Looking for a mountain destination that would be suitable for a 2 yr old

My advice would be to just rent a cabin in the mountains (anywhere really) and enjoy your stay.

Maybe invest in a hiking carrier if you are interested, but otherwise, a 2 year old can be entertained with pretty much anything.

I guess my point is, I'd go where y'all want to go and not worry so much about the kid since he/she is young enough to where it doesn't really matter.

You will be on his schedule anyways with naps and bedtime, so you will be limited.

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Look into Estes Park Colorado. The YMCA resort has a ton of activities for kids and you are pretty close to Denver and Boulder.

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I just did this with a 2 year old. We stayed a couple nights at YMCA of the Rockies, and 3 nights in downtown Estes Park. We enjoyed the town more than YMCA, but there were alot of Covid restrictions in place at the YMCA.

Highly recommend a good kid carrying backpack to carry your child on hikes. Osprey, Deuter, Kelty, etc. Maybe you can find a lightly used one.

Are you looking for Winter with Snow or summer activity OP? You absolutely do not want to go to something like a Dude Ranch in April for summer time activities, there's a good chance in most of the west there will be Snow.

Late April can be an affordable time to go somewhere with snow though, as after spring break rates generally drop off quite a bit.

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Are you looking for Winter with Snow or summer activity OP? You absolutely do not want to go to something like a Dude Ranch in April for summer time activities, there's a good chance in most of the west there will be Snow.

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Looking for more summer type activities. The first wweek of June is also an option - was just initially look at April due to my wife's easter break vacation

Wyoming, Montana, and Utah get snow well into June at altitude. You definitely don’t want to go to even Colorado in April, I think April actually has the most snow for Colorado it’s just it gets warm and melts on and off so rarely gets thick like the winter.

Go anywhere you want. The two year old will have fun regardless.

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I think any vacation with their family is awesome for a 2 yr old. I wouldn't overthink it too much

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Go to Estes park and let him chase the town elk around

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I took my daughter to the Grand Canyon when she was about 6 and she doesn't every remember going there.

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You’re not alone.
Friends of ours went to the GC and were standing next to another family (they didn’t know them) and a boy 6-8 who was not impressed says something like “Is this it?” or “We came here for this?”- I don’t recall exactly what he said. That’s my friend’s inside joke now; whenever they go somewhere that doesn’t meet the expectations - they mutter that phrase, give each other a look, laugh, and remember the unimpressed kid at the GC.