Hotchkiss, Colorado

Downtown in Hotchkiss, next to the Post Office
In downtown Hotchkiss

Hotchkiss is a nice little town along the West Elk Loop Scenic Byway in western Colorado. Southeast of Hotchkiss is the town of Crawford, the gateway to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and home of Crawford State Park. Just southwest of the two towns is that large chunk of BLM property known as the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. The Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery is also a bit southwest of town.

Hotchkiss is also in the heart of Colorado's Wine Country. Hotchkiss was named for its founder: Enos Hotchkiss, a former road-builder who arrived in the area and homesteaded a property in the late 1870s.

Sand dunes in the spaces just west of Hotchkiss
The countryside just west of Hotchkiss: the sand dunes north of Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
More sand and gravel dunes along the Gunnison River near Hotchkiss
More of the countryside west of Hotchkiss

Delta County Related Pages

Cedaredge - Crawford - Delta - Hotchkiss - Orchard City - Paonia - Delta County
West Elk Loop Scenic Byway - Grand Mesa Scenic Byway - Grand Mesa National Forest
Gunnison Gorge Wilderness - Crawford State Park - Sweitzer Lake State Park
Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery

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