Skyline Drive (Colorado)

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox road

| state=CO

| type=Scenic

| route = Skyline Drive

| marker_image = none

| maint = none

|map={{maplink-road|12|38.46|-105.25}}

|map_custom=yes

| length_mi = 3

| length_ref =

| restrictions = One-way traffic

| established = 1905

| direction_b = South

| terminus_b = 5th Street in Cañon City

| direction_a = North

| terminus_a = {{jct|state=CO|US|50}} in Cañon City

}}

Skyline Drive is a scenic roadway in Cañon City, Colorado. It was built by inmate labor in 1905.{{cite news |last=Spencer |first=DC |date=2016-02-15 |title=Why we love Fremont County: Skyline Drive one of Cañon City's premier natural wonders |url=http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/news/canoncity-local-news/ci_29520138/why-we-love-fremont-county-skyline-drive-one |work=Cañon City Daily Record |access-date=2018-10-02 }} The road starts from U.S. Highway 50 and gradually inclines up the side of a ridge. When the road crests, it winds, climbs, and falls like a roller coaster until near its end, where a scenic outlook overlooks both the city to the east and the highway to the west.

File:Skyline Drive (Cañon City, Colorado)—3.JPG

The single-lane, one-way road rises about {{convert|800|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the surrounding terrain. There are no guardrails despite sharp drop-offs, and the drive is about {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=off|sp=us}} long.

The road ends in a residential neighborhood, and becomes a residential street that intersects with 5th Street, where signs point south toward US 50 and "Historic Downtown Cañon City," allowing drivers to head downtown and return to the highway.