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Things To Do in Front Range

Colorado’s Front Range region stretches from New Mexico to Wyoming along the edge of the Rocky Mountains. The Front Range corridor encompasses most of the state’s population and its largest cities, including Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Castle Rock, Trinidad, Fort Collins, Greeley, and Denver and its metro area with cities like Aurora, Littleton, and Lakewood. The Front Range offers quality of life with its many museums and art galleries, natural and urban parklands, hiking and bike trails, rock climbing areas, National Forests, and numerous recreational opportunities.

The Denver metro area and Colorado Springs consistently rate in the nation’s top ten fittest cities. The region’s quick access to trails, lakes, parks, ski slopes, and wildlands make Colorado residents the most physically active people in the country. Nine state parks—Barr Lake, Castlewood Canyon, Chatfield, Cherry Creek, Eldorado Canyon, Golden Gate Canyon, Roxborough, St. Vrain, and Staunton—are all within driving distance of the Denver metropolitan area. They offer camping, fishing, hiking, climbing, boating, and nature study. Many hiking trails thread through city and county parks in Denver and Boulder. Rock climbers flock to world-class cliffs at Eldorado Canyon, The Flatirons, North Table Mountain, and Clear Creek Canyon, while skiers head to Eldora Mountain Resort close Boulder or the Summit County slopes up I-70. Mount Evans, dominating the Front Range west of Denver, has the nation’s highest auto road as well as Summit Lake and Echo Lake Mountain Parks.

Boulder, home to the University of Colorado, is called the Number 1 Sports Town in America by Outside Magazine. This outdoor destination boasts over 300 days of sunshine annually, over 300 miles of trails, and over 45,000 acres of open space and parks. Boulder is a place to go climbing at Eldorado Canyon in the morning, take a jog on Mesa Trail in Boulder Mountain Park at lunch, spend an hour fly fishing in Boulder Creek, and then go skiing at Eldora in the afternoon. Rugged Indian Peaks Wilderness Area lies a half-hour west of Boulder if you’re looking to get out farther out of the city.

The northern Front Range encompasses Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, and Longmont below the mountain escarpment. Fort Collins is an outdoor city that’s just as good as Boulder. It offers lots of great city parks like Fossil Creek Park; Horsetooth Reservoir for boating and bouldering; and Poudre Canyon for climbing, fly fishing, hiking, and camping. Loveland loves Boyd Lake State Park for summer fun, while recreationists stop at St. Vrain State Park outside Longmont. Rocky Mountain National Park, topped by Longs Peak, lies west of the cities. The park, with over 4 million annual visitors, is a magnet for hikers, climbers, mountaineers, campers, and scenic drivers.

Colorado Springs, the second-largest city in the state, anchors the central Front Range. The city, dominated by 14,115-foot Pikes Peak, is home to the U.S. Olympic Committee and an Olympic training center. Outdoor recreation and sports are ingrained in the Springs’ psyche. Hikers ramble on hundreds of miles of trails, including 13-mile Barr Trail up the Peak or the straight-up Mount Manitou Incline, the most popular trail in Colorado. Climbers enjoy great scenery and routes at Garden of the Gods and Red Rock Canyon parks, while mountain bikers bump over trails at Palmer Park and in Pike National Forest. Fishermen cast lines in the South Platte and Arkansas rivers, and rafters and kayakers dash through rapids on the Arkansas, including the raging Royal Gorge.

The southern Front Range includes Pueblo, Cañon City, Walsenburg, and Trinidad. Puebloans recreate at Lake Pueblo State Park, hike the downtown Arkansas Riverwalk, or play golf year-round at Walking Stick or City Park courses. Cañon City boasts Shelf Road climbing area north of town, trails at Red Canyon and Temple Canyon parks, and trout fishing and rafting on the Arkansas River. Southwest of Pueblo and Cañon City are the Wet Mountains, topped by Greenhorn Mountain, and the ragged Sangre de Cristo Mountains and nine Fourteeners. Walsenburg and Trinidad sit on either end of the Highway of Legends Scenic and Historic Byway, providing access to West Spanish Peak, the Culebra Range, and Trinidad State Park.



