Things to do in Colorado, US – Colorado is noted for its forests, mesas, canyons, vivid landscape of mountains, rivers, plateaus, desert lands and high plains. Here you can enjoy rock climbing, mountain biking, river rafting, hiking, snowboarding and sleigh rides. You can get a hot air balloon ride and enjoy this US state from the sky. Here in this travel guide we have listed some of the best things to do in Colorado.
Things to do in Colorado, US
You can visit the Maroon Lake and Hike to Maroon Bells
The lake is surrounded by beautiful mountains and pyramid peak. You can also enjoy the sunrise view here. You will also get parking lots here. The area nearby is a little bit windy, so always bring some warm clothes, jacket, coffee, hot chocolate or other hot stuffs. You can visit here with family and kids. You can enjoy the Maroon lake and then hike to the Maroon bells by bus or car. The views here are spectacular and breathtaking, so never forget to bring your camera.
You can visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Its a zoological park located in Colorado springs, Colorado. It would take around 3 hours to enjoy in the zoo by visiting your favourite animals. The Cheyenne mountain Zoo is located at around 6700 feet above the sea level and would be a perfect destination to visit with family. From the Cheyenne mountain zoo you can enjoy the breathtaking view of the city. The zoo has 700+ different types of animals with 150 different species.
You can feed the animals here, take pictures with them, touch them and spent some time with them. If you are an animal lover, then definitely this place is for you! The zoo grounds are very clean. You can also ride the sky ride (chair lift ride) available here. There are lots of beautiful scenery around the zoo to enjoy a full day out.
You can visit the South Park City Museum
The South park city Museum is listed in the National register of Historic places. Here you will get more than 40 buildings which shows the 1800’s historic living life. This museum has collection of stuffs from 1800’s. The buildings here are restored and furnished in such a way that they looks new. Here you can see homes, general store, saloon, chapel, bank, school, pharmacy, mine, brewery and many more historical treasures.
All the building structures here are arranged and relocated side by side like an old street. This historical place is not only entertaining but informative as well. You can visit here with your family.
You can visit Denver
Denver is the capital city of Colorado which is also considered as a fastest growing city in United states. In the city you can visit some of the popular places like Downtown, Red rocks Amphitheatre, Art museum, Millennium bridge, Mile high stadium. You can go for a local guide in the city who will show you unique buildings and the history of Denver city with some other famous landmarks like Denver’s oldest jazz club, Coors field, City’s first hotel, Union station.
If you are a food lover then you must visit the Denver central market food hall. You can enjoy foods like Navajo tacos on fry bread, elk hot dogs, pistachio gelato, bao buns, tacos, sweets and Denver style pizza.
If you are planning to stay in Denver then you can try in some of the best hotels in different locations like Grand Hyatt Denver downtown, the ART hotel, Hilton garden inn Union station, Halcyon hotel, Clarion hotel central Denver, Spring hill suites downtown Denver.
You can hike in the Garden of the Gods
Here in this park you will get 1300 acres area of sandstone formations, red stones/rocks and offers a visitor center and hiking trails. You can also read evidences of past ages in the rocks. If you have planned to hike, then you can go for the Siamese twins trail and Palmer trail. If you are visiting here with your kids then the Ridge trail will be perfect for your kids. Here you will get park rangers who will provide you complete information and guide about the park.
This place has a good sized parking lot but due to busy schedule you may face some parking issues. Don’t forget to bring water with you. The place is very beautiful and the scenery is great, specially the rock formations.
You can visit the Estes Park
The Estes park is a popular town in Colorado popularly known for the Rocky Mountain national park and nearby wildlife are of Roosevelt National forest. In the Rocky mountain national park you can take part in adventure activities including rock climbing, world class hiking, backcountry skiing and scenic drives.
This town is a perfect destination for families who are planning their vacation. You can enjoy evening wildlife safari, outdoor adventures, wild life sightings and take part in Hidden Valley sledding tour in the Rocky mountain. In the Estes park town you will get many hotels and resorts to stay like The Stanley hotel, Rams Horn village resort, Blue door inn and Stone brook resort.
You can stay at The Inn Hotel (Lost Creek lane, Mountain village)
The Inn hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in Lost creek, Mountain village. This hotel is in a perfect location in Mountain village as you can access many tourist locations from here like the Mind blown at Madeline magic show, Telluride Ski and Golf, Telluride adventure center, Adam W. Carlos fine art, Tomboy Tavern restaurant, and other many places.
In the Inn hotel you will get very professional, attentive and friendly services with 29+ suites/condos having full kitchens and living areas. The suites in the hotel have jetted tubs, kitchenettes, steam showers, washer dryers. The rooms are clean and the lobby area is very comfortable. You can spend some fabulous time here and can enjoy nearby popular restaurants and sightseeing.
You can visit the Vail
Vail is a small town municipality in Colorado. It is the home of the popular Vail Ski resort. If you love skiing, snowboarding, golfing, hiking and winter outdoor activities than Vail will be the best travel destination for you.
You can go for the Vail segway tour from Vail village. You can get a guide for the tour. The path is beautiful with an amazing view along the route.
In Vail you can also go for river rafting in Sage Outdoor adventures. There are other adventure activities too like fly fishing, horseback riding, ATV tour, snowmobiling, whitewater rafting. The horses here are professionally trained. With a lots of fun you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery here.
You can also stay in the Tivoli Lodge (a family owned Luxury ski resort) in the Vail village. There are many tourist destinations nearby like the Colorado snowsports museum and Hall of fame, Vail valley, Betty ford Alpine garden, Vail scenic Gondola.
You can visit the National Museum of World war II
Are you an Aircraft lover? Do you want to know about the facts of world war history? Then you must visit the National museum of World War II Aviation which is located near Colorado Springs airport. Here you can see amazing collection of World war time Aircrafts. To know all the historical facts of the World war you can get a guide here. A guide here can explain you all the interesting stories associated with the Planes & Aircrafts. The planes here also take part in yearly air show.
You can go for a Gondola ride from Telluride to Mountain village
You can enjoy the breathtaking, knowkout and amazing view during Gondola ride from Telluride to Mountain village and back. Its a 13 to 15 minutes ride from Telluride to Mountain village. If you are in Mountain village then you can also get a free Gondola ride to Telluride. To enjoy the smooth ride prominently you can prefer a ride during sunset.
