Places to eat while staying at the AppleLodge.

The area around the AppleLodge is very rural. The first thing to remember is that the restaurant choices closest to us will sometimes close at 8:00 PM. There is not hardly anything open 24 hours a day. You will want to keep this in mind on your arrival date and when taking excursions during your stay.

The best family restaurant close by is Boogies. It has a wide variety of American and Southwest type menu choices and the servings are plentiful. The pies are out of this world, so save room for dessert. The atmosphere is family friendly, and they can usually handle a small group (15). They are less than a mile east of the AppleLodge on the north side of Hwy 160, next to the Shell staton. The best fine dining close by is the Windsor, great for your anniversary or honeymoon, or any very special occassion, meal.  It is an exceptional culinary experience that will tantalize your taste buds and make you want to come back again.If you are in the mood for great salads, pizza, and Italian dishes there is an outstanding choice in Del Norte.  Three Barrel Brewing makes their own craft beer and root beer and the brick oven pizza is hard to beat.  If Mexican food sounds good Calvillo's a good menu and a filling buffet with great sopa pilla's.There is also a Subway in the gas station at the traffic light in Del Norte about a mile from us.  These three are all within a mile of the AppleLodge right in Del Norte.

For another fine dining experience we recommend the Rockaway Cafe (719-873-5581)  located 15 minutes to the west of us in South Fork with a menu and atmosphere that lends itself to a special dining experience.  For more family dining we would recommend The Shaft, The Firehouse, Feeling Good Coffeehouse, the Malt Shop, or Ramon's Mexican Restaurant all in South Fork.

In Monte Vista, 15 minutes to the east of us, you can find great Mexican food at either Nino's or Dos Rios, and great variety of foods at Mountain View, and for Chinese food we would recommend China Garden. If you want the fast food experince Monte Vista has many choices as well.