Family Road Trip Ideas
Thursday, June 11, 2015
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That wonderful spring/summer vacation time is here. Here are a few ideas for modest budget escapes within a 2 or 4 hour drive of Denver.They all offer something unexpected in our passionate pursuit of the good life in adventure, arts, activities and food.
2 Hour Drive
2 Hour Drive
Drive south or west, and in only two hours you’ll find new places to explore!
- Pueblo
- Sangre De Cristo Art Center, River Murals, Slopper, SteelWorkers museum, be sure to bring your bike to ride for miles along the river!
- Sip and sample at Pueblo’s newest Wine Bar, Wine Down by The River.
- Time permitting, take a side trip through the verdant, fertile Arkansas River Valley to see the ‘Castle of the Plains.” Bent’s Old Fort, and La Junta’s beautiful Koshare Indian Museum and Kiva.
- Another side trip option, is Bishop’s Castle, possibly the most unique man-made oddity in all of Colorado!
- Grand County
- Winter Park/ Frasier/ Granby/Grand Lake have many lodging options: try airbnb or VRBO if motels are full.
- Snow Mountain Ranch has affordable lodging and day activities (Nordic Center, Summer Tubing Hill, Fat Bike Rental). The YMCA Estes Park Center also has great activities for the whole family and lodge or private cabin-lodging.
- Devils Thumb is pricier, but offers many day activities (Nordic and Fat Bike groomed snow trails, horse-drawn sleigh rides).
- Grand Lake is a charming small mountain town with a classic Main Street offering shops, a few restaurants and bars. The bowling alley is a low-tech blast from the past! Nearby Nordic Center is friendly and affordable. Rent a snowmobile to explore surrounding trails!
- Hot Sulfur Springs: low key, homey lodging, clean hot springs pools – perfect for relaxation.
- Frasier Tubing Hill is a blast for everyone!
- Frisco
- Frisco Adventure Park has Tubing Hill and Nordic trails
- Bike trails around Lake Dillon and even over to Breckenridge!
- Stay in town or nearby Silverthorne or Dillon for inexpensive lodging.
- Breckenridge
- Skip the crowded slopes and check out the Arts District
Breckenridge's Arts District is just one reason to visit the town. - 4 Hour DriveHead west, bypass the alluring (but pricey and crowded) resorts and you’ll find yourself in rugged country full of budget and family-friendly adventure options!
- Glenwood Springs
- Hot Springs Pool
- Mountaintop amusements
- Affordable accommodations and plenty of eateries
- Take a side trip to Aspen and check out their spectacular new art museum!
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| YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch Summer Tubing Hill opens in May. |
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