Where are the best vacation places in Colorado?
Posted in Colorado Mountain Vacation on Jul 23rd, 2012 | 3 commentsQuestion by : Where are the best vacation places in Colorado?
Our family is taking a vacation to Colorado in May. It my dad and mom and me and my five siblings (ages 12-24). Most of us love outdoors and nature. I was wondering what are the best things to do in Colorado. I’ve heard about whitewater rafting, estes park, garden of the gods, ect. I also think it would be fun to climb a mountain. Any suggestions?
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Answer by Portia
Glenwood springs is really nice, but it is a bit of a drive. It has the hot springs, and right outside of town you can hike to hanging lake. Winter park is nice as well, but not sure if anything will be open in may. Mesa Verde you can take short or long tours of the anasazi ruins, four corners and a rattlesnake park are in the area as well.
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TOP PICKS FOR THINGS TO DO IN COLORADO—
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
SKI RESORT TOWNS (ASPEN, VAIL, BRECKENRIDGE, TELLURIDE)
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
4 CORNERS NATIONAL MONUMENT
COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT
DRIVE UP PIKES PEAK
VALLEY OF THE GODS
GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK
VISIT BOULDER
BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK
DRIVE ROUTE 550 BETWEEN DURANGO AND RIDGWAY
CROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN A NUMBER OF PLACES SUCH AS INDEPENDENCE PASS.
WALK ACROSS ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE NEAR CANON CITY
ESTES PARK IS A TOWN, NOT A PARK. IT IS THE GATEWAY TOWN TO ROCKY MTN NP
CLIMBING A MTN IS GREAT BUT REMEMBER, THESE GUYS CAN BE 14,000 FT TALL AND THE AIR IS VERY THIN UP THERE.
DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT
HIGH PEAKS ARE CLUSTERED AROUND TELLURIDE, ROCKY MTN NP, LEADVILLE, BUENA VISTA AREAS, AND ASPEN.
THIS SHOULD KEEP EVERYONE BUSY FOR THE ENTIRE VACATION
I love going to Vail, Glenwood Springs, and well any ski resort area!
If you’re in Estes, you could climb Long’s Peak…it’s a really difficult climb, so, if you aren’t prepared, don’t plan to go to the top. But if you do, start at dawn. Thunderstorms can roll in and become extremely dangerous after noon. If you’re not off the peak by then, it’s dangerous.
For a tamer hike, find a trail in the park. My fave is Bear Lake. Lily pad lake is nice, too.
There’s some nice hikes right (much lower) around Boulder, too. In fact, hiking abounds.