2016 colorado vacation activity guide
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Things to do and see in Colorado.TRANSCRIPT
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May 28-30 Territory DaysJune 18-26 Speed Week / Hill ClimbJune 25-26 Donkey Derby DaysJuly 13-16 Pikes Peak or Bust RodeoJuly 16-23 El Paso County FairOct 8-16 Colorado Springs Science FestivalOct 29 Emma Crawford Coffin Races
Colorado Springs is just 60 miles south of Denver.
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Scenic beauty abounds in Colorado with plenty of things to do. Spend time in Denver or Colorado Springs, visit the towns along the Front Range or get up into the mountains. There are 53 peaks of 14,000 feet or more. If your interest is in native culture there are many museums, and explore Native American archeological sites such as Chimney Rock National Monument, Crow Canyon or Mesa Verde. Explore the Western Slope where towns like Durango, Pagosa Springs and Telluride still reflect the western influence of our mining and ranching heritage. There are lakes and rivers for boating, fishing, kayaking and whitewater rafting. Colorado is the headwaters for several major rivers, including the Colorado, Rio Grande, Animas and Arkansas. Outdoor adventures await in 42 State Parks and 4 National Parks and all the wide-open spaces in Colorado. For more ideas and helpful information please visit the websites of our partners listed in the directory and those listed below.
All Emergencies 911Colorado Tourism Colorado.com
Colorado Visitor Information VisitorTips.com
Visit Denver VisitDenver.com
Visit Colorado Springs VisitCOS.com
Cripple Creek Visitor Information VisitCrippleCreek.com
Pueblo Visitor Information PuebloChamber.org
Manitou Springs Visitor Information ManitouSprings.org
Estes Park Visitor Information VisitEstesPark.com
Durango Visitor Information Durango.org
Gunnison-Crested Butte Visitor Information GunnisonCrestedButte.com
Mesa Verde Country MesaVerdeCountry.com
Cañon City Visitor Information CanonCityColorado.com
Boulder Visitor Information BoulderColoradoUSA.com
Delta County DeltaCountyColorado.com
Montrose Visitor Information VisitMontrose.com
Colorado State Patrol 719-635-0385
Road Conditions CoTrip.org
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Focus on the Family Welcome Center and Bookstore8685 Explorer DriveColorado Springs, CO 80920 © 2016 Focus on the Family
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Fearn’s 2016 Colorado Vacation Activity GuidePublisher: Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. Corporate Offices: 1120 Joshua Way, Vista, CA 92081 (760) 727-5100 www.certifiedfolder.com
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S U P P O RT T H E S E PA RT N E R SAdventures Out West1680 South 21st StreetColorado Springs(800) 755-0935advoutwest.com
Alamosa’s ColoradoWelcome Center610 State AvenueAlamosa(800) 258-7597 or(719) 589-4840alamosa.org
Arkansas River ToursCotopaxi and Cañon City(719) 942-4362arkansasrivertours.com
Casa Bonita Restaurant6715 West Colfax AvenueLakewood(303) 232-5115casabonitadenver.com
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo RoadColorado Springs(719) 633-9925cmzoo.org
Chimney RockNational Monument3179 State Highway 151Chimney Rock(970) 883-5359chimneyrockco.org/coguide
Cripple CreekChamber of Commerce9283 Highway 67Cripple Creek(877) 858-4653visitcripplecreek.com
Colorado Adventure Center1308 County Road 129Glenwood Springs(877) 947-7238raftingcolorado.com
Colorado Gators Reptile Park9162 County Road 9 NorthMosca(719) 378-2612coloradogators.com
Colorado SpringsVisitor Information Center515 South Cascade Avenue Colorado Springs(800) 888-4748visitcos.com
Colorado Wolfand Wildlife Center4729 Twin Rocks RoadDivide(719) 687-9742wolfeducation.org
Crow CanyonArchaeological Center23390 County Road KCortez(800) 422-8975crowcanyon.org
Cumbres & ToltecScenic Railroad5234 Highway 285Antonito(888) 286-2737coloradomountaintrain.com
