AS ONE MEMBER OF THE RIO GRANDE CLUB put it, “if you’ve come here to shop, you’ve missed the point entirely.” That might be true in terms of quantity, but certainly not from the viewpoint of quality. You are destined to find your favorite boutique right here in the San Luis Valley. Will it be Rare Things in Creede? The Organic Peddler in Del Norte? Or, the Mountain Lighthouse in South Fork?

YOU'LL SOON HAVE A LIST OF FAVORITE good eats. Kip’s Grill serves up fresh tacos and an impressive menu of fine tequila in the old mining town of Creede. In South Fork, you’ll find Chalet Swiss prepares authentic European cuisine, guaranteed to impress the most discriminating palates. Homestyle burgers and shakes reign supreme at the old-school Malt Shoppe.