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Shelf Road

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 13 attractions in Cripple Creek
Traveler Description: Mostly unpaved, this road travels between Cripple Creek and Canon City and promises outstanding views.
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Attraction type: Scenic drive
Activities: Four-wheeling

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Reviews of Shelf Road

( 1-5 of 5 )
5 of 5 stars
BLANCO TEXAS
Jan 7, 2007
4/5 found this review helpful

MANY FOLKS THINK SHELF RD AND PHANTOM CANYON RD ARE THE SAME. They are not! Shelf Rd runs south from Cripple Creek and Phantom Canyon Rd runs south from Victor Co. Both roads are a ADVENTURE. The best day trip is to do both. Take Shelf south from Cripple Creek, 27 miles to Canyon City, Left on Hwy50, Left on... more

Oct 12, 2005
6/8 found this review helpful

One of the greatest scenery I have seen and the most scary road to drive on. I remember a sign on the road that read, " Oh my god". A must scenic road to travel, but beware of the curves and height of this venture. Patrick, Grand Prairie, Texas more

Feb 8, 2004
12/14 found this review helpful

Mile after mile of breathtaking beauty and excitment. This is not a road to be caught on after dark so always allow yourself day light hours. This road is tricky and takes much long to end your adventure than one would think.While there I had the oppertunity to capture live on tape, as a "bear" stroled the creek bed below.... more

Nov 6, 2003
4/6 found this review helpful

I have traveled the shelf road several times, the wildlife you see on this road is something else. Have seen lots of Deer, mountain sheep, rattle snakes, & a few humans. If the other person left from Victor I belive she was not on the shelf road, but tht phamounth road which I belive its on the east side of... more

Aug 10, 2003
9/11 found this review helpful

I and my family have been down Shelf Road 3 times. We were told it was Phantom Canyon Road though . In Kansas we would call it a "cow path". The road was dirt and rocks and very narrow. There was places that there were no shoulders; just straight down and we actually met a car on one of the... more

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Cripple Creek, CO