The 5 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Colorado
Colorado has 5 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 5 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.
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Devil's Punchbowl Verified
Aspen
Devil's Punchbowl sits on the Roaring Fork River along Independence Pass Road (CO-82), about nine miles east of Aspen just past mile marker 50. There's no sign - watch for an unmarked pullout on the left (heading from Aspen) and… Full guide →
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Horsetooth Reservoir Verified
Fort Collins
Horsetooth Reservoir's east-shore hogback, near Rotary Park off Shoreline Drive west of Fort Collins, has rocky cliffs where jumpers gather in warm months — documented across years of videos and local guides showing gainers,… Full guide →
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Saint Mary’s Glacier Verified
Idaho Springs · jumps ~32 ft
A well-documented, popular alpine spot in Arapaho National Forest west of Idaho Springs, reached by a roughly 1 to 1.5 mile hike with some light scrambling from a parking area near the St. Mary's exit off I-70. The trail passes… Full guide →
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Devil’s Punch Bowl Verified
Carbondale
Devil's Punch Bowl is a genuine, well-documented cliff-jumping and swimming hole on the South Fork Crystal River near the ghost town of Crystal, Colorado, in the Elk Mountains. Reach it via Gothic Road from Crested Butte, over… Full guide →
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Paradise Cove (Guffey Gorge) Verified
Florissant
Paradise Cove, known locally as Guffey Gorge, is a granite-walled pool on West Fourmile Creek reached by roughly a one-mile trail from a BLM lot off County Road 112 southeast of Florissant; a $6 day-use fee applies from mid-May… Full guide →
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