Durango Area Tourism Office802 Main AvenueDurango(866) 631-7012durango.org
Durango & SilvertonNarrow Gauge Railroad479 Main AvenueDurango(888) 872-4607durangotrain.com
Focus on the Family8685 Explorer DriveColorado Springs(719) 531-3328focusonthefamily.com/welcomecenter
Golden Visitors Center1010 Washington AvenueGolden(303) 279-2282 visitgolden.com
Grand Imperial Hotel1219 Greene StreetSilverton(800) 341-3340grandimperialhotel.com
Leadville Railroad326 East 7th StreetLeadville(866) 386-3936leadvillerailroad.com
Loveland Visitors Center5400 Stone Creek CircleLoveland(970) 667-3882visitlovelandco.com/activity
Manitou Cliff Dwellings10 Cliff Dwellings RoadManitou Springs(800) 354-9971cliffdwellings.org
Manitou SpringsVisitor Information Center354 Manitou AvenueManitou Springs (866) 931-5907manitousprings.org
Mill Creek Ranch atOld Cow Town36710 County Road CC36Saguache(719) 655-2224millcreekcolorado.com
Museums of Western Coloradomuseumofwesternco.com
Museum of the West 462 Ute Avenue Grand Junction (970) 242-0971
Dinosaur Journey 550 Jurassic Court Fruita (970) 858-7282
Cross Orchards 3073 F Road Grand Junction (970) 434-9814
Music in the Mountains1063 Main AvenueDurango(970) 385-6820musicinthemountains.com
Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour721 County Road 4-ASilverton (800) 872-3009 or(970) 387-5444minetour.com
Pagosa Springs RV Park10 Leisure CourtPagosa Springs(888) 724-6727 or(970) 264-9264pagosaspringsrvpark.com
Performance Tours Rafting(800) 577-7238performancetours.com
• 115 Gregg Drive Buena Vista
• 35 County Road 3A Cañon City
• 1041 County Road 308 Downieville
Pikes Peak Cog Railway515 Ruxton AvenueManitou Springs(719) 685-5401cograilway.com
Pueblo Visitor Information Center301 North Union AvenuePueblo (719) 543-2430 or(855) 543-2430pueblochamber.org
Raft Masters 2315 East Main StreetCañon City(719) 275-6645raftmasters.com
Red Mountain Motel,RV Park & Cabins664 Greene StreetSilverton(888) 970-5512 or(970) 387-5512redmtmotelrvpk.com
Royal Gorge Bridge & Park4218 County Road 3A Cañon City(719) 275-7507royalgorgebridge.com
Royal Gorge Rafting& Zip Line Tours45045 West US Highway 50Cañon City(719) 275-7238royalgorgerafting.net
Royal Gorge Route Railroad330 Royal Gorge BoulevardCañon City(719) 276-4000royalgorgeroute.com
Silver Summit RV Park& Jeep Rentals640 Mineral StreetSilverton(970) 387-0240silversummitrvpark.com
Silverton Area Chamberof Commerce414 Greene StreetSilverton(800) 752-4494silvertoncolorado.com
Strater Hotel699 Main AvenueDurango(800) 247-4431strater.com/fun
Town of Monument645 Beacon Lite RoadMonument(719) 481-2954townofmonument.org
United Campgrounds Durango1322 Animas View DriveDurango(970) 247-3853unitedcampgrounddurango.com
VISIT DENVER1555 California Street, Suite 300Denver(303) 892-1112visitdenver.com
Visit Vail Valley101 Fawcett Road Suite 240Avon(970) 476-1000vailonsale.com
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FESTIVAL & EVENT GUIDEMAY
6-8 Royal Gorge Pro Rodeo coloradoprorodeo.com6-7 Colorado Chocolate Festival chocolate-festival.org26-June 2 Air Force Academy Graduation Week usafa.edu28-30 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic ironhorsebicycleclassic.com28-29 Indian Arts & Culture Festival colorado.com/events28-30 Bolder Boulder 10k Road Race bolderboulder.com
JUNE3-5 Folk ‘N Bluegrass Festival folkwest.com3-5 Summerfest on the Rio summerfestontherio.org4 Animas River Days animasriverdays.com4-5 CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair peoplesfair.com10-12 Golden Music Festival goldenhistory.org12 Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run gardentenmile.com17-19 Strawberry Days Festival strawberrydays.com18-19 Rio Grande Scenic RR Rails & Ales coloradotrain.com18 Durango Motor Expo durangomotorexpo.com21-26 Alamosa Round-up & PRCA Rodeo alamosaroundup.com23-July 4 Greeley Stampede greeleystampede.org24-26 Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals nsra-usa.com25 Taste of Silverton & Antique Truck Show silvertoncolorado.com26 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb ppihc.com
