South-Central Colorado is a region of the United States, U.S. U.S. states, state of Colorado. It can be roughly defined by Chaffee County, Colorado, Chaffee County in the northwest, El Paso County, Colorado, El Paso County in the northeast, Las Animas County, Colorado, Las Animas County in the southeast, and Conejos County, Colorado, Conejos County in the southwest. Some notable towns and cities there include Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Colorado, Pueblo, Cripple Creek, Colorado, Cripple Creek, Cañon City, Colorado, Cañon City, Salida, Colorado, Salida, Buena Vista, Colorado, Buena Vista, Monte Vista, Colorado, Monte Vista, Alamosa, Colorado, Alamosa, Walsenburg, Colorado, Walsenburg, and Trinidad, Colorado, Trinidad. The landscapes of South-Central Colorado were made known to the Western world by the explorations of Zebulon Pike and Kit Carson, who were later followed by settlers, many of whom came by the Santa Fe Trail. The upper tributary, tributaries of the Arkansas River and South Platte River provide ample whitewater rafting and are famous for trout and bass (fish), bass fishing in scenic settings such as Royal Gorge. Much of the local economic system is dependent on mining, forestry, ranching, and tourism related to these endeavors. South-Central Colorado has so far largely escaped urbanization, allowing visitors to experience something of the American Old West.

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*Alamosa County, Colorado, Alamosa County *Chaffee County, Colorado, Chaffee County *Conejos County, Colorado, Conejos County *Costilla County, Colorado, Costilla County *Custer County, Colorado, Custer County *El Paso County, Colorado, El Paso County *Fremont County, Colorado, Fremont County *Huerfano County, Colorado, Huerfano County *Las Animas County, Colorado, Las Animas County *Park County, Colorado, Park County *Pueblo County, Colorado, Pueblo County *Rio Grande County, Colorado, Rio Grande County *Saguache County, Colorado, Saguache County *Teller County, Colorado, Teller County

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