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Things To Do in Vail

Colorado’s largest ski area doesn’t look like much when you’re staring at it from this compact town that straddles Interstate 70. But start riding the chairlifts up and over, and you find yourself at Blue Sky Basin, a full seven miles from where you parked the car. Vail Resort is an endless winter wonderland that you could spend a lifetime exploring. Needless to say, most visitors come to Vail in winter to ski or snowboard. The town also offers world-class dining and shopping, and the après ski party doesn’t stop until last call at the many bars and clubs.

If downhill resort skiing doesn’t do it for you, then visit the Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area, at the top of Vail Pass east of town. Here you can snowshoe, ski tour, or go snowmobiling. Or combine skiing and snowmobiling by using the machines to access the deep, untracked powder in the backcountry.

There are plenty of reasons to visit in summer and fall as well, and most of those reasons can be found in the Eagles Nest Wilderness. This vast wilderness begins at the edge of town and quickly morphs into the wild canyons and cirques of the Gore Range. Gore Creek Trail to Gore Lake, Pitkin Creek Trail to Pitkin Lake, and the Berrypicker Trail are a few of our favorites.

For a more civilized mountain experience, you can take a gondola to the top of the mountain, have a beer or lunch and then hike or bike down the hill. Or you can just take the gondola down.

An hour’s drive west and south of Vail takes hikers to the Holy Cross Wilderness, named for Mount of the Holy Cross. This 14,005-foot peak was once a National Monument, but today is simply a gorgeous mountain that offers beautiful hiking and camping.



Shrine Pass

Shrine Pass

Vail Adventure Courses – Epic Discovery

Vail Adventure Courses – Epic Discovery

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Vail Mountain Bike Park

Vail Mountain Bike Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Turquoise Lake Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Upper Piney River Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Wilder Gulch Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Notch Mountain

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Overlook Trail – Beaver Creek

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Pitkin Lake Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Shrine Ridge Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lake Constantine Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lionshead Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Berrypicker Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Bighorn Creek Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Booth Falls Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Deluge Lake Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Gore Creek Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Grouse Lake Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Beaver Lake Trail

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Beaver Creek Resort Bike Park

Beaver Creek Resort Bike Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Vail Ice Climbing Area

Vail Ice Climbing Area

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Oneil Spur Pocket Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Pirate Ship Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Little Beach Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Donovan Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Eaglebend Pocket Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Ellefson Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Ford Park (Vail)

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Harry A. Nottingham Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Nottingham Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Pitkin Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Indian Grove Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

James Spring Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

June Creek Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Spring Creek Number One Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Spring Creek Number Two Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Tames Number One Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Tames Number Two Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lost Lake Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lost Reservoir Number One

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lost Reservoir Number Three

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lost Reservoir Number Two

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lower Beard Number One Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Red Sandstone Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Stephen’s Dog Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Wildridge Dog Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Wildridge Pocket Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Benchmark Lake Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Black Creek Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Black Lake Number 1 Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Bubble Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

East Beard Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Clark Spring Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Dead Buck Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Bighorn Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Booth Creek Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Buffehr Creek Park

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

West Beard Reservoir

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Marma Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Olsen Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Piney Lake

Piney Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Horse Pond

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Gore Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Griffith Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Grouse Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Soda Lakes

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Surprise Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Tipperary Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Lower Turquoise Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Mahan Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Salmon Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Slate Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Black Lake Number 2

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Bolts Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Boot Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Booth Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Buffalo Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Eaglesmere Lakes

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Deluge Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Upper Cataract Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Upper Piney Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Upper Slate Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Upper Turquoise Lake

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Willow Lakes

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Gore Creek Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Halfmoon Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Hornsilver Campground

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
White River National Forest

White River National Forest

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Sonnenalp Golf Club

Sonnenalp Golf Club

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Eagle Vail Golf Course

Eagle Vail Golf Course

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Beaver Creek Golf Club

Beaver Creek Golf Club

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020

Red Cliff Overlook

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Vail Golf Club

Vail Golf Club

  • Updated Jun 23, 2020
Beaver Creek Resort and Ski Area

Beaver Creek Resort and Ski Area

  • Updated Jun 25, 2020
Vail Ski Resort

Vail Ski Resort

  • Updated Jun 25, 2020
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