Road trip guide
Million Dollar Highway: the drive, the stops and where to sleep
- Distance
- About 70 miles (115 km)
- Time
- 1 day
- Best time
- June–September; fall color in late September
US 550 through Colorado's San Juan Mountains, from Durango over three high passes to Ouray.
Open this route in XCRSNHighlights
- Molas Pass overlook
- Red Mountain Pass
- Silverton's historic main street
- Ouray Hot Springs
The route
- Durango, CO
- Silverton, CO
- Ouray, CO
Road trip tips
- Steep drop-offs and few guardrails — drive it in daylight.
- Passes top 11,000 feet; snow is possible in any month.
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