Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Last Dollar Road, Box Canyon Falls & Woods Lake - Ouray, Colorado
We just spent four days in Colorado. One day 2, we drove Last Dollar Road outside Telluride. Last Dollar Road is a beautiful dirt road that passes through the mountains just outside Tellride. The conditions vary. Some say you can take any vehicle, but there were a couple spots where I would recommend something with clearance and possibly even 4WD. But it's not that bad. In the summer, like when we went, you can see beautiful fields of wild flowers. In the fall, the aspens change color. In the winter...well, you'll probably get stuck in the snow almost immediately.
From there, we went to Ouray to check out Box Canyon....also called Box Canon. This is not our normal 'hike' as it has a paved parking lot and a visitor center. But I've heard good things, so we checked it out anyway. There is a metal walkway that takes you into the canyon and up to the impressive Box Canyon Falls. You can also take a stairway to the bottom of the canyon or up to the top where a bridge passes over the Uncompagre River (Creek?). This is also part of the Ouray Perimeter Trail, which we unfortunately didn't have time to hike. Still, the Box Canyon and especially the Box Canyon Falls were impressive.
After that, we headed back to our camp at Woods Lake. We wanted to go on a short hike to Woods Lake, but the weather (and our GPS) didn't agree with that plan, so we ended up driving. All in all, it was a nice, relaxing day with amazing scenery. You don't always have to kill yourself climbing a mountain.
Music by Artlist:
Back to Bach - Will Van De Crommert
Horizon - Dear Gravity
Sur Le Manege - Francesca DAndrea
Music by Epidemic Sound:
El Son de Cuba - Son Habana
Last Dollar Road, Box Canyon Falls & Woods Lake - Ouray, Colorado
We just spent four days in Colorado. One day 2, we drove Last Dollar Road outside Telluride. Last Dollar Road is a beautiful dirt road that passes through the mountains just outside Tellride. The conditions vary. Some say you can take any vehicle, but there were a couple spots where I would recommend something with clearance and possibly even 4WD. But it's not that bad. In the summer, like when we went, you can see beautiful fields of wild flowers. In the fall, the aspens change color. In the winter...well, you'll probably get stuck in the snow almost immediately.
From there, we went to Ouray to check out Box Canyon....also called Box Canon. This is not our normal 'hike' as it has a paved parking lot and a visitor center. But I've heard good things, so we checked it out anyway. There is a metal walkway that takes you into the canyon and up to the impressive Box Canyon Falls. You can also take a stairway to the bottom of the canyon or up to the top where a bridge passes over the Uncompagre River (Creek?). This is also part of the Ouray Perimeter Trail, which we unfortunately didn't have time to hike. Still, the Box Canyon and especially the Box Canyon Falls were impressive.
After that, we headed back to our camp at Woods Lake. We wanted to go on a short hike to Woods Lake, but the weather (and our GPS) didn't agree with that plan, so we ended up driving. All in all, it was a nice, relaxing day with amazing scenery. You don't always have to kill yourself climbing a mountain.
Music by Artlist:
Back to Bach - Will Van De Crommert
Horizon - Dear Gravity
Sur Le Manege - Francesca DAndrea
Music by Epidemic Sound:
El Son de Cuba - Son Habana
