Colorado route stop · San Juan Skyway

Lizard Head Pass

a 10,200-ft pass with classic San Juan views

Stylized illustration, not a photo — the real place looks different (and that’s half the fun).

Featured driveSan Juan Skyway
StateColorado
Drive length~233-mile loop
Trip timefull day to a weekend

Lizard Head Pass is one of the places Roamward flags on the San Juan Skyway because it gives the drive its texture: a 10,200-ft pass with classic San Juan views. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The San Juan Skyway runs Durango → Silverton → Ouray → Telluride loop, CO. A high-country loop through Colorado’s wildest mountains.

Nearby route stops

  • Telluridea box-canyon resort town under Bridal Veil Falls (San Juan Skyway)

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