Trip IdeasFodor's Colorado, 8th Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Colorado!
· Updated annually, Fodor’s Colorado provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
· Fodor’s Colorado features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
· If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Colorado.
· Experience Colorado like a local! Fodor’s Colorado includes choices for every traveler, from hiking and mountain biking to music festivals and fine dining, and much more!
· Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Colorado!
· Updated annually, Fodor’s Colorado provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
· Fodor’s Colorado features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
· If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Colorado.
· Experience Colorado like a local! Fodor’s Colorado includes choices for every traveler, from hiking and mountain biking to music festivals and fine dining, and much more!
· Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About this Book ............ 6
When to Go ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Quintessential Colorado ............ 10
If You Like ............ 12
Great Itineraries ............ 20
Mountain Finder ............ 24
Chapter 1: Denver ............ 25
Exploring Denver ............ 27
Where to Eat ............ 40
Where to Stay ............ 56
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 64
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 68
Shopping ............ 73
Denver Essentials ............ 75
Chapter 2: The Rockies Near Denver ............ 79
Golden ............ 82
Evergreen ............ 85
Central City & Black Hawk ............ 86
Idaho Springs ............ 88
Winter Park ............ 91
Georgetown ............ 97
The Rockies Near Denver Essentials ............ 99
Chapter 3: Summit County ............ 101
Dillon ............ 105
Keystone ............ 108
Arapahoe Basin ............ 113
Breckenridge ............ 114
Frisco ............ 121
Copper Mountain ............ 123
Leadville ............ 127
Summit County Essentials ............ 130
Chapter 4: Vail Valley ............ 133
Vail ............ 137
Minturn ............ 148
Beaver Creek ............ 149
Vail Valley Essentials ............ 159
Chapter 5: Aspen & the Roaring Fork Valley ............ 161
Aspen ............ 165
Snowmass Village ............ 183
Glenwood Springs ............ 187
Redstone & Marble ............ 194
Aspen & the Roaring Fork Valley Essentials ............ 196
Chapter 6: Boulder & North Central Colorado ............ 199
Boulder ............ 204
Grand County ............ 238
Fort Collins ............ 246
Boulder & North Central Colorado Essentials ............ 254
Chapter 7: Rocky Mountain National Park ............ 257
Welcome to Rocky Mountain ............ 258
Rocky Mountain National Park Planner ............ 260
Where to Stay & Eat ............ 272
Rocky Mountain Essentials ............ 273
Chapter 8: Northwest Colorado & Steamboat Springs ............ 275
Grand Junction ............ 279
Colorado National Monument ............ 285
Grand Mesa ............ 288
Meeker ............ 290
Craig ............ 292
Steamboat Springs ............ 293
Dinosaur National Monument ............ 303
Rangely ............ 304
Northwest Colorado & Steamboat Springs Essentials ............ 306
Chapter 9: Southwest Colorado ............ 309
Crested Butte & Gunnison ............ 313
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park & Montrose ............ 327
Telluride ............ 336
Ridgway ............ 347
Ouray ............ 348
Silverton ............ 352
Purgatory ............ 355
Durango ............ 358
Pagosa Springs ............ 365
Lake City & Creede ............ 367
Southwest Colorado Essentials ............ 375
Chapter 10: Mesa Verde National Park ............ 379
Welcome to Mesa Verde ............ 380
Mesa Verde National Park Planner ............ 382
Where to Stay & Eat ............ 388
Mesa Verde Essentials ............ 391
Chapter 11: South Central Colorado ............ 393
Colorado Springs ............ 397
Buena Vista & Salida ............ 419
Cañon City ............ 424
Pueblo ............ 427
Trinidad ............ 432
Cuchara Valley ............ 435
The San Luis Valley ............ 437
South Central Colorado Essentials ............ 445
Colorado Essentials ............ 449
Index ............ 471
About Our Writers ............ 480
Maps
Colorado ............ 18—19
Denver Area ............ 28—29
Downtown Denver ............ 32
Greater Denver ............ 37
Where to Eat in Denver ............ 42—43
Where to Stay in Denver ............ 58
The Rockies Near Denver ............ 83
Summit County ............ 104
Vail Valley ............ 136
Roaring Fork Valley ............ 164
Aspen Area ............ 166—167
North Central Colorado ............ 203
Boulder ............ 208—209
Fort Collins ............ 249
Northwest Colorado ............ 278
Southwest Colorado ............ 312
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ............ 328
South Central Colorado ............ 399
Colorado Springs Vicinity ............ 404
Close Ups
Staking Out the Stock Show ............ 66
Denver Rocks ............ 72
Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel ............ 96
Hiking to the Continental Divide ............ 98
Golf ............ 107
Colorado’s Fragile Wilderness ............ 124
Hitting the Slopes ............ 151
