Hollywood has its red carpets. Colorado has dirt roads, mountain passes, ghost towns, and the occasional cow blocking traffic.
And guess what? Some pretty famous movies were filmed right here in rural Colorado!
Forget the studio tours and overpriced popcorn. We're taking you on a road trip through Colorado's small towns where movie magic actually happened.
Lights, Camera... Colorado!
From legendary Westerns to modern cult classics, Colorado's small towns have been stealing scenes for decades.
Here are a few movie-worthy stops to add to your next adventure:
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Ridgway - True Grit: John Wayne country! This little mountain town helped bring the Wild West to the big screen.
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Telluride - The Hateful Eight: Quentin Tarantino brought his snowy Western drama to the San Juan Mountains. Spoiler: Things don't end particularly well.
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Silverton - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws, spectacular scenery, and a little Hollywood history. Just try not to get chased by a posse.
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Durango - How the West Was Won: Historic railroads, rugged landscapes, and enough Western atmosphere to make you start talking like a cowboy.
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Cañon City -Cat Ballou: A classic Western comedy with plenty of attitude. Sound familiar?
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Rocky Ford & Las Animas - Badlands: Wide-open plains, small-town scenery, and proof that eastern Colorado deserves a little Hollywood attention, too.
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Orchard — Centennial: Colorado's eastern plains helped tell an epic story of the American West.
The Best Part? The Towns Are Still Here!
The movie crews packed up years ago, but the scenery, history, local cafés, quirky shops, and backroads are still waiting.
And you don't need a Hollywood budget to explore them.
Grab the car, load up the eBikes, pick a few towns from our map, and make a weekend of it. Stop for coffee, explore a historic downtown, take the scenic route, and discover something that wasn't in the script.
Our favorite kind of movie tour doesn't have assigned seats.
Keep Exploring Colorado
At The eBike Shop of Colorado, we believe the best adventures happen when you skip the interstate, slow down, and discover the stories hiding in Colorado's smaller communities.
Save our Colorado's Rural Movie Locations map, choose your next destination, and hit the road.
You might not become a movie star, but you'll definitely come home with a better story.
Real locations. Real towns. Real adventures.
And please, leave the dramatic horseback chase scenes to the professionals.