JULY2-4 Cherry Creek Arts Festival cherryarts.org6-11 Rooftop Rodeo rooftoprodeo.com13-16 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo pikespeakorbustrodeo.wildapricot.org28-31 Buffalo Bill Days buffalobilldays.com29-30 Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews & Chili slvbeattheheat.com
AUGUST5-9 Larimer County Fair & Rodeo larimercountyfair.org4-7 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo douglascountyfairandrodeo.com10-14 Steamboat Wine Festival steamboatwinefestival.com19-21 Salute to American Veterans Rally theveteransrally.org20-21 Golden Fine Arts Festival goldenfineartsfestival.org26-Sept 5 Colorado’s State Fair coloradostatefair.com27 San Juan Brewfest sanjuanbrewfest.com
SEPTEMBER2-5 A Taste of Colorado atasteofcolorado.com2-4 Early Iron Festival earlyironclub.com10-11 Silverton Colorfest Quilt Show & Sale silvertoncolorado.com16-18 ColorFest 2016 Balloon Event visitpagosasprings.com17-18 Autumn Gold Festival visitestespark.com23-25 Chile & Frijoles Festival pueblochilefestivalinfo.com23-25 Mancos Valley Balloon & Art Festival mesaverdecountry.com
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Stay for a Day or a Week
Hiking - ATV Trails
Elegant Rooms and RV Spaces
www.MillCreekColorado.comSaguache, CO 719.655.2224
Ranch Resort with Full Restaurant
Horses- Target Shooting- Archery
Weddings - Family Gatherings - Meetings
without losing any of the comforts of todayExperience the Old West
FOR TICKETS AND SCHEDULE CALL 970.385.6820 OR VISIT MUSICINTHEMOUNTAINS.COM
Music in the Mountains
July 8th - 31st, 2016Classical Music Festival & Conservatory
DURANGO, COLORADO
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Wow! The most amazing train ride I’ve ever experienced.
Scenery was just breathtaking. You’ve got to do this!
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ColoradoMountainTrain.com1.888.286.2737Train departs daily May 28-Oct 23, 2016 Antonito, CO & Chama, NM
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Archaeological Site Tours & Special Events
(970)883-5359
www.chimneyrockco.org /coguide
May 15th - September 30th
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Excavation ProgramsFor adults, teens, andschool groups
Archaeology Day TourWednesdays and ThursdaysMay–September
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Deluxe Camping& Recreation
1322 Animas View Drive • Durango, Colorado 81301(970) 247-3853 • www.unitedcampgrounddurango.com
TROLLEY TO AND FROM TOWNSurrounded by the San Juan National Forest
On the banks of the Animas RiverDurango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train
runs through the campground.100 plus level sites with water, electricity and sewers
90 tent sites with grass • Free Wi-FiGeneral store • Pets allowed • Plenty of shade trees
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Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce
1.800.752.4494 • silvertoncolorado.com
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Cripple Creek - a historic gambling and mining town that’s one of the most dynamic and scenic tourism destinations in Colorado. The grand-ly restored Old West brick buildings along Bennett Avenue, surround-ed by majestic mountains, boast nine unique state-of-the-art casinos, as well as great museums, attractions, restaurants, shops and hotels.
The excitement that drove the Greatest Gold Rush Ever still lives in Crip-ple Creek, where treasure seekers and hooligans from near and far try their hands at poker, black jack, roulette, craps and slot machines with the highest casino paybacks and most authentic casinos in Colorado.
Discover Moreat VisitCrippleCreek.com
Just 1 hour West of Colorado Springs (Hwy 24 West to Hwy 67 South)
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