op in the state is in front of the No Name sign, which is situated off I-70 near Glenwood Springs and houses the similarly named No Name Canyon and No Name Creek.
Do you feel in the dark, like you're falling hard with an open heart? Then you NEED the Wide Awake Spring in Wideawake, which is said to have some of the purest water in the entire world in its untouched, 30,000-year-old water supply.
Located along the western border, Paradox is an unincorporated Montrose County community that received its name not because it's a "self-contradictory statement or proposition," but for the unusual course of the nearby Dolores River!
How many of these oddly-named Colorado towns have you visited? Who would you take on this unusual road trip? Share your thoughts and tag a travel buddy in the comments below!
