2015 colorado vacation activity guide
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Things to see and do in Colorado.TRANSCRIPT
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Colorado
May 23-25 Territory Days
June 28 Pikes Peak Int. Hill Climb
June 27-28 Donkey Derby Days
July 8-11 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
July 18-24 El Paso County Fair
Sept 26-27 Harvest Festival
Oct 16-31 Boo at the Zoo
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 nativeculture there are many museums, and explore Native Americanarcheological sites such as Chimney Rock National Monument,Crow Canyon or Mesa Verde. Explore the Western Slope wheretowns like Durango, Pagosa Springs and Telluride still refl ect the western infl uence of our mining and ranching heritage. There are lakes and rivers for boating, fi shing, 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 Denver.org
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
Canon 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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One of a kind lodging, restaurants, shops, galleries, year-round events and attractions, including the
world-famous Mineral Springs.
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• Manitou Springs Colorado Wine Festival • 4th of July Fireworks
• Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon• Commonwheel Arts & Crafts Festival
• Emma’s Wake at Miramont Castle• Emma Crawford Coffi n Races
• Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo Cook-Off • Carnivale Parade
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Cowboy up. Find the keyhole. Embrace majestic sculpture.
Shop ‘til you drop. Indulge in liquid therapy 365 days a year, all
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S U P P O RT T H E S E PA RT N E R SAlamosa’s ColoradoWelcome Center610 State AvenueAlamosa(800) BLU-SKYS (258-7597) or(719) 589-4840alamosa.org
Arkansas River Tours19487 US Highway 50Cotopaxi(800) 321-4352arkansasrivertours.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
Colorado GatorsReptile Park9162 County Road 9 NorthMosca(719) 378-2612coloradogators.com
Colorado SpringsVisitor Information515 South Cascade AvenueColorado Springs(800) 888-4748VisitCOS.com
Cripple Creek Chamber9283 Highway 67Cripple Creek(877) 858-4653visitcripplecreek.com
Crow CanyonArchaeological Center23390 Road KCortez(800) 422-8975crowcanyon.org
Cumbres & ToltecScenic Railroad5234 Highway 285Antonito1-888-CUMBRES (286-2737)ColoradoMountainTrain.com
Durango Area Tourism Offi ce802 Main Avenue, Durango(866) 631-7012durango.org
Durango Rivertrippers& Adventure Tours724 Main Avenue, Durango(970) 259-0289 or(855) 999-RAFT (7238)DurangoRivertrippers.com
Durango & SilvertonNarrow Gauge Railroad479 Main Avenue, Durango(800) 408-1943Durangotrain.com
Glenwood CanyonZipline Adventures1308 County Road 129Glenwood Springs(877) ZIP-RAFT (947-7238)RaftingColorado.com
Golden Visitors Center1010 Washington Avenue, Golden(303) 279-3113VisitGolden.com
Leadville Railroad326 East 7th Street, Leadville(866) 386-3936leadville-train.com
Loveland Visitors Center5400 Stone Creek CircleLoveland(970) 667-3882 or(800) 258-1278VisitLovelandCO.com
Manitou Cliff Dwellings10 Cliff Dwellings RoadManitou Springs(800) 354-9971CliffDwellings.org
Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway515 Ruxton AvenueManitou Springs(719) 685-5401CogRailway.com
Manitou Springs354 Manitou AvenueManitou Springs(877) 590-9798manitousprings.org
Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour721 County Road 4-A, Silverton(800) 872-3009 or (970) 387-5444minetour.com
Performance Tours Rafting(800) 577-7238performancetours.com • 115 Gregg Drive Buena Vista
• 35 County Road 3A Cañon City
• 1041 County Road 308 Downieville
Pueblo VisitorInformation Center301 North Union AvenuePueblo(855) 543-2430pueblochamber.org
Raft Masters2315 East Main StreetCañon City(719) 275-6645RaftMasters.com
Royal Gorge Rafting& Zip Line Tours45045 US Highway 50Cañon City(719) 275-7238RoyalGorgeRafting.net
Royal Gorge Route Railroad330 Royal Gorge BoulevardCañon City(719) 276-4000RoyalGorgeRoute.com
Silverton AreaChamber of Commerce414 Greene Street, Silverton(800) 752-4494silvertoncolorado.com
The Springs Resort & Spa165 Hot Springs BoulevardPagosa Springs(800) 918-3785PagosaHotSprings.com
United Campgrounds1322 Animas View DriveDurango(970) 247-3853unitedcampgrounddurango.com
U.S. Olympic Training Center1750 East Boulder StreetColorado Springs(719) 866-4618TeamUSA.org/csotc
Santa Fe, NM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392Durango, CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Amarillo, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Albuquerque, NM . . . . . . . . . . . 447Oklahoma City, OK . . . . . . . . . . 678El Paso, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633Flagstaff, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677Dallas, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795San Antonio, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . 933Houston, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,029
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FESTIVAL & EVENT GUIDE
MAY1-2 Royal Gorge Pro Rodeo coloradoprorodeo.com8-9 Colorado Chocolate Festival chocolate-festival.org21-28 Air Force Academy Graduation Week usafa.edu22-25 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic ironhorsebicycleclassic.org23-24 Indian Arts & Culture Festival colorado.com/events25 Bolder Boulder 10k Road Race bolderboulder.com28-31 Animas River Days animasriverdays.org
JUNE5-7 Folk ‘N Bluegrass Festival folkwest.com5-7 Summerfest on the Rio summerfestontherio.org6-7 CHUN Capitol Hill People’s Fair peoplesfair.com12-14 Golden Music Festival goldenhistory.org14 Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run gardentenmile.com19-21 Strawberry Days Festival strawberrydaysfestival.ning.com20 Rio Grande Scenic RR Rails & Ales coloradotrain.com20 Durango Motor Expo durangomotorexpo.com23-28 Alamosa Round-up & PRCA Rodeo alamosaroundup.com25-July 5 Greeley Stampede greeleystampede.org26-28 Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals nsra-usa.com27 Taste of Silverton & Antique Truck Show notoriousblairstreetsilverton.com28 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb ppihc.com
JULY3-5 Cherry Creek Arts Festival cherryarts.org6-12 Rooftop Rodeo rooftoprodeo.com8-11 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo pikespeakorbustrodeo.wildapricot.org22-26 Buffalo Bill Days buffalobilldays.com31-Aug 1 Beat the Heat BBQ, Brews & Chili slvbeattheheat.com
AUGUSTJuly 31-4 Larimer County Fair & Rodeo larimercountyfair.org5-9 Steamboat Wine Festival steamboatwinefestival.com6-9 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo douglascountyfairandrodeo.com14-16 Salute to American Veterans Rally theveteransrally.org15-16 Golden Fine Arts Festival goldenfi neartsfestival.org22-23 Mesa Verde County Food, Wine & Art Fest mesaverdecountry.com28-Sept 7 Colorado State Fair coloradostatefair.com29 San Juan Brewfest sanjuanbrewfest.com
SEPTEMBER4-7 A Taste of Colorado atasteofcolorado.com4-6 Early Iron Festival earlyironclub.com12-13 Silverton Quilt Show & Sale silvertoncolorado.com18-20 ColorFest 2015 Balloon Event visitpagosasprings.com25-27 Chili & Frijoles Festiva pueblochilifestivalinfo.com25-27 Mancos Valley Balloon & Art Festival mesaverdecountry.com26-27 Autumn Gold Festival visitestespark.com
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