Colorado
Places in Colorado worth the detour, from town festivals, wineries, and hot springs, each compiled from its own sources with season, fees, and directions.
Towns: Palisade, Paonia, Boulder, Cortez, Leadville, Loveland, Cripple Creek, Georgetown, Gunnison, Manitou Springs. All the towns of Colorado.
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Hot Springs
- Avalanche Ranch Cabins & Hot SpringsRedstone · Natural hot springs pools in a tiered layoutDesigned around the natural landscape and rock formations of our dramatic Crystal River Valley, Avalanche Ranch features 3 Colorado natural hot springs pools in a tiered layout.
- Box Canyon Lodge & Hot SpringsOurayCharming Victorian style hotel dating back to 1959 in Ouray, Colorado, with medicinal mineral hot springs captured in red cedar tubs.
- Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & SpaBuena Vista · Inn & spaNatural artesian hot springs inn and spa in Buena Vista, Colorado, with day-use soaking, a spa, lodge and cabin overnight stays that include soaking, and overnight 'soak all night' passes.
- Dakota Hot SpringsPenrose · Hot springs resortDakota Hot Springs is located on the south side of US Hwy 50 approximately one mile west of the junction of US Hwy 50 & CO Hwy 115 in Penrose, CO.
- Desert Reef Hot SpringsFlorence · Hot springs oasisA natural hot springs oasis in the high desert mountains of Florence, Colorado; suits optional, adults only.
- Glenwood Hot Springs ResortGlenwood Springs · Hot springs resortA collection of beautifully large hot springs pools; at the center of the property is the historic Grand Pool, the world's largest hot springs pool, immediately adjacent to the historic 104-degree Therapy Pool.
- Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & SpaHot Sulphur Springs · Hot springs resortHistorical rustic hot springs resort with 100% natural mineral water, no chemicals added, clothing required.
- Indian Hot SpringsIdaho Springs · Hot springs resortHistoric hot springs resort preserved since 1865, with a mineral water swimming pool, caves, outdoor tubs, spa treatments, and accommodations.
- Iron Mountain Hot SpringsGlenwood Springs · Hot springs resortHot springs resort with 35 pools, Sauna Summit, cold plunges, cafes, and locker rooms in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
- Joyful Journey Hot Springs SpaMoffat · Hot springs spa with mineral poolsMineral hot springs spa in the San Luis Valley of Colorado with three pools, two jacuzzis, cold plunge, lodging, massage, yoga, and meditation grounds
- Mount Princeton Hot Springs ResortNathrop · Hot springs resortIdeally situated in Nathrop, Colorado—between the mountain communities of Buena Vista and Salida—our historic resort is a year-round invitation to the warmth. Open daily to the public, we offer a sanctuary where the mineral waters and mountain air meet.
- Old Town Hot SpringsSteamboat SpringsNon-profit center for health and wellness providing recreation and education in aquatics and fitness, with historic hot springs pools in downtown Steamboat Springs.
- Orvis Hot SpringsRidgway · Clothing-optionalNatural hot springs most famous for their lithium content.
- Ouray Hot Springs PoolOuray · Municipal hot springs pool and fitness centerSulfur-free hot springs pool for splash and play in Ouray.
- Salida Hot Springs Aquatic CenterSalidaMunicipal indoor hot springs pools fed from natural springs in the mountains, with a lap pool and a smaller leisure pool, plus private soaking baths.
- Sand Dunes RecHooperNatural hot artesian family pool and therapy pool in the San Luis Valley, with an adults-only Greenhouse, lodging, and dining.
- Strawberry Park Hot SpringsSteamboat Springs · Natural hot springsStrawberry Park Hot Springs blends the pure natural beauty of the environment with the unique stone masonry of our thermal pools.
- The Springs ResortPagosa Springs · Hot springsThe water from the legendary Mother Spring flows throughout the resort and community, resonating a deep sense of calm, restoration and connection with self, others and nature. The Mother Spring holds the Guinness World Record for the World's Deepest Geothermal Hot Spring.
