Contributor Questions: What’s Your Favorite Roadside Attraction?

What’s Your Favorite Roadside Attraction?

Doug Schnitzspahn

Utah’s Coffee Kiva. It’s tucked in a crazy oxbow of a canyon near Escalante, and one fantastic place to sip java and enjoy the view.

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Elizabeth O‘connell

The perplexing Colorado Gator Park on the route to the Great Sand Dunes National Park.

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Cameron  Martindell

Lately, with a little one in the car, we’ve been loving city parks and swimming pools (with splash pads) to break up the drive.

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Chris Kassar

Galleta Meadows in California—it’s a weird menagerie of huge statues of prehistoric critters that once roamed here.

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Timmy O’neill

The Stoner Stampede whitewater play section of the Dolores River with its waves and holes, freezing water and easy asphalt access. I just paddled it when I was at Telluride Mountain Film.

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Melanie Wong

I love stopping at unique local coffee shops, which tends to beget more bathroom stops as well…

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Hudson Lindenberger

The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster on Mission Beach in San Diego—a fresh IPA and endless rides next to the ocean, classic.

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Adam Chase

Vermont farm stands and farmer’s markets during the fall apple (and foliage) season.

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Peter Kray

Our family dog Sohn died on Mt. Princeton. I send him our love whenever I drive by.

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