Guidebook for Buena Vista
Food Scene
It's a 1-minute walk from where you will be sleeping! Easy, inexpensive and you know what to expect.
Subway Restaurants
720 U.S. 24It's a 1-minute walk from where you will be sleeping! Easy, inexpensive and you know what to expect.
Evergreen Cafe
418 US Hwy 24 NGreat American-style breakfast dinner. Decent prices, good food.
Located in beautiful and newly developed South Main, this is great place to grab a snack or coffee.
33 locals recommend
The Midland Stop
801-1B Front LoopLocated in beautiful and newly developed South Main, this is great place to grab a snack or coffee.
Not the most popular coffee shop in town but at only a 1-minute walk across the railroad tracks, you will have you coffee in hand in no time!
35 locals recommend
Brown Dog Coffee Company
713 US-24Not the most popular coffee shop in town but at only a 1-minute walk across the railroad tracks, you will have you coffee in hand in no time!
This place serves just two of the three following on their menu each night: prime rib, roasted sirloin, or filet mignon. Prices start at $9 for a excellent value!
Simple American food at great prices.
14 locals recommend
Quincys
605 US-24This place serves just two of the three following on their menu each night: prime rib, roasted sirloin, or filet mignon. Prices start at $9 for a excellent value!
Simple American food at great prices.
Essentials
A 5-10 minute walk, it is the ONLY grocery store in town. Closes at 9pm every evening.
48 locals recommend
City Market
438 US-24A 5-10 minute walk, it is the ONLY grocery store in town. Closes at 9pm every evening.
Drinks & Nightlife
Live music on certain nights. Great place for a bite to eat along with a drink and meeting other locals and tourists. Think big-city interior in this historically old bar.
63 locals recommend
The Lariat
206 E Main StLive music on certain nights. Great place for a bite to eat along with a drink and meeting other locals and tourists. Think big-city interior in this historically old bar.
Try some delicious cocktails made with Deerhammer whiskey on sight. Cozy, rustic and with the aroma you'd expect from a distillery, this is a popular hangout both in the summer and cold winter nights.
60 locals recommend
Deerhammer Distillery
321 E Main StTry some delicious cocktails made with Deerhammer whiskey on sight. Cozy, rustic and with the aroma you'd expect from a distillery, this is a popular hangout both in the summer and cold winter nights.
Parks & Nature
Not necessarily a hike but more of a leisure walk filled with much nature. Located less than a 5-minute walk from our property.
Cottonwood Creek Trail
Cottonwood Creek TrailNot necessarily a hike but more of a leisure walk filled with much nature. Located less than a 5-minute walk from our property.
A great hiking trail that gives way to wonderful views of Buena Vista from above on Midland Hill.
10 locals recommend
Barbara Whipple Trail
Barbara Whipple TrailA great hiking trail that gives way to wonderful views of Buena Vista from above on Midland Hill.
Sightseeing
A newly developed part of Buena Vista with its very own personality.
6 locals recommend
South Main Town Square
701 Front LoopA newly developed part of Buena Vista with its very own personality.
Entertainment & Activities
Two different hot springs are in the area. This one is more the resort-style, higher-end hot springs (if you pay extra for the adults-only section). There are traditional pools for a lower price but with less amenities and often lots of children. About a 20-minute drive away.
260 locals recommend
Mount Princeton Historic Bath House & Hot Springs
15870 Co Rd 162Two different hot springs are in the area. This one is more the resort-style, higher-end hot springs (if you pay extra for the adults-only section). There are traditional pools for a lower price but with less amenities and often lots of children. About a 20-minute drive away.
There are two hot springs in the area. This one is more the hippy, laidback, funky, and a bit rough-around-the-edges choice for visitors. Both hot springs are very popular.
95 locals recommend
Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa
18999 Co Rd 306There are two hot springs in the area. This one is more the hippy, laidback, funky, and a bit rough-around-the-edges choice for visitors. Both hot springs are very popular.