Bishop Castle

Bishop Castle The World's Largest One Man Project

Bishop Castle built by Jim Bishop started in 1969 and ongoing. Please respect this trust and honor while visiting!
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Today's visitors to the Bishop Castle will find an impressively monumental statue in stone and iron that cries loud testament to the beauty and glory of not only Having a Dream, but Sticking with your Dream no matter what, and most importantly, that if you do believe in yourself and strive to maintain that belief, anything can happen! Three full stories of interior rooms complete with a Grand Ball

room, soaring towers and bridges with vistas of a hundred miles, and a Fire-Breathing Dragon make the Bishop Castle quite the unforgettable experience! Visitors are always welcome FREE of charge, and the castle itself is always OPEN. The drive to Bishop Castle will take you over 9,200 feet above sea level along the Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway. The easiest way to get to Bishop Castle is from I-25. Take exit #74 at Colorado City and head towards the mountains. (right off the exit ramp from the north and left off the exit ramp from the south) This puts you on Colorado state highway 165 and it's 24 miles without a turn to the Castle. You will see signs for the castle as you come upon it, and there's usually many cars out front. The Scenic Route, from Colorado Springs, is to take Hwy. 115 south to Florence, turn left at the first traffic light onto Hwy. 67, turn right onto Hwy 96 in Wetmore and at the next junction you will see signs for Bishop Castle. Turn left there onto Hwy. 165 and it's 12 miles. Bishop Castle can also be reached from the Salida area by heading east on Hwy. 50 to Texas Creek and turning right onto Hwy. 69 into Westcliffe. Turn left once in Westcliffe onto Hwy. 96 and travel until you see the Bishop Castle signs at the junction with Hwy. 165. Turn right and it's 12 miles.

05/07/2026

Heavy Snow Fell on Bishop Castle in Rye, Colorado on May 6, 2026...

Photo by SECO News Contributor Billy Jackson

05/07/2026

A Spring Snow Storm Blankets Bishop Castle in Rye, Colorado on May 6, 2026...

Photo by SECO News Contributor Billy Jackson

03/28/2026
03/23/2026

FYI regarding our Medieval Fair in August: We've been made aware of someone trying to collect payments for vendor booths on Zelle. THIS IS A SCAM!

If you have any questions please call Daniel Bishop at 719-994-4361 or email us art [email protected].

There is an application to submit and we are asking vendors to pledge an amount of sales or an amount per day to donate toward the charity (the Bishop Castle Foundation for Newborn Heart Surgery)

03/18/2026

Shout out to our friends at the Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club! Do you love snowmobiling? Want to ride with some wonderful folks? Check out their page and join the club! A lot of members ride near Bishop Castle, up the Ophir Creek road, it's a great trail! This year wasn't much snow, but the club is hoping for more snow next year and would love to have more members and more involvement!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1B2UfcuKEJ/

Sange Snowrunners is a snowmobile club that groomes and maintains snowmobile trails on the greenhorn mountain.

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12705 State Highway 165
Rye, CO
81069

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+17194853040

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