Sky Ute Casino RV Park

Wander over to the Southern Ute Cultural Centre and Museum half a mile from the accommodation area of Sky Ute, for exhibitions on the history of the Southern Ute tribe, the Ute Chieftain Memorial Park and replicas including a buffalo hide tipi. The museum shop sells jewellery, Native beadwork and Acoma pottery if you'd like to pick up a souvenir. Slightly further afield, take the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (30 minutes' drive), built in the 18th century to haul gold and ore mined from the nearby San Juan mountains. The railroad runs for 45 miles of highly viewsome countryside: bring your camera and all your Wild West imaginings. A museum is at both the Durango and Silvertop stops. Sky Ute is south of two national forests, the San Juan and the Rio Grande, and within an hour's drive of the Mesa Verde National Park. Outdoors adventures like rafting, kayaking, horse riding and four-wheeling are easily sorted in the San Juan mountains: ask the Sky Ute team for details.