KUSA - Love watching the leaves change? 9NEWS has compiled nine great drives to showcase the fall colors across Colorado.
ZONE 1: Sept. 14 - Oct. 4
(Drives 1 through 3)
1. Poudre Canyon Take I-25 north to Fort Collins, turn north on Colorado 14 and then head west out of town and into the mountains. Drive along the Cache la Poudre River all the way over Cameron Pass to Walden, then go south on Colorado 125 through the Routt and Arapaho National Forests back down to US 40 at Granby
2. Trail Ridge Road Take US 34 through Rocky Mountain National Park
3. Peak to Peak Highway
Take Colorado 119, 72 and 7 between Black Hawk and Estes Park
ZONE 2: Sept. 17 - Oct. 10
(Drives 4 through 9)
4. Breckenridge
Take the long way by taking US 285 over Kenosha Pass and then down into South Park. At Fairplay, turn right on Colorado 9, which you will take over Hoosier Pass into Breckenridge
5. Boreas Pass Between Como and Breckenridge
6. Independence Pass Take I-70 to Copper Mountain, then take CO 91 south to Leadville; take US 24 south to CO 82 and head west on 82 to Aspen which will take you over the pass
7. Kenosha Pass
Take US 285 southwest out of Denver to South Park
8. Gold Camp Road From the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek
9. Rampart Range Road
Between Sedalia and Woodland Park
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