Amtrak stops at Second Street and Pitkin Avenue. Greyhound buses sere Durango, Denver and Salt Lake City from 230 S Fifth St. The helpful visitor center is at 740 Horizon drive (phone 970/244-1480 or 1-800/962-2547, ). Budget motels on the interstate - such as the Best Western Horizon Inn, 754 Horizon drive (phone 970/245-1410; $50-75), with pool, spa, and continental breakfast - offer great rates; alternatives include the downtown HI-Grand Junction in the historic Hotel Melrose, 337 Colorado Ave (phone 970/242-9636 or 1-800/430-4555), where bunks cost $12 and private rooms start at around $30. Daniel's Motel, at 333 North Ave, is basic but cheap and clean, and convenient to downtown (phone 970/243-1084).

You can eat casually and inexpensively at the busy Blue Moon Bar & Grill, 120 N Seventh St (phone 970/242-5406), which serves sandwiches, salads and bar food, or at The Rockslide Brew Pub, 401 Main Grand Junction (phone 970/245-2111), offering filling portions of tasty bar food alongside a good variety of local beers.

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