Fairplay

Few towns in Colorado have a history as closely tied to gold mining as Fairplay. Set in the broad, high-altitude basin of South Park, it lies beside the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, with the Mosquito Range rising to the west. Founded during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush, Fairplay developed as a supply and civic centre for nearby mining camps rather than as a short-lived diggings settlement. South Park City, an open-air museum, preserves more than 40 historic buildings that recall the town’s 19th-century frontier period. Fairplay is also the seat of Park County, and its compact main street retains a distinctly historic character. Browse other webcams across Colorado’s South Park and Rocky Mountains to place Fairplay in a wider geographic context.

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