Independence Pass ............ 165
The Sound of Music ............ 181
Saturday Market ............ 182
Doc Holliday ............ 189
Rafting the Roaring Fork Valley ............ 192
Quick Bites in Boulder ............ 219
Longs Peak: The Northernmost Fourteener ............ 268
The Legacy of Mike the Headless Chicken ............ 287
Black Canyon Flora & Fauna ............ 331
Woodstock of the West ............ 339
A Walk in the Founder’s Footsteps ............ 405
The Pueblo Levee ............ 429
When to Go ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Quintessential Colorado ............ 10
If You Like ............ 12
Great Itineraries ............ 20
Mountain Finder ............ 24
Chapter 1: Denver ............ 25
Exploring Denver ............ 27
Where to Eat ............ 40
Where to Stay ............ 56
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 64
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 68
Shopping ............ 73
Denver Essentials ............ 75
Chapter 2: The Rockies Near Denver ............ 79
Golden ............ 82
Evergreen ............ 85
Central City & Black Hawk ............ 86
Idaho Springs ............ 88
Winter Park ............ 91
Georgetown ............ 97
The Rockies Near Denver Essentials ............ 99
Chapter 3: Summit County ............ 101
Dillon ............ 105
Keystone ............ 108
Arapahoe Basin ............ 113
Breckenridge ............ 114
Frisco ............ 121
Copper Mountain ............ 123
Leadville ............ 127
Summit County Essentials ............ 130
Chapter 4: Vail Valley ............ 133
Vail ............ 137
Minturn ............ 148
Beaver Creek ............ 149
Vail Valley Essentials ............ 159
Chapter 5: Aspen & the Roaring Fork Valley ............ 161
Aspen ............ 165
Snowmass Village ............ 183
Glenwood Springs ............ 187
Redstone & Marble ............ 194
Aspen & the Roaring Fork Valley Essentials ............ 196
Chapter 6: Boulder & North Central Colorado ............ 199
Boulder ............ 204
Grand County ............ 238
Fort Collins ............ 246
Boulder & North Central Colorado Essentials ............ 254
Chapter 7: Rocky Mountain National Park ............ 257
Welcome to Rocky Mountain ............ 258
Rocky Mountain National Park Planner ............ 260
Where to Stay & Eat ............ 272
Rocky Mountain Essentials ............ 273
Chapter 8: Northwest Colorado & Steamboat Springs ............ 275
Grand Junction ............ 279
Colorado National Monument ............ 285
Grand Mesa ............ 288
Meeker ............ 290
Craig ............ 292
Steamboat Springs ............ 293
Dinosaur National Monument ............ 303
Rangely ............ 304
Northwest Colorado & Steamboat Springs Essentials ............ 306
Chapter 9: Southwest Colorado ............ 309
Crested Butte & Gunnison ............ 313
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park & Montrose ............ 327
Telluride ............ 336
Ridgway ............ 347
Ouray ............ 348
Silverton ............ 352
Purgatory ............ 355
Durango ............ 358
Pagosa Springs ............ 365
Lake City & Creede ............ 367
Southwest Colorado Essentials ............ 375
Chapter 10: Mesa Verde National Park ............ 379
Welcome to Mesa Verde ............ 380
Mesa Verde National Park Planner ............ 382
Where to Stay & Eat ............ 388
Mesa Verde Essentials ............ 391
Chapter 11: South Central Colorado ............ 393
Colorado Springs ............ 397
Buena Vista & Salida ............ 419
Cañon City ............ 424
Pueblo ............ 427
Trinidad ............ 432
Cuchara Valley ............ 435
The San Luis Valley ............ 437
South Central Colorado Essentials ............ 445
Colorado Essentials ............ 449
Index ............ 471
About Our Writers ............ 480
Maps
Colorado ............ 18—19
Denver Area ............ 28—29
Downtown Denver ............ 32
Greater Denver ............ 37
Where to Eat in Denver ............ 42—43
Where to Stay in Denver ............ 58
The Rockies Near Denver ............ 83
Summit County ............ 104
Vail Valley ............ 136
Roaring Fork Valley ............ 164
Aspen Area ............ 166—167
North Central Colorado ............ 203
Boulder ............ 208—209
Fort Collins ............ 249
Northwest Colorado ............ 278
Southwest Colorado ............ 312
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ............ 328
South Central Colorado ............ 399
Colorado Springs Vicinity ............ 404
Close Ups
Staking Out the Stock Show ............ 66
Denver Rocks ............ 72
Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel ............ 96
Hiking to the Continental Divide ............ 98
Golf ............ 107
Colorado’s Fragile Wilderness ............ 124
Hitting the Slopes ............ 151
Independence Pass ............ 165
The Sound of Music ............ 181
Saturday Market ............ 182
Doc Holliday ............ 189
Rafting the Roaring Fork Valley ............ 192
Quick Bites in Boulder ............ 219
Longs Peak: The Northernmost Fourteener ............ 268
The Legacy of Mike the Headless Chicken ............ 287
Black Canyon Flora & Fauna ............ 331
Woodstock of the West ............ 339
A Walk in the Founder’s Footsteps ............ 405
The Pueblo Levee ............ 429
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