Bonanza

The historic mining town of Bonanza is the quintessential "place at the end of the road." Nestled 14 miles up a dirt road at the end of Kerber Creek Valley, at 9500 feet elev. in the Rio Grande National Forest, the few remaining residents of Bonanza don't see many visitors most of the year. During the summer and fall, you can take the pleasant drive up to poke around the ruins of 80 named mines. There is an interpretive marker for the Kerber Creek Mining District at the corner of 1st and Main Streets.