Guffey Gorge (Colorado) Explained

Guffey Gorge, also known as Paradise Cove, Guffey Cove, Guffey Gulch (as the locals know it as) is a swimming hole and cliff diving spot on Four Mile Creek about ten miles east of Guffey, Colorado. From mid-May to mid-September, there is a $6 per vehicle day-use fee. Credit card payments are accepted at the Remote Off-grid Kiosk onsite, cash payments are not accepted.[1] There are regulations[2] in place: no alcohol, no overnight camping, no amplified music, no target shooting, no glass, pets must be on a leash, and parking in designated areas only. Visitors are only allowed to use the area between dawn and dusk. It is Located 2 hours southwest of Denver, near a small parking lot alongside CR 112. The cove is a short, but sometimes steep 1/2 mile (one way) hike. This scenic swimming hole can regularly see 300 people a day on weekends in the summer. The top of the cove is marked with a sign warning of the danger of jumping. The trail down to the swimming hole is short and steep.[3] [4]

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  1. Web site: ROK . July 1, 2022.
  2. Web site: BLM Visit Guffey Gorge . 2018-06-07 . 2021-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210224210418/https://www.blm.gov/visit/guffey-gorge . dead .
  3. Web site: BLM Colorado | Guffey Gorge . Blm.gov . June 19, 2012 . December 9, 2013 . December 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206100832/http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo/recreation0/recreation_areas/Guffey_Gorge.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Paradise Cove Swimming Hole . EveryTrail . September 13, 2012 . December 9, 2013.