Just saying it conjures images of high mountain passes, deep river canyons, and spectacular motorcycle riding. As well it should. Every tantalizing description of Colorado that you’ve heard is true. Come see for yourself!
The goal of Passes & Canyons is to guide you to Colorado’s best motorcycle roads and help you find what you need when you get there, whether it’s motels, campgrounds, bike repair, rallies — you name it. We also point you to some of Colorado’s best tourist attractions as well as to those sometimes necessary dealers or repair shops. We also offer recommendations of tour companies, motorcycle and scooter rental outlets, and anything else we can offer to be useful to you. Use this site to plan great motorcycle trips in Colorado. Zoom in on the maps to see the details, or follow the links to the part of the state that interests you.
Motorcycle Colorado – Passes & Canyons is participatory. If you know of a terrific stretch of road, a restaurant worth recommending, or anything else that belongs on the site, let us know about it. Those sorts of things generally go into the Passes & Canyons Blog, along with my own writings and ruminations on all things motorcycle and the occasional guest post. We also welcome stories of your rides and motorcycle trips. Please send them along and we’ll get them right up.
We’ve got a good bit of this site built out now, but there’s still more to add. Most recently we’ve been adding some good unpaved roads on our Dirt Roads and Side Trips in Colorado page. For all the great paved roads there are many more unpaved ones, some rough dirt, others decent gravel. If you feel like really seeing the wilds you’ll want to check these out. And if you don’t see what you’re looking for now, check back later. Or send us an email, kenbingenheimer@yahoo.com, and we’ll try to make it a priority. In the meantime, check out some of the best places you’ll ever find for your next two-wheeled vacation.
We have divided the state into a grid with 16 sectors, starting at the northwest with Dinosaur and going east to Fort Morgan, then back to the west for the second tier to the south. Because a map would not work well on this mobile-friendly version of this home page we will simply list them in numeric order. Select the appropriate sector for some of our favorite areas to find a great ride!
Motorcycle Colorado Faves
Too much is never enough, so if you’re looking for more good motorcycle stuff on the web, here is a list of some of our favorite sites.
Training=Safety
One other item I hope will be helpful is this list of rider training organizations around the state. Motorcycle fatalities have been increasing in recent years but statistics show that riders who have been trained are far less likely to end up in fatal accidents.
1: Dinosaur 2. Steamboat Springs 3. Fort Collins 4. Fort Morgan
5. Grand Junction 6. Aspen 7. Denver 8. Limon