- Valley View Hot SpringsMoffat · Clothing-optional hot spring resortValley View Hot Springs is owned and operated by Orient Land Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving this delicate and peaceful ecosystem. Reservations are highly recommended, as admission is limited. Clothing is always optional over the entire property, and we invite you to explore naturism in a peaceful community environment.
Swimming Holes
- Boyd Lake State ParkLoveland · State parkBoyd Lake State Park, a Loveland irrigation reservoir on the plains below Long's Peak, sits on the homestead of a man who helped build northern Colorado's first trans-mountain ditch.
- Clear Creek tube run and whitewater parkGolden · Whitewater parkA free whitewater course on Clear Creek in downtown Golden, Colorado, which designer Gary Lacy pitched to a reluctant city council in 1996 as "a nice little amenity."
- Guffey Gorge / Paradise CoveGuffey · Swimming siteA Bureau of Land Management day-use swimming hole in southern Park County, Colorado, where West Fourmile Creek drops through granite into a pool once known to a few hundred people a year.
- Highline Lake State ParkLoma · State parkA two-lake state park near Loma, Colorado, fed by spill from the Government Highline Canal, whose larger lake was drained in 2024 to kill zebra mussels.
- Jackson Lake State ParkOrchard · State parkTop park beach with shoreline camping and large warmwater reservoir; first Colorado State Park to be certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
Gardens
Trailheads
- Fish Creek Falls TrailheadSteamboat Springs · Trailhead and picnic siteA Forest Service trailhead and picnic site four miles up Fish Creek Falls Road from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where snowmelt drops 283 feet above a footbridge on the canyon floor.
- Rifle Falls State Park TrailheadRifle · State parkRifle Falls State Park's lush vegetation and waterfalls have attracted photographers and movie crews from around the country to capture the area's unique scenery. Mysterious limestone caves beneath the falls entice spelunkers and other curious visitors to explore.
- Zapata Falls TrailheadAlamosa · SrmaA short but adventurous hike over slippery rocks leads to a magnificent 25-foot waterfall at Zapata Falls Recreation Area.
Rockhounding
Gem Mining
- Florissant Fossil QuarryFlorissant · Private fossil quarryA family-run fossil quarry off Teller County Road 1 in Florissant, Colorado, where visitors split late Eocene lake-bottom shale by hand and keep the fossils they find.
- Hartsel blue barite fee digHartsel · Blue barite fee digA fee site near Hartsel where blue barite is found at the surface; visitors pay a small fee and sign a waiver at the Bayou Salado Trading Post, which also provides directions to the site and finding tips; visitors keep what they find.
- Last Chance MineCreede · Mine tour, collecting & free museumAn 1891 silver mine on Creede Bachelor Loop with tours, free museums, rock and mineral collecting, and an Amethyst Vein containing amethyst, sowbelly agate, and silver.
- Mt. Antero Treasures Mining AdventureBuena Vista · Mineral searching license for a daily digOne daily mineral searching license and one day with a guide per person; guides are experienced Mt. Antero prospectors from the operator's crew.
- Phoenix Gold MineIdaho Springs · Underground gold mine tourFamily-owned underground gold mine offering tours and gold panning in Idaho Springs since 1988.
Spring Water
- Manitou Mineral SpringsManitou Springs · Mineral springsEach spring has its own distinctive flavor and effervescence. Centuries ago the great tribes of the plains and the Mountain Utes drank these same medicinal waters. Beginning in 1871, developers created the resort of Manitou Springs to provide the popular water therapies. Springs restored and kept running by the Mineral Springs Foundation.
- Monarch Pass SpringSargents · SpringPure spring water right off Hwy 50 coming from metal pipe right out of hard rock. Nice, cold, and clear. Some lichen or moss grows in and around the pipe.
