Salida Walking Tours

Discover a side of town that most never encounter by joining the Salida Ghost & Murder Tour. Salida has seen more than its share of tragedy and hardship, leaving it with an infamous, haunted legacy. Immerse yourself in that culture as you visit legendary locations rife with lore.

On the tour, discover over two dozen stories tied to real events and reported paranormal activity as you walk the same paths as gamblers, entrepreneurs, and outlaws from the past. These tours are guaranteed to open your eyes to a side of Salida you won’t soon forget.

Downtown Salida is Colorado’s largest National Historic District, with 136 historic buildings. On the Salida Historic Downtown Tour, you’ll learn the original purpose of these buildings, see the beautifully preserved architecture, and discover the city’s secrets and stories hidden in plain sight.

With local historians who live to share Salida’s past as your guides, you’ll explore landmarks, learn the history of the railroad and influential citizens, and become immersed in the events that shaped Salida and the Arkansas Valley. From the devastation of fires to the pulsating thrum of the brothel district, this tour is one for the books.

If you’re looking for something truly unique, the Salida Outlaws, Whores & History Tour explores the people, businesses, locations, and events that defined this Colorado town. The stories you’ll hear and the places you’ll visit are part of the rich past that took Salida from a frontier settlement to a railroad town.

Your guide will share documented stories of the Wild West and its impact on rough-and-tumble Colorado in the 1800s. You’ll learn about outlaws, prostitutes, gamblers, thieves, and drifters from the detailed research of local historians drawn from newspaper archives, photographs, and other records of Salida’s frontier era.

For the true crime enthusiast, the Salida True Crime Tour scratches an itch that no documentary can. Instead of sitting in front of a TV, you’re walking the same streets as Salida’s famous murderers and wrongdoers and passing the buildings that hold their secrets.

The tour has an extensive itinerary filled with murders, bombings, lynching, and unsolved cases. Learn about the serial killer with a dark past, the Russian spy who set up operations in Salida, and the unsolved murder of a woman who disappeared in 1980.

Need a drink but also feeling curious about these historic watering holes? The Salida Haunted Pub Crawl is a captivating and fun way to experience the local lore. The rowdy past of this railroad town was sordid and spooky, with no shortage of legendary tales to unsettle you.

You’ll visit three bars that tout their haunted history and listen to tales of the past from your guide. While this “spirited” tour doesn’t include the cost of your beverages, the paranormal activity won’t cost you a thing beyond the ticket price.

On the Cleora Cemetery Tour, encounter worn headstones that dot the rocky hillside where Salida’s earliest residents were laid to rest. This cemetery is a reminder of the lawlessness and the people who formed the area into a slice of the Wild West. These final resting places lay bare the lives of outlaws, drifters, pioneers, miners, and everyone in between. You’re walking among the dead, the unmarked graves, the finality of lives set in stone.

Just a little over a mile drive outside of Salida, this cemetery tour gives you a glimpse of a bygone era: no formal layout, no fancy signage. So, wear closed-toe shoes and long pants, and make sure you can walk up and down unstable terrain. Please see the official tour page for additional mobility information.