HIKING ESSENTIALS

Having these items on-hand will make any amble or ramble more enjoyable. Use binoculars for wildlife watching, a reuseable water bottle to stay hydrated, and a generous application of sunscreen to protect your skin from sunburn.

Cameron Pass

Beaver Meadows Resort Ranch

Find year-round family fun, from horseback rides to lift-served snow tubing to trout fishing. Plus an outrageous disc golf course.

Drala Mountain Center

Follow in the footsteps of the Dalai Lama to the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya. Breathe and relax. Visitors are welcome.

Inhale, exhale. Go for a hike. Check out Diamond Peak and Noghu Crags. The Fall colors are outrageous. Lake Agnes

Blue Ribbon Trout waters

Wild river, wild fish. Get ready. Flies and lures only. Catch and release.

Red Feather Lakes area

In town, grab an ice cream cone and poke around the shops, then walk a trail, paddle a lake or tempt a rainbow trout.

The Mishawaka

Come for the deck over the river. Stay for the great food, concerts and local draughts.

Young Gulch Trail

Lovely walk near mountain stream with bridged stream crossings.

Greyrock Trail

Eagles Nest Open Space

Home to nesting eagles with access for anglers and trails for hikers and equestrians.

Gateway Natural Area

Primo pristine picnic spot with fishing, boat launch and hiking.

A short hike rewards you with simply gorgeous view of this lake surrounded by high peaks.

Cache la Poudre River and Red Feather Lakes

Moderate mountain walk through forest and meadow. Challenge: Summit Greyrock, plan to spend most of the day.

It’s Wild and Scenic up here. In fact, the Cache la Poudre River is Colorado’s only river with that national designation. Turn west up Hwy 14 off Hwy 287 at Ted’s Place and follow the designated scenic byway. Take a trip up to the Red Feather Lakes area while you’re at it for extra mountain scenery and fun.

MAPS AND GUIDES CAN ONLY TELL YOU SO MUCH about a place. They point you in the right direction and give you some ideas of what might be a fit for you, but they are not the real thing. Pictures and maps can’t tell the whole story. You just have to go and explore for yourself!