Scenic Drives
- Alpine Loop Back Country BywayLake City · Colorado scenic bywayA 63-mile network of old mining roads over Cinnamon and Engineer passes, linking Lake City, Silverton, and Ouray, that climbs to 12,800 feet and needs high-clearance four-wheel drive.
- Flat Tops Trail Scenic BywayMeeker and Yampa · Colorado scenic and historic bywayAn 82-mile county road between Yampa and Meeker, Colorado, about half gravel, that passes near Trappers Lake, where a 1919 survey for summer cottages ended in a plea for wilderness.
- Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic BywayAult · Colorado scenic bywayNortheast Colorado's Pawnee Pioneer Trails scenic and historic byway leads you through a fascinating prairie expanse. With the expansion of America into the West, explorers and settlers could hardly believe their eyes when looking upon the Great Plains.
- San Juan SkywayDurango · All-american road scenic bywayThe route links Durango, Telluride, Silverton, and Ouray through the San Juan Mountains, including the Million Dollar Highway between Ouray and Silverton.
- Silver Thread Scenic BywayLake City · Colorado scenic and historic bywaySee spectacular displays of Colorado splendor, abundant wildlife, and varied and unique geology. Stop in any one of the three bustling small mountain towns for shopping, dining, arts and history!
Train Rides
- Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge RailroadCripple Creek · Heritage narrow-gauge railwayA two-foot-gauge, coal-fired steam railroad at Cripple Creek, Colorado, running a four-mile round trip over the old Midland Terminal roadbed from an 1894 depot.
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadDurango · Landmark & historical placeA three-foot-gauge railroad running steam trains 45 miles from Durango up the Animas River canyon to Silverton, Colorado, through a stretch of wilderness no road reaches.
- Georgetown Loop RailroadGeorgetown · Georgetown loop historic mining & railroad park®A reconstructed narrow-gauge railroad between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado, whose track crosses over itself on the Devil's Gate High Bridge to climb the steep valley.
- Leadville RailroadLeadville · Scenic train rideClimb aboard the Leadville Railroad for a scenic ride through the Colorado Rocky Mountains, winding through the San Isabel National Forest at high elevation.
Roadside Attractions
- Bishop CastleRye · World's largest one-man projectBishop Castle, a stone-and-iron castle off Highway 165 near Rye, Colorado, raised by Jim Bishop alone from 1969 to 2019, open free from sun-up to sun-down.
- Herkimer, World's Largest BeetleColorado Springs · StatueHerkimer, a male Hercules beetle built 48 times life size, marks the turn from Colorado 115 to the May family's tropical insect museum south of Colorado Springs.
- UFO WatchtowerHooper · Observation platform and campgroundTen-foot-high metal viewing platform with a stucco saucer dome gift shop, opened in the summer of 2000 on Judy Messoline's ranch in the San Luis Valley; surrounded by the Healing Garden and offering primitive camping.
- World's Wonder View TowerGenoa · Roadside attractionA century-old roadside landmark on Colorado's Eastern Plains is welcoming visitors again this weekend, capping a decade of restoration work on one of the state's most quirky and beloved attractions.
Dude Ranches
- 4UR RanchCreede · All-inclusive colorado guest ranchSix miles of private trout streams, natural hot springs, and gourmet cuisine; activities include fly fishing, horseback riding, hiking, and a dedicated children’s program.
- Bar Lazy J Guest RanchParshall · All-inclusive colorado dude ranchNestled in a peaceful valley along the banks of the Colorado River near Rocky Mountain National Park; the oldest continuously operating Colorado dude ranch.
- Black Mountain Colorado Dude RanchMcCoy · Dude ranchWeeklong, all-inclusive vacations for those who want adventurous, authentic, western-style experiences at one of the best dude ranches in Colorado.
- C Lazy U RanchGranby · Guest ranchAn all-inclusive, year-round guest ranch in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and one of the country’s most celebrated, historic dude ranches, with high-class amenities and down-home experiences including luxury cabins, gourmet meals, daily trail horseback rides, and outdoor activities to enjoy all year round.