Westcliffe Dark Sky Site

Westcliffe Dark Sky Site

As an officially designated International Dark Sky Community, Westcliffe (and nearby Silver Cliff) have jumped through hoops to make sure their town is one of the darkest in the country. Special light shields are used to prevent light from es… [...]Westcliffe Dark Sky Site

Devil’s Head Lookout

Devil’s Head Lookout

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Historic Arkansas Riverwalk

Historic Arkansas Riverwalk

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Bishop Castle

Bishop Castle

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Bear Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park)

Bear Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park)

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Frog Rock

Frog Rock

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Paradise Cove (Guffey Cove)

Paradise Cove (Guffey Cove)

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Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
May Natural History Museum

May Natural History Museum

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Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine

Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine

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Rocky Flats

Rocky Flats

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Frozen Dead Guy

Frozen Dead Guy

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The Broadmoor

The Broadmoor

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Stanley Hotel

Stanley Hotel

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Dinosaur Ridge

Dinosaur Ridge

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Trout Creek Pass

Trout Creek Pass

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Wilkerson Pass

Wilkerson Pass

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Ute Pass

Ute Pass

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Webster Pass

Webster Pass

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Cameron Pass

Cameron Pass

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Berthoud Pass

Berthoud Pass

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Lost Canyon Zipline Tour – Captain Zipline

Lost Canyon Zipline Tour – Captain Zipline

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Pikes Peak Road Scenic Drive

Pikes Peak Road Scenic Drive

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Kenosha Pass

Kenosha Pass

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Bat-A-Pult – Cave of the Winds

Bat-A-Pult – Cave of the Winds

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Open Air Adventure Park

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Wind Walker Challenge Course – Cave of the Winds

Wind Walker Challenge Course – Cave of the Winds

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Challenge Course – The Mountain Campus

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Epic Sky Trek – Castle Rock Zip Line Tours

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Big Thompson Canyon Ice Climbing Area

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Garden of the Gods Scenic Drive

Garden of the Gods Scenic Drive

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Boulder Canyon Ice Climbing Area

Boulder Canyon Ice Climbing Area

  • Apr 14, 2017
Trail Ridge Road (RMNP) Scenic Drive

Trail Ridge Road (RMNP) Scenic Drive

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Boulder Canyon Climbing Area

Boulder Canyon Climbing Area

  • Apr 14, 2017

Flatirons Climbing Area

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Eleven Mile Canyon Climbing Area

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Devil’s Head Climbing Area

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Rampart Range Road Climbing Area

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Castlewood Canyon State Park Climbing Area

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Eldorado Canyon Climbing Area

Eldorado Canyon Climbing Area

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Shelf Road Climbing Area

Shelf Road Climbing Area

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Fall River Pass

Fall River Pass

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Trail Ridge High Point

Trail Ridge High Point

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Loveland Pass

Loveland Pass

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Guanella Pass

Guanella Pass

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Boreas Pass

Boreas Pass

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The Cadet Chapel At The Us Air Force Academy Trail

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The Crags Day Hike Trail

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The Loch Trail

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Three Mile Creek Trail

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Thunder Lake Trail

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Timberline Falls Trail

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Torreys Peak Trail

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Trading Post Trail – Red Rocks

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Tundra World Toll Memorial Trail

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Turkey Trot Trail

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Twin Sisters Peak Trail

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Upper Beaver Meadows Trail

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Ute Trail 2

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Ute Valley Park Loop

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Waldo Canyon Loop [Closed]

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Walker Ranch Loop

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Watershed North Trail

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Waterton Canyon Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

West Creek Falls

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West View Trail

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Westminster Colorado Hills Trail

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Wheeler Lake Trail

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Wigwam Trail

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Williams Canyon Trail

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Windy Peak Trail

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Womens Forest 375 Trail

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Wonderland Lake Loop

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Youngs Gulch Trail

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Ypsilon Lake Trail

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Zapata Falls Trail

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Zook Loop

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Coyote Run Trail

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Soaring Kestral Trail

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Bobcat Way Trail

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Acorn Alley Trail

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Raccoon Ridge Trail

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Boulder Run Trail

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Medicine Wheel Trail

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Amphitheater Trail

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Little Bear Trail

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Sundance Trail

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Blackmer Loop

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Talon Trail

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Cougar’s Shadow Trail

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North Talon Trail

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South Talon Trail

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High Drive Trail

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Sesame Canyon Trail

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Pipeline Trail

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Jones Park Trail

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Jones Trail

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Trail 672

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Mountain Lion Loop

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Mounts Bierstadt, Evans, and Sawtooth Combo Trail

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Mounts Democrat, Bross, Cameron, and Lincoln Combo Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Mule Deer Coyote And Elk Trails

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

National Center For Atmospheric Research Ramble Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

New Santa Fe Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Newlin Creek Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
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