Rita the Rock Planter

A 21-foot troll built entirely from recycled wood by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, hidden up a short trail near the old mining town of Victor — she crouches in the hills patching holes in the scarred earth, a quarter-mile walk and a world away from the tourist trail.

The move: Drive the gold-mining backroads to Victor, take the quarter-mile Little Grouse Mountain trail to find Rita, and pack a picnic to make a half-day of the ghost-town detour.

📍 Victor
💸 Free
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Outdoors

Where: Little Grouse Mountain Trail, Victor, CO 80860

Hours: Free, open to the public; ~0.25mi rocky walk on Little Grouse Mountain Trail. Remote — combine with a Victor/Cripple Creek day trip.

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Verified 2026-06-04.