- Cherokee Park RanchLivermore · All-inclusive colorado dude ranchFamily-owned, all-inclusive Colorado dude ranch located in Livermore, Colorado, just north of Fort Collins and two hours from Denver’s airport, in the Rocky Mountains, with horseback riding, outdoor adventures, and authentic Western getaways.
- Colorado Trails RanchDurango · Colorado dude ranchAll-inclusive guest ranch near Durango, Colorado, with modern cabins among the trees, horseback riding, chef-prepared meals, and a heated outdoor pool, set amid the San Juan Mountains.
- Drowsy Water RanchGranby · Guest ranchFor over 90 years this 700 acre family guest ranch has provided folks from around the world with authentic western ranch vacations. Nestled in its own private mountain valley in Granby, Colorado.
- Latigo RanchKremmling · Dude and guest ranch
- Majestic Dude RanchAll-inclusive family guest ranch in the San Juan Mountains, formerly the Lake Mancos Ranch.
- Rainbow Trout RanchAntonito · Family dude ranch and fishing lodgeAll-inclusive family dude ranch and fishing lodge in the southern Colorado Rockies, with all-day backcountry horseback riding, private fly-fishing on the Conejos River through the property, and family-style ranch meals.
- Rawah RanchGlendevey · Historic colorado guest ranchAll-inclusive guest ranch in the Laramie River Valley on a private stretch of the Big Laramie River, with cabin lodging, horseback riding, guided fly fishing, hiking, and Western meals.
- Sundance Trail Guest RanchRed Feather Lakes · Traditional dude ranchAll-inclusive Colorado dude ranch at 8,342 feet in the Rockies, surrounded by 800,000 acres of Roosevelt National Forest, Forty-five minutes from Fort Collins.
- Sylvan Dale Guest RanchLoveland · Traditional dude ranchAn authentic horse and cattle ranch in the Rocky Mountain foothills, family-owned and operated since 1946. 3,200 acres, 33 min from Estes Park, easy hour from Denver.
- The Ranch at Emerald ValleyColorado Springs · Wilderness retreat (all-inclusive)Booking engine for the Broadmoor wilderness properties; ranch room types are Cabin King, One Bedroom Suite, and Standalone Cabin.
- Tumbling River RanchGrant · Guest ranchAn intentionally small exclusive guest ranch with only 21 guestrooms and cabins located in the Colorado Rockies just one hour from Denver. A year-round home for mountain adventure.
- Vista Verde RanchClark · Luxury dude ranchColorado luxury dude ranch just north of Steamboat Springs. Home to over 100 horses, thousands of acres, and award-winning cuisine; all-inclusive ranch resort with luxury log cabins, family and adult-only stays.
- Wind River RanchEstes Park · Guest ranchChristian family guest ranch resort nestled in the mountains of Colorado with cabins, horseback riding through Rocky Mountain National Park, executive chef dining, children's programs, and ministry.
Lookouts & Cabins
- Aspen Guard StationMancos · Forest service cabinA Civilian Conservation Corps log guard station in a fenced aspen grove north of Mancos, Colorado, that housed forest rangers, then visiting artists, and is now rented by the night.
- Black Bear Cabin at Mesa LakesGrand Junction · Traditional forest service ranger stationA 1930s Forest Service ranger station cabin at 9,500 feet on the Grand Mesa, rented by the night and reached through a combination-locked gate at Sunset Lake's spillway.
- Buckhorn Ranger StationBellevue · Forest service cabin rentalA Forest Service ranger compound built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Buckhorn Canyon west of Masonville, Colorado, restored after radon, fire, and vandalism and now rented by the night.
- Duncan CabinCrestone · One-room forest service cabinA one-room log cabin a four-mile walk or ride above the San Luis Valley near Crestone, Colorado, and the only standing building of the mining town of Duncan.
