- This article is about the theme park. For the former mining town and current ghost town
A ghost town is a town or city that has been completely abandoned by human inhabitants, usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as flood, government action, uncontrolled lawlessness or war...
of same name, see Buckskin Joe, ColoradoBuckskin Joe, also called Laurette or Lauret, is a deserted ghost town in Colorado, United States. It was an early mining town, and county seat of Park County, Colorado.-History:...
Buckskin Joe is a Western-style
theme parkAmusement park or theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually providing attractions meant to cater...
and railway west of Cañon City,
ColoradoColorado is a U.S. state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. It may also be considered to be part of the Western and Southwestern regions of the United States. Colorado entered statehood in 1876 and was nicknamed the “Centennial State”...
,
USAThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located south of
U.S. Route 50U.S. Route 50 is a major east-west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of Sacramento, it extended to San Francisco, near the Pacific...
along the road to the
Royal Gorge BridgeThe Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado, within a 360 acre theme park. The bridge deck hangs 1,053 feet above the Arkansas River, and the bridge is billed as the highest suspension bridge in the world. The Royal Gorge Route Railroad runs under the bridge...
. Features of the park include gun fights, 30 authentic buildings from the Colorado 1800's frontier, themed entertainment, full service saloon and restaurant.
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- This article is about the theme park. For the former mining town and current ghost town
A ghost town is a town or city that has been completely abandoned by human inhabitants, usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as flood, government action, uncontrolled lawlessness or war...
of same name, see Buckskin Joe, ColoradoBuckskin Joe, also called Laurette or Lauret, is a deserted ghost town in Colorado, United States. It was an early mining town, and county seat of Park County, Colorado.-History:...
Buckskin Joe is a Western-style
theme parkAmusement park or theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually providing attractions meant to cater...
and railway west of Cañon City,
ColoradoColorado is a U.S. state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. It may also be considered to be part of the Western and Southwestern regions of the United States. Colorado entered statehood in 1876 and was nicknamed the “Centennial State”...
,
USAThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located south of
U.S. Route 50U.S. Route 50 is a major east-west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of Sacramento, it extended to San Francisco, near the Pacific...
along the road to the
Royal Gorge BridgeThe Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado, within a 360 acre theme park. The bridge deck hangs 1,053 feet above the Arkansas River, and the bridge is billed as the highest suspension bridge in the world. The Royal Gorge Route Railroad runs under the bridge...
. Features of the park include gun fights, 30 authentic buildings from the Colorado 1800's frontier, themed entertainment, full service saloon and restaurant. There is also the Mystery House and a horse-drawn trolley ride.
Buckskin Joe was built in 1958 and celebrates its 50th year of operation in 2008.
The Town of Terror, a recent addition, was voted the best Halloween haunted attraction in Colorado two years in a row. Every October the staff of Buckskin Joe transforms the mild mannered attraction into a haunted attraction, capitalizing on the town's real haunted history. The town has also been featured on the History Channel's "Haunted Rockies Series" for its unexplained happenings.
Film location
The town is a western movie filming location with more than 21 films to its credit, including
Cat BallouCat Ballou is a 1965 comedy-western film which tells the story of a woman who hires a famous gunman to protect her father's ranch, and later to avenge his murder, but finds that the man she hires is not what she expected...
,
The CowboysThe Cowboys is a 1972 western motion picture starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, A Martinez and Bruce Dern. Robert Carradine makes his film debut with fellow child actor Stephen R. Hudis...
and
The Sacketts. The 1991
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
feature
ConagherConagher is a 1991 Turner Network Television western film based on a Louis L’Amour novel of the same name, starring Sam Elliott as Conn Conagher, an honest, hardworking cowboy who learns that his fellow ranch hands plan to steal the boss's cattle. Katharine Ross, Elliott’s wife since 1984, stars...
starring
Sam ElliottSamuel Pack "Sam" Elliott is an American actor. In films, he is often characterized by his rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache and distinctively gruff speaking voice.-Early life:...
,
Katharine RossKatharine Juliet Ross is an American film and stage actress. Trained at the San Francisco Workshop, she is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate, opposite Dustin Hoffman, and her role as Etta Place in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite...
,
Ken CurtisKen Curtis was an American singer and actor best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the long-running CBS western drama, Gunsmoke.-Early years:...
and
Barry CorbinLeonard Barrie "Barry" Corbin is an American actor with more than one hundred film, television and video game credits.-Career:...
was filmed at Buckskin Joe.
Conagher was the last film in which Curtis appeared.
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