At our company, for over 75 years, we've recommended to discuss with our guides after you board the tour vehicle the best tour options for the day depending on their experiences the days preceding your visit. Our guides would like you and your party to have the best Jeep Tour experience for your chosen day.
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Known as the "Flower and Waterfall Trip" Yankee Boy Basin is a trip that begins in town, has mining history, and is one of the best general overall jeep tour experiences for a half day tour. In addition to its magnificent flora and fauna, almost all area wildlife are able to be seen during different alpine seasons. Some of our guides not only specialize in wildlife and photography but have done more tours than others in the area combined! This ride includes the famous spot where one of our guides, who took Disney representatives four different times, to pattern their rides exclaims "Disneyland has nothing on us-our tour is real"! Touted as a photographer's paradise, we've taken National Geographic, Arizona Highways, and other photography groups annually to this beautiful basin.
This tour is perfect for families who want to see what Ouray, named the "Jeep Capitol of the World" in no small part due to our jeep company, has to offer.
Our company helped build this route in 1959 making another round trip route in addition to Ophir, Last Dollar, and Imogene. We were featured twice in National Geographic and on the first song of CW McCall's best hits album until taken over by "Convoy" which went to number one in the nation. Wild Bill drove this route over 2,000 times and some of our current drivers have done it hundreds of times.
Black Bear Pass can only be booked by phone as a private full day tour.
See the famous Red Mountains! Once at the top of the pass, the views are fantastic. The drive offers an incredible birdβs eye view of Como Lake or the best ghost town in the area. With jaw-dropping views around every corner, be sure to bring a camera and plenty of juice to keep it alive.
A phenomenal and technical off-road experience! Follow Engineer Pass all the way to Lake City or cut off at Animas Forks and head towards Silverton. The main entrance to Engineer Pass is four miles south of Ouray along Highway 550, marked by a cascading waterfall and a staging area. The easier entrance is via Corkscrew Gulch. In Animas Forks, stay on the Engineer Pass trail to the left. Stay left at Poughkeespie Gulch to continue up to Engineer Pass at 12,850 feet. From here, you can return or continue to Lake City.
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