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United States / Colorado / No Metro Area / Chaffee County / Salida / Zip Codes

Salida, CO is a beautiful mountain town located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. With its stunning natural beauty and abundance of outdoor activities, Salida has become a popular destination for both locals and visitors alike. The town is known for its close-knit community, great restaurants, art galleries, and unique shops. It also offers plenty of opportunities to explore nature with hiking trails, mountain biking trails, and whitewater rafting on the nearby Arkansas River. Visitors to Salida can find plenty of lodging options including small B&Bs or campgrounds.
Reviews of Salida are overwhelmingly positive due to its friendly atmosphere and proximity to outdoor recreation opportunities. Residents enjoy the small-town feel that makes everyone feel like a part of the community while still having access to all the amenities available in larger cities. Visitors often comment on how friendly and welcoming the locals are while also praising the easy access to nature that makes Salida so attractive. Travelers who visit Salida often come away feeling reinvigorated by their time spent in this beautiful mountain town.

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Beautiful Place - 1/6/2019
Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on Read More

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About Salida's wind and weather. - 6/15/2007
The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is a wind that pops up in the summer every day, it seems to arrive around 2 PM and last for about 2 hours. I don't remember this wind being an every day thing in the fall, but with the fall arrives the first snows. Salida is one of those places that once a year you will be hit with a snow storm that will last over a day and dump a good 18 inches on the town. In general the continental divide takes most of the snow and the town gets some left overs. It snows often durring the winter but ususally its less then half a foot at a time, and unlike the east coast, the snow in Salida is a nice powder. Since it is dry up there, you do not feel the cold or the heat the same way that you would in an average place. Once walking to work I begain to notice that my face was starting to hurt a bit, when I got downtown and saw the bank Read More

Climate details - 2/1/2006
I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida

Also wind speed information compared to springfield, Read More

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