- Elwood CabinSummitville · CabinA one-room log cabin at 11,000 feet near Summitville, Colorado, built in 1911 as a telephone company line shack and now rented out by the Rio Grande National Forest.
- Jackson Guard StationCimarron · Guard stationJackson Guard Station is a great destination for anything from a weekend getaway to a week-long hunting trip. The cabin was originally used as a guard station that housed Forest Service work crews. The cabin's access road is remarkably scenic, making for an impressive arrival. In summer months, the cabin sets the stage for a wide array of activities.
- Jersey Jim LookoutMancos · Fire lookout towerLive a little bit of history and enjoy an incredible view in Southwestern Colorado with an one- or two-night stay at the Jersey Jim Fire Lookout Tower. Formerly used to detect fires, the live-in tower rises from an aspen-lined meadow in the San Juan National Forest at almost 10,000 feet above sea level.
- Lake Isabel CabinRye · Historical forest ranger cabinA quaint historical Forest Ranger cabin adjacent to the Lake Isabel Recreation Area. A day-use fee is charged at the recreation area which provides a stocked fishing lake, hiking and motorized trails, picnic areas and campgrounds.
- Lone Cone CabinNorwood · Rustic cabinBuilt in 1936 and located 24 miles from Norwood, the cabin is accessible in summer and fall by passenger vehicle or four-wheel drive depending on conditions.
- Matterhorn CabinOphir · CabinThe Matterhorn Cabin is a great destination for anything from a family reunion to a week-long ski trip. This modern facility offers comfortable accommodations for groups of 12 or more and is available during the fall and winter months. Located just off the highway, it is easily accessible by passenger cars and is only 15 miles from the town of Telluride.
- Mestaa'ehehe Mountain Fire LookoutBergen Park · Fire lookoutElectric stove, refrigerator, heat; beds; table and chairs; cookware and dishes; exterior incinerating toilet visitors must clean and maintain; accommodates four people per night.
- Moose Manor CabinMesa · CabinMoose Manor at Mesa Lakes cabin sits within aspen and spruce/fir forest on the north side of the Grand Mesa National Forest.
- Piney Guard StationVail · Cabin nonelectricPiney Guard Station is a rustic cabin that was constructed in the 1930s as a workstation for Forest Service crews. This 14x22-foot log cabin only has a single room.
- Platoro Cabin 1Platoro · CabinA 1963 Forest Service cabin downtown in the small mining town of Platoro, Colorado, at an elevation of 10,000 feet in the Rio Grande National Forest.
- Platoro Cabin 2Platoro · Accessible cabinPlatoro Cabin 2 is located downtown in the small mining town of Platoro, Colorado, at an elevation of 10,000 feet in the Rio Grande National Forest. The cabin was built in 1963 as a base quarters for various Forest Service Crews working in the surrounding areas until the early 1990s. Today the cabin is a getaway for guests seeking relaxation and recreation in south-central Colorado.
- Redfeather Ranger StationRed Feather Lakes · Two cabins and an office with a visitor's centerThe Redfeather Ranger Station has two cabins, and an office with a visitor's center. The Ranger Cabin and the Assistant Ranger Cabin are available for lodging.
- Roberts CabinComo · CabinRobert's Cabin is located 3 miles NW of Como at CR 50 and CR 33. It dates back to the 1880s and is associated with the early Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad. It can accommodate eight people with two double beds, two twin beds and one sleeper sofa. There is a wood stove and a port-a-potty.
- Stub Creek CabinFort Collins · Well-equipped cabinA well-equipped cabin on the north end of the Laramie River Valley in north-central Colorado with modern amenities and access to a variety of recreational opportunities; opening later this season due to historical and maintenance improvements.
Ghost Towns
- Alta Ghost TownTelluride · Ghost townThe center of mining activity in the Alta-Gold King area from 1877 to the late 1940s, Alta is situated about 10 miles from Telluride. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the site includes several original buildings, including cabins, a boarding house and outhouse buildings — all of which look spectacular amid the idyllic high-alpine backdrop.
