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Colorado in the Summer
Posted on 4/30/22 at 1:59 am
Posted on 4/30/22 at 1:59 am
Anyone have any recommendations for a family trip - kids are late teens? Hiking, relaxing, rafting, kayaking are high on the to-do list. I would prefer to stay in one area as opposed to puddle-jumping from town to town.
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Posted on 4/30/22 at 7:32 am to WinnaSez
Check Breckenridge. Every activity you’ve mentioned is available with a neat little town .
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:00 am to OTIS2
Yep. I researched a ton on best family summer Colorado ski towns and it kept coming back to Breckinridge. We can’t wait to go back
Great downtown
Plenty of good restaurants
Bike trail runs all the way to Frisco. You can rent regular or mountain bike
They have activities at the top of the mountain for families including a mountain coaster.
They also have a River going through town that they have live music almost daily
Plenty of rafting places close by
Great downtown
Plenty of good restaurants
Bike trail runs all the way to Frisco. You can rent regular or mountain bike
They have activities at the top of the mountain for families including a mountain coaster.
They also have a River going through town that they have live music almost daily
Plenty of rafting places close by
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:29 am to WinnaSez
I love Buena Vista, but Breckenridge is tough to beat for families.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 9:15 am to WinnaSez
Breck for sure. I guess you can kayak on Lake Dillon, which is about 20-25 minutes from town. Rafting will be about 1.5 hours away depending on which spot you choose. We did Clear Creek and it was fun. Not overly challenging either (if you have family / kids).
Posted on 4/30/22 at 9:39 am to WinnaSez
Places we've liked with teen son are:
Denver - lots to do.
Colorado Springs -less to do but more compact.
Crested Butte - lower key / less expensive ski resort with outdoors activity in summer.
Denver - lots to do.
Colorado Springs -less to do but more compact.
Crested Butte - lower key / less expensive ski resort with outdoors activity in summer.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 11:28 am to WinnaSez
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Posted on 4/30/22 at 4:42 pm to WinnaSez
Ouray
Posted on 4/30/22 at 9:41 pm to WinnaSez
Buena Vista & Salida are gems! Fly into Colorado Springs if you can and then it is like a 1.5 hour drive. You will have hikes, fishing, rafting and some cute downtowns. Not to mention a few local breweries 
Also not nearly as expensive as Breckenridge.
Also not nearly as expensive as Breckenridge.This post was edited on 4/30/22 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 5/1/22 at 12:54 am to alexahet
third for BV/salida
we try to go at least for a couple days each summer. It’s perfect
there’s a cabin on the creek we stay at that has a captured hot spring pool right next to it
we try to go at least for a couple days each summer. It’s perfect
there’s a cabin on the creek we stay at that has a captured hot spring pool right next to it
Posted on 5/1/22 at 7:47 am to WinnaSez
We went to Crested Butte and Breck a couple years ago. This year we are going back to CB and Durango instead of Breck. Breck is a great town, but “big” for mountain towns.
We prefer lower key, less traveled towns whether at the beach or in the mountains.
You won’t be disappointed in Breck, but I would strongly consider CB as it has much more of an old timey mining town feel to it.
We prefer lower key, less traveled towns whether at the beach or in the mountains.
You won’t be disappointed in Breck, but I would strongly consider CB as it has much more of an old timey mining town feel to it.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 9:27 am to cgrand
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there’s a cabin on the creek we stay at that has a captured hot spring pool right next to it
Can you please post a link to this cabin?
Posted on 5/1/22 at 10:07 am to WinnaSez
Breck is good if your family wants to do things like restaurants and shopping, as Summit Co has more of that to offer. It is more expensive.
Salida has enough of that though, with great hiking and Arkansas River rafting.
Salida has enough of that though, with great hiking and Arkansas River rafting.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 10:26 am to cgrand
Leadville, BV, Salida, Monarch, CB area. I dislike Breck in general for the same reason I don’t go to Applebees or Chilis.
Little Red Hen bakery in Salida is enough reason to choose Salida. Run down to the sand dunes, hit up Royal gorge, CB Wildflower festival if the timing is right, Colligate peaks, Leadville National fish hatchery, etc.
Little Red Hen bakery in Salida is enough reason to choose Salida. Run down to the sand dunes, hit up Royal gorge, CB Wildflower festival if the timing is right, Colligate peaks, Leadville National fish hatchery, etc.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 7:51 pm to pjab
Durango.
Great downtown
River running through town with raft tours
Great hiking and biking
Narrow gauge railroad
Purgatory with alpine slide and coaster
Mesa verde 45 min away
Ouray 45 min away
Great downtown
River running through town with raft tours
Great hiking and biking
Narrow gauge railroad
Purgatory with alpine slide and coaster
Mesa verde 45 min away
Ouray 45 min away
Posted on 5/1/22 at 8:11 pm to WinnaSez
If you’ve never been to Colorado, you have to spend time in RMNP. Estes is the jump off spot. Easy drive from Denver. Perhaps white water raft in Fort Collins on the way.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 8:55 pm to notiger1997
here ya go
LINK
the smaller one has a queen bed and a futon, the larger one has multiple beds I think. It might be the coolest place we’ve ever stayed.
LINK
the smaller one has a queen bed and a futon, the larger one has multiple beds I think. It might be the coolest place we’ve ever stayed.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 9:41 pm to pjab
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Leadville
Shhhhhhhhh
I don't need my other home overrun with you people. Traffic is a pain in the arse enough in the summer as it is.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 10:08 pm to cgrand
Thanks for the link. Looks like they are booked all summer, which isn’t surprising
Posted on 5/2/22 at 1:44 pm to WinnaSez
Check out Frisco. Went there pre Covid - nice little town with a few breweries & restaurants, Dillon lake right there for paddle boarding or kayaking, bike rentals and trails everywhere connecting nearby towns (kids enjoyed the shuttle van ride up and bikeride downhill from Vail Pass back to Frisco. Nice midway stop at Copper Mountain).
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