Skyline Drive Canon City, Co

Skyline Drive is a scenic roadway in Cañon City, Colorado. It was built by inmate labor in 1908. The road starts from U.S. Highway 50 with a gradual incline up the side of the ridge.  Experience magnificent - and occasionally hair raising - views from Skyline Drive, an approximately 3-mile stretch of paved road that follows the crest of an 800-foot high Dakota hogback. This narrow road is open year round, weather permitting. Stop along the way to view a series of preserved dinosaur footprints, called a dinosaur trackway, preserved in the Early Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone. Explanatory signs provide additional information for dinosaur enthusiasts.