Surrounded by mountains and tucked into Clear Creek Canyon, Georgetown is a Victorian village filled with historic architecture and mining structures. After snow skiing, mountain ATV tours or driving up Guanella Pass, visitors relax in local restaurants and pubs, regaled with legendary tales of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill Cody.
Things to do in Georgetown
The Georgetown Loop Railroad offers rides to Silver Plume on vintage steam locomotives, where you’ll pass the old silver and gold mines, with an option to tour the Lebanon Silver Mine. You can view period artefacts at Hotel de Paris, which is now a museum, and experience Victorian architecture and cultural lifestyles at Hamill House Museum.
Georgetown Lake offers fishing and boating year-round, where anglers bring in rainbow, brown and brook trout. Along with ice fishing on the frozen lake in winter, you can watch automobile ice racing. Ice skating in Werlin Park is a hit with kids and families.
Take a spectacular drive along Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, where you can go hiking on Silverdale Trail. In the summer, join an ATV tour through the Rocky Mountains to view the awe-inspiring Continental Divide or go white-water rafting in the Arkansas River or Clear Creek.
The Dusty Rose Tea Room offers an elaborate high tea experience in a Victorian-era 1800s building. Georgetown Valley Candy Company cranks out fresh saltwater taffy and fudge, while Guanella Pass Brewing Company specialises in craft beers served around a patio fire pit.
Getting around Georgetown
Georgetown is pedestrian friendly, with taxis, bicycle rentals and shuttles as well. You can rent a car at Denver International Airport, about one hour’s drive from Georgetown.