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Located in a spectacular natural gorge just outside the City of Ouray, Colorado, Ouray Ice Park is a man-made ice climbing site, home to over 200 ice and mixed climbs less than a 15-minute walk from the park entrance. The park is owned and managed by the City of Ouray, the non-for-profit organization Ouray Ice Park, Inc. and several private and public landowners. The park is a fun place to visit, whether you plan to have a heart-stopping day of climbing with friends, push your limits, or try it for the first time. The park’s ice is created in November every year by a group of volunteers and staff who call themselves “the ice farmers,” transforming the breathtaking Uncompahgre Gorge into ice climbing cliffs by spraying the canyon walls with water using 250 sprinklers. Ouray Ice Park has over 150 manmade ice and mixed climbs, 11 so-called distinct climbing areas, and about three miles of vertical terrain.

280 Co Rd 361, Ouray, CO 81427, Phone: 970-325-4288

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