Colorado has some of the sweetest wilderness areas, ski towns, rivers, and just diversity of terrain in the country. Over 60 million visitors flock to the Rocky Mountain State every year; here are some places residents would rather steer some of that traffic away from:

Maroon Bells

Photograph Fall at Maroon Bells by Toby Harriman on 500px

Fall at Maroon Bells by Toby Harriman on 500px

Mount Evans

Photograph Sunrise above the Clouds by Casey McCallister on 500px

Sunrise above the Clouds by Casey McCallister on 500px

Interstate 70

Photograph A Colorado Sunset by Mike Olbinski on 500px

A Colorado Sunset by Mike Olbinski on 500px

Dallas Divide

Photograph Stormy Weather at the Dallas Divide by Matt Kloskowski on 500px

Stormy Weather at the Dallas Divide by Matt Kloskowski on 500px

Double RL Ranch near Ridgeway

Photograph Double RL Ranch by Jason Hatfield on 500px

Double RL Ranch by Jason Hatfield on 500px

The quiet backroads

Photograph Yellow Brick Road by Michael Shainblum on 500px

Yellow Brick Road by Michael Shainblum on 500px

Blue Lake

Photograph Blue Lake Sunset by David Kingham on 500px

Blue Lake Sunset by David Kingham on 500px

Colorado National Monument

Photograph Curve by Randy Langstraat on 500px

Curve by Randy Langstraat on 500px

Aspen

Photograph Aspen Colorado New Years 2015 by Toby Harriman on 500px

Aspen Colorado New Years 2015 by Toby Harriman on 500px

Crystal Mill

Photograph Crystal Mill Sunset by Romy Lee on 500px

Crystal Mill Sunset by Romy Lee on 500px

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Photograph Storm in the Dunes by Forster on 500px

Storm in the Dunes by Forster on 500px

Julesburg

Photograph Under the spaceship by Marko Korošec on 500px

Under the spaceship by Marko Korošec on 500px

The aspen forests

Photograph Among the Aspens by Sven Müller on 500px

Among the Aspens by Sven Müller on 500px

Gothic Peak

Photograph Gothic Peak by Sean Bagshaw on 500px

Gothic Peak by Sean Bagshaw on 500px