1. Inn At Palmer Divide
City: Palmer Lake, CO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (719) 481-1800 or (877) 684-34
Address: 443 S. Highway 105
Description: This small, intimate hotel, situated on wooded acreage between Monument and Palmer Lake, offers a retreat from the city. With just 24 rooms (2 queens or 1 king bed), there’s never a mob scene when trying to check in or out. It opened in 2006, and rooms come with such amenities as flat-screen TVs with a satellite feed, a work desk, iron and ironing board, and coffeemaker. They don’t allow smoking or pets, and there’s a small extra charge for an additional adult or child in a room. But they do offer a fine dining restaurant, MoZaic, with a good local reputation. Weekdays, they include continental breakfast; Saturday, there’s a hot breakfast; and Sunday, you get a half-price coupon for their Sunday brunch.
2. Tri-Lakes Center For The Arts
City: Palmer Lake, CO
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (719) 481-0475
Address: 304 Hwy. 105
Description: In the summer of 1998, artists from the Tri-Lakes area formed a nonprofit foundation and opened the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in a donated building in Palmer Lake. The center now offers a variety of programs in both visual and performing arts. Art exhibits are arranged for established, emerging, and student artists at the local, regional, and national levels. Performing artist events include concerts, lectures, and readings designed to bring in both new and familiar artists who stimulate new interests and ideas. Educational programs are offered for adults and children with a range of abilities and include everything from sculpting and painting to pottery and photography.