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Things To Do in Summit County

The heart of big mountain skiing in Colorado, the winter wonderland of Summit County, lies just over 70 miles west of Denver. Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin, some of the state’s most iconic ski areas, can all be found here within 20 miles of each other (or in the case of Keystone and A-Basin, just five miles). It’s a place where skiing and snowboarding is a way of life, and if you think you’re a good skier, the guy next to you at the bar is probably better. And he or she is probably spending the winter as a ski bum crammed into a tiny apartment with four other ski bums. Though this was once a hardscrabble mining region, tourism has long since replaced mining, and the cost of living is one of the highest in the state.

It’s not just the downhill skiing that brings visitors here from the Front Range and around the world. The family-friendly resorts offer tubing hills, roller coasters, Nordic trails, and world-class mountain biking and hiking in the spring and summer seasons. Breckenridge is known for its shopping, restaurants, and nightlife. Keystone is a ski resort base village disguised as a town and offers some of the only night-skiing in the state. The other towns – Frisco, Dillon, and Silverthorne – offer more affordable lodging closer to Interstate 70.

Summer and fall are just as busy here. Once the snow melts, the White River National Forest offers more hikes than you could do in ten vacations to Summit County, from quick morning jaunts to epic multi-day trips in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, home of the jagged Gore Range mountains. The fall colors bring in more multitudes. About the only time the streets aren’t full here is April and May, known as “mud season” in mountain towns, when all the lifties and ski bums go to Moab. And even then, A-Basin is usually open. They have the longest season in North America.



Webster Pass

Webster Pass

Shrine Pass

Shrine Pass

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Breckenridge Expedition Zipline Tours – Epic Discovery

Breckenridge Expedition Zipline Tours – Epic Discovery

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Frisco Bike Park

Frisco Bike Park

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Copper Mountain Bike Park

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Keystone Bike Park

Keystone Bike Park

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Hoosier Pass

Hoosier Pass

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Webster Pass Trail

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Wilder Gulch Trail

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North Ten Mile Creek Trail

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Old Dillon Reservoir Trail

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Peaks Trail 2 – Breckenridge To Frisco

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Peaks Trail Breckenridge To Frisco

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Ptarmigan Trail

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Quandary Peak – East Ridge Trail

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Rainbow Lake Trail

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Royal Mountain Trail

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Sally Barber Mine Trail

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Sapphire Point Overlook Trail

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Sniktau Mountain Trail

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South Willow Creek Mesa Cortina Trail

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Spruce Creek Trail

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Tenderfoot Mountain

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Keystone Ski Resort Trail

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Lily Pad Lake Trail

Lily Pad Lake Trail

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Loveland Pass West Ridge Trail

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Lower Cataract Loop Trail

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Mayflower Gulch Grand Traverse Trail

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McCullough Gulch Trail

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Meadow Creek Trail

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Mesa Cortina Trail

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Mohawk Lakes Trail

Mohawk Lakes Trail

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Lower Mohawk Lake Trail

Lower Mohawk Lake Trail

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Blue Lakes Trail 2

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Boreas Pass Road Trail

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Boulder Lake Trail

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Buffalo Mountain Trail

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Burro Trail

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Crystal Lake Trail

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Cucumber Gulch Trail

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Eccles Pass Trail

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Bakers Tank Trail

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North Pond Park

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Point Dillon Park

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Kingdom Park

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Marina Park

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Dillon Town Park

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Mayflower Trailings Pond

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Minnehaha Reservoir

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Pacific Tarn

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Hoagland Reservoir Number 1

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Lost Lake Reservoir

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Rainbow Park (Silverthorne)

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River’s Edge Park

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Trent Park

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Willow Grove Open Space

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Black Creek Reservoir

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Bubble Lake

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Buffehrs Reservoir

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Bankers Tank

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Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir

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Dillon Reservoir

Dillon Reservoir

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Breckenridge Skate Park

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Carter Dog Park

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Carter Park

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Artic Placer Park

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Upper Blue Reservoir

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Mayflower Lakes

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Officers Gulch Pond

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Old Dillon Reservoir

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Pass Lake

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Goose Pasture Tarn

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Green Mountain Reservoir

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Griffith Lake

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Surprise Lake

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Tenmile Tailings Pond

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Tipperary Lake

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Lower Cataract Lake

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Lower Crystal Lake

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Lower Mohawk Lake

Lower Mohawk Lake

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Mahan Lake

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Robinson Tailings Pond

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Salmon Lake

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Sawmill Reservoir

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Slate Lake

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Bills Ranch Lake

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Blue River Ranch Lakes

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Buffehr Lake

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Eaglesmere Lakes

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Crystal Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Curtain Ponds

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Uneva Lake

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Upper Cataract Lake

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Upper Crystal Lake

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Upper Slate Lake

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Wheeler Lake

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Willow Lakes

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Mohawk Lake

Mohawk Lake

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Lowry Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

McDonald Flats Campground

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Peak One Campground

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Pine Cove Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Prairie Point Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Prospector Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Blue River Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
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