- Animas Forks Ghost Townnear Silverton, Colorado · Ghost townMining town at 11,200 feet on the Alpine Loop near Silverton.
- Ashcroft Ghost TownAspen · Ghost townMining town that rivalled Aspen at the headwaters of Castle Creek. By 1912, the population had dwindled to less than 50 residents and Ashcroft became a ghost town.
- Dearfield Ghost TownWiggins
- St. Elmo Ghost TownSt. Elmo · Ghost townThe Colorado Tourism listing says St. Elmo's population is said to have ridden the last train out of town and never come back.
- Teller City Ghost TownWalden · Ghost townToday, there's a three-quarter-mile loop trail that guides visitors through the scattered cabin remains and artifacts, as well as the surrounding peaceful scenery.
- Vicksburg Ghost TownGranite · Ghost townWell-preserved ghost town in Clear Creek Canyon with a dozen surviving cabins, a schoolhouse and a museum run by the historical society.
- Winfield Ghost TownBuena Vista · Ghost townMining camp in Clear Creek Canyon, Chaffee County, CO, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site has original buildings from the late 1800s to the 1940s with interpretive panels and signs; the buildings serve as recreation residences except the Ball Cabin and the Schoolhouse, which the Clear Creek Canyon Historical Society of Chaffee County operates as museums.
Observatories
- Chamberlin ObservatoryDenver · ObservatoryFirst light in July of 1894, the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory continues to inspire astronomers, students, and the public with views of our universe.
- Fiske PlanetariumBoulder · 360-degree fulldome theater seating 200
- Gates PlanetariumDenver · PlanetariumDiscover black holes, volcanos and much more; soar to another planet on a cosmic journey or find a place where nothing escapes, not even light.
Bookstores
- Barbed Wire BooksLongmontLongmont's largest book store, a wide array of local and Colorado interest books, new and used, with a Western Americana section.
- Book NookBuena Vista · Used bookstoreBuena Vista's Favorite Used Bookstore
- Boulder BookstoreBoulder · Independent bookstoreBoulder Bookstore buys used books from customers for cash or store credit and offers an out-of-print book search service; historic Upstairs Ballroom available for meetings and special events.
- Capitol Hill BooksDenver · Used and rare bookstoreLongtime secondhand bookstore at Colfax and Grant in Denver, selling and trading thousands of titles including rare editions for 44 years; offers trade credit for donated books and online/phone ordering.
- Old Firehouse BooksFort Collins · Independent bookstoreNorthern Colorado's oldest independent bookstore, in the historic Fort Collins firehouse, with new and used books, author signings, book clubs and community events.
- The BookWormBoulder · Used bookstoreBoulder's largest used bookstore, with over 5,000 sq feet of used books, dvds, cds, books on cd, Leanin Tree greeting cards, and post cards.
- The Bookworm of EdwardsEdwards · Independent bookstorePassionate, community-minded bookstore and cafe serving locals and visitors of the Vail Valley; MPIBA member.
- The Midnight Oil BookstoreGreeleyLocated in Downtown Greeley, The Midnight Oil is Northern Colorado's largest independent new & used bookstore! With over 50,000 books, including a growing selection of new, this bookstore has a little something for every book lover.
- The Read Queen Bookstore & CafeLafayetteAn independent, women-owned, new and used bookstore and cafe with a strong focus on building community and bringing people together, in Old Town Lafayette.
- Trident Booksellers & CafeBoulder · Independent bookstore and cafesmall independent, employee-owned bookstore and café in the heart of downtown Boulder, Colorado, with specialty coffee, fine teas, new and used books, and community events
Factory Tours
- Chalk Cliffs Trout Rearing UnitNathrop · Cold water fish hatchery (trout rearing unit)A Colorado Parks and Wildlife trout rearing unit near Nathrop, below the Chalk Cliffs of Mount Princeton, where a quarter buys feed for trout bound for Front Range lakes.
