Walsenburg
Walsenburg was originally settled as Plaza de los Leones in 1862 but was renamed Walsenburg after Fred Walsen, a businessman who settled in town in about 1870. In Walsenburg, the elk outnumber the people, the bighorn sheep ignore human intruders in their space, special trout waters lie in the very heart of wild mountain splendor, flocks of birds with eight-foot wingspans share the flyways with great V's of geese, ducks and other migratory waterfowl and snow-capped pink granite line the skyline.
Town Website: http://www.cityofwalsenburg.com/ Weather: Winter - High 50, Low 24, Summer - High 83, Low 54 Activities:
Town Website: http://www.cityofwalsenburg.com/ Weather: Winter - High 50, Low 24, Summer - High 83, Low 54 Activities:
- Swim, boat, windsurf, and fish at Lathrop State Park, which has 1,594 acres of land and lakes
- Enjoy many outdoor recreation activities in the surrounding areas which include The San Isabel National Forest, the Spanish Peaks and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Greenhorn Mountain and the Black Hawk State Trust Lands
- Red River Ski Area, NM 114 miles away
- Taos Ski Valley, NM 137 miles away
