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Hoover Ranch Park

Hoover Ranch Park is located on the eastern end of Poncha Springs. With some time to spare, I snapped some photos of the park and its scenery ... View Photos

Los Girasoles

Los Girasoles is a down to earth Mexican Restaurant that serves great food right on Highway 50 ... View Pictues

Poncha's Local Wood Sculptor

Mark Bjerstadt is a Poncha Springs local artist who creates beautiful wooden sculptures that he displays and sells off the highway ... View Pictures

Poncha Lumber

Poncha Lumber is one of the largest hardware stores in all of Chaffee County and is located on Highway 50 ... Read More

Marshall Pass Road

Marshall Pass is a nearby pass that is part of the Continental Divide. It was too muddy to reach the summit ... Read More

The Town Park & Playground

Here are some photos of the Poncha Springs Town Park & Playground, located adjacent to the Poncha Town Hall ... View Pictures

Poncha Springs' Holiday RV

Holiday RV in Poncha Springs is a large RV dealer in southern Colorado, but they may be best known for their funny signs ... Read More

Poncha Springs Cemetery
The Poncha Springs cemetery

is located just west of town off Highway 50 and offers mountain views and a glimpse of the past on this sentimental hillside ... View Pictures

Scenic Drive Up Poncha Pass

There is a reason Poncha Springs is called the "Crossroads of the Rockies". Enjoy the mountain scenery on a drive up Poncha Pass ... View Pictures

Buildings Around Town
Enjoy this collection of

pictures of some of the commonly recognized buildings and sites in Poncha Springs. The Post Office, Town Hall, the Homestead Cafe and the Fire Station are ... View Pictures

The West Arkansas River

The West Arkansas River starts way up near Monarch Pass and flows through our town of Poncha Springs ... View Pictures

Poncha Springs Museum
The Poncha Springs Museum is located in the historic Town Hall building and offers many community artifacts from the town's old schoolhouse ... View Pictures

Tribute To Mt. Shavano

Mt. Shavano stands tall and proud as the most visible "14er" to the town of Poncha Springs. On the side of the road is a tribute to this mountain as Zebulon Pike explored this area in 1806 ... View Pictures

Little River Ranch

The Little River Ranch is expected to be an exciting and new development on the town's eastern side off of Poncha Springs Lane ... View Pictures

County Road 140

The Rocky Mountains is where it's at! Chaffee County Road 140 offers Rocky Mountains views in all directions ... View Pictures

Points South: The San Luis Valley

The San Luis Valley, just over Poncha Pass, offers vast wide open spaces and quite a few interesting places to visit, including the Great Sand Dunes ... View Pictures

Sangre De Cristo Range

The northern Sangre De Cristo mountain range reaches all the way up into area. Here's a view of it looking south ... Read More

Mountain Sports Haus
Mountain Sports Haus is located in the heart of Poncha Springs and offers rentals for ski and snowboarding equipment, and retail skiing items for Ski Monarch, just up the road! ... View Pictures

The Poncha Springs Logo

It was difficult to decide what should actually go on the Poncha Springs logo for this web site. I decided on a photo of Mt. Ouray and Chipeta Peak, two mountains that ... View Pictures

Scenery At The Chaffee County Fairgrounds

Poncha Springs is home of the Chaffee County Fairgrounds, and although the place was empty during my visit in February, it was a nice place to photograph some of the mountain scenery ... View Pictures

The Angel Of Shavano

The next time you find yourself gazing at Mt. Shavano from either Salida or Poncha Springs, be sure to notice the beautiful "Angel of Shavano" to the left of the summit. She looks like she is ascending up towards the heavens! You might even notice the "Grinch of Shavano" as well ... Read More

Ski Monarch Web Cam

The Ski Monarch web cam (with a view of Monarch Mountain) is provided by Ski Monarch Dot Com.

Monarch Pass Web Cam

Monarch Pass Web Cam is provided by Colorado Department Of Transportation

Welcome to Poncha Springs, Colorado!
Poncha Springs.org is a locally-run web site where residents, annual vacationers and other admirers of Poncha Springs can enjoy this special town on the web. Discuss your connection to the area, share a special Poncha Springs memory or story, learn about hikes, restaurants and attractions, or simply ask questions about our town.

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This Month's Poncha Springs Pictures - February 2006

Enjoy these two latest pictures to get your Poncha Springs "fix" for today. I walked to the middle of Highway 50 and photographed the view looking west and east ... View Pictures

Photos Of Other Colorado Areas

Rocky Mountains Near Telluride, Colorado
Mountains in Telluride, Colorado

Red Mountain Pass Near Ouray, Colorado

Mt. Yale (alt. 14,197 feet)

Sunset at Cottonwood Pass
Cottonwood Pass Sunset

October Drive Up Cottonwood Pass

San Juan Mountains Near Dallas Divide (Between Ouray And Telluride)