- Crestone Artists Open Studio TourCrestone · Annual open studio tourA free October weekend in Crestone, Colorado, when members of an artist-run group open their working studios across town, continuing a tour Deana Wilfong began in 2005.
- Dave Sipe's Folk ArtMancos · Open studioA chainsaw carver's open studio, sculpture garden and museum on U.S. 160 outside Mancos, Colorado, where hundreds of grinning wooden figures spill from house, sheds and trailers.
- Durango Open Studio TourDurango · Free self-guided working studio tourA free, self-guided fall weekend of open artist studios across Durango, Colorado, where yellow yard signs mark the doors and ten 2026 stops share the historic Smiley Building.
- Georgetown Energy MuseumGeorgetown · Energy museum in a hydroelectric generating plantA free museum inside the hydroelectric plant at the east end of Sixth Street in Georgetown, Colorado, where water off South Clear Creek has turned generators since 1900.
- Hotchkiss National Fish HatcheryHotchkiss · National fish hatcheryA federal trout hatchery on the North Fork of the Gunnison near Hotchkiss, Colorado, fed by a 56-degree spring that an earthquake near Salt Lake City created in the 1930s.
- Leadville National Fish HatcheryLeadville · National fish hatcheryFederal trout hatchery founded 1889 at 10,000 feet below Mount Massive near Leadville, Colorado, housed in an 1890 red sandstone building and now breeding Colorado's greenback cutthroat.
- MouCo Cheese CompanyFort Collins · CheeseryA family cheesery in northeast Fort Collins, Colorado, making Camembert and other soft-ripened rounds since 2001 on a Bavarian model, with weekday morning tours by appointment.
- Mt. Shavano HatcherySalida · State fish hatcheryA state trout hatchery on spring water north of Salida, Colorado, occupying the old Frantzhurst farm, which once shipped fresh trout on ice by rail coast to coast.
- Open StudiosBoulder · Free self-guided tour of artists' working studiosUpwards of 8,000 art lovers attend the Studio Tour each year, visiting more than 120 local visual artists to learn about artistic inspiration, mediums, techniques, and to purchase one-of-a-kind works of art.
- Pitkin Fish HatcheryPitkin · Cold water brood and production facilityLocated on Quartz Creek just outside Pitkin; raises rainbow trout and kokanee salmon and keeps a Rio Grande cutthroat broodstock.
- Rifle Falls Fish HatcheryRifle · Cold water hatcheryColorado's largest state-owned trout hatchery, fourteen miles north of Rifle beneath 300-foot limestone cliffs, where rare Uncompahgre cutthroat rescued from a wildfire went into isolation tanks in July 2026.
- Roaring Judy Fish HatcheryAlmont · Fish hatcheryA state fish hatchery on the East River north of Almont, Colorado, where the state's largest kokanee salmon run ends each fall in a Friday giveaway of spawned fish.
- Shenandoah-Dives MillSilverton · Gold millThe Shenandoah-Dives Mill, known locally as the Mayflower Mill, is a 1929 flotation mill near Silverton, Colorado, whose machinery stands as it was when the final whistle sounded in 1991.
- The Fleece Factory Of The RockiesLa Salle · Textile companyAn artisan fiber mill, boutique and alpaca barn on Sandwalker Ranch outside LaSalle, Colorado, where a carder feeds straight into a rug yarn machine.
- Tour of Yamcolo and Stagecoach ReservoirsOak Creek · Dam and hydropower plant tourSummer tours led by the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District go inside Stagecoach Dam near Oak Creek, Colorado, a concrete dam built in 37 days of round-the-clock work.
- Western Museum of Mining & IndustryColorado Springs · Interactive museum of mining and industryWorking machinery, a model mining drift and gold panning stations in the 12,200 square foot exhibit hall, plus historic buildings and machinery on a 27 acre campus.
