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Pristine silver lakes, hillsides covered in thick stands of aspen and pines and line after line of snow-capped mountains stretching across the horizon. The ranges are never ending. Cross over one and another comes instantly into view.
Against these towering, formidable backdrops, hardy towns nestle in wooded valleys. Leadville, the highest city in America, seems to rest on a cloud. The Collegiate Peaks cluster around Buena Vista and the Sangre de Cristos soar over the sweeping Great Sand Dunes. Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs add some urban class and artsy funk. A wide variety of film locations are clustered beneath the eminent heights of Pikes Peak.
Head west and you arrive at Colorado's historic Gold Rush country and the high mountain hideouts of Cripple Creek and Victor, a hard-scrabble, active mining town and film location waiting to happen.
In Alamosa and the San Luis Valley the land goes flat. Here farmers raise crops in the rich soil and glistening streams snake through marshy meadows and an historic railroad steams across the plains. At Royal Gorge the earth slips even lower, nose diving a thousand feet to the Arkansas River. Rafters, kayakers and fishermen ply their skills here and on dozens of other pristine lakes and streams.
Stretching far and wide and covering a variety of locations unparalleled in any state, South Central Colorado offers an outstanding opportunity for productions seeking fresh, wild, unique and lens-ready locations. A must-see for any scout, producer or photographer.
Photos courtesy Colorado Tourism, Colorado Springs Film Commission, Shoot Colorado, Alamosa-San Luis Valley Chamber.
