Numerous celebrities and Denver residents enjoyed the beautiful getaway until a fire burned the Crags Hotel in 1912.

The town also received attention between 1906 and 1949, when Ivy Baldwin performed tight rope acts across the canyon 580 feet (180 m).

More recent visitors appreciate views of the park from a higher perspective, but as rock climbers rather than from a tight rope.

Rattlesnake Gulch Trail leads to the Crags Hotel Site and Continental Divide Overlook.

To the west of El Dorado Canyon State Park is the Roosevelt National Forest and Colorado's Front Range.

Summer days can typically have beautiful sunny mornings and short sudden thunderstorms in the afternoon.