Join the Historic Town of Georgetown and Colorado Parks & Wildlife for the Annual Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Festival!

This festival always ta kes place the 2nd Saturday in November and runs from 10 am until 3 pm. The re will be children’s activities, crafts, music, wildlife programs, hikes, tours and so much more!

Be sure to stop by the Bighorn Sheep Viewing Station and the Georgetown Gateway Visitor Center as trained volunteers wit h binoculars and spotting scopes help viewers locate the head-banging sheep and offer a brief lesson on the animals!

To visit the viewing statio n, take I-70 west from Denver to the Georgetown exit (#288). Turn left on A lvarado Road and follow the brown and white binocular signs until you reach the viewing station near Georgetown lake. Bighorns may be noticed from the highway, but, for the safety of both people and wildlife, please view shee p from the viewing station.

For more information:

George town Bighorn Sheep Festival Website: www.georgetownbighornsheepfestival.org or call the G eorgetown Gateway Visitor Center at (303) 56 9-2405.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife: cpw.state.co.us

The Gateway Visitors Center: www.georgetowntrust. org/gateway-visitor-center.html

Georgetown Promotions Website: www.georgetown-colorado.org

Georgetown Loop Train and Mining Park: www.georgetownlooprr.com