- Yampa Valley FiberworksCraig · Wool millWe mill natural fibers for customers all over the world. Our small batch processing is done with care and craftsmanship. We're universally referred to as a wool mill, but we specialize in wool, alpaca, llama, mohair, and angora natural fibers.
Flea Markets
- Colorado Moto Expo Swap MeetDenver · Swap meetLargest indoor moto swap meet in the country, a Denver tradition since 1978.
- Colorado Springs Flea MarketColorado Springs · Flea marketA weekend flea market on East Platte Avenue in Colorado Springs, with indoor shops and outdoor garage-sale rows, that began in the parking lot of a greyhound track.
- Durango Flea MarketDurango · Flea marketA Sunday flea market on the asphalt lots of the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango, Colorado, where vendors sell from plots the size of a parking space, May into November.
- Foothills Flea MarketFort Collins · Foothills flea marketA dealer mall on South College Avenue in Fort Collins, Colorado, where seventy-odd dealers, each known by a short booth code, sell antiques, vintage goods and raw yak fiber.
- Fort Collins Flea MarketFort Collins · Flea marketA family-owned flea market on South College Avenue in Fort Collins, selling clothes, furniture, tools, and antiques from dealers' booths since 1985.
- Horseshoe MarketDenver · Craft & flea marketHorseshoe Market, a Denver craft and flea market begun in 2010, now fills two floors of the Highlands Masonic Center and hides envelopes of Horseshoe Bucks nearby.
- Junktique Show and MarketFlorence · Monthly antique marketMonthly market that began over 20 years ago in Florence, Colorado, on Main Street; reorganized to take over three full blocks; paused during COVID; launched Junktique Off-Main on private property half a mile from downtown as a year-round monthly event.
- Junktown Flea MarketGrand Junction · Large-scale flea marketA large-scale flea market bringing together vendors, sellers, and collectors for a day of browsing, digging, and great finds. From clothes and tools to car parts and one-of-a-kind items, a relaxed, all-day market experience at the Mesa County Fairgrounds.
- Mile High Flea MarketHenderson · Open-air marketOpen-air market where local farmers, crafters, garage salers, side hustlers, hobbyists and business starters have sold their new, used, and handcrafted merchandise every weekend since 1976.
- The Lafayette FleaLafayette · Vintage thriftLafayette's Original Antique Store
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Wineries
- Alfred Eames Cellars at Puesta del Sol VineyardsPaonia · Official tasting roomA family winery and Pinot Noir vineyard on Mount Lamborn south of Paonia, Colorado, whose wines age in a vaulted underground cave that Alfred Eames built with his son.
- Alluvial Farm & VineyardsFort Collins · Winery/vineyardA certified biodynamic vineyard of four and a half acres in Fort Collins, Colorado, where sheep, kunekune pigs, and chickens are turned in among rows of cold-hardy grapes.
- Aspen Peak CellarsBailey · Winery and bistroA winery and bistro on the North Fork of the South Platte in Bailey, Colorado, where the riverside beach is made of the owners' own crushed wine bottles.
- Avant VineyardsPalisade · Tasting roomA small estate winery on East Orchard Mesa in Palisade, Colorado, begun by an embryologist and an emergency physician on a peach farm overlooking the Colorado River.
- Azura CellarsPaonia · Boutique winery and fine art galleryA winery and art gallery on a mesa above Paonia, Colorado, named for its founders' 38-foot sailboat, where a yacht club has raced model boats on the pond below.
- Bad Bitch Cellars (BBC Wines)Eaton · WineryBad Bitch Cellars is a woman-owned boutique winery listed in Eaton and in Ault, Colorado, and it puts its late French Bulldog, Stella, on every cork.
- Berkeley Estate CellarsOlathe · Winery & venueA 35-acre vineyard on Falcon Road outside Olathe, Colorado, planted in 2003 as Garrett Estate Cellars and renamed by the DeJesus family for their daughter Berkeley.
- Black Bridge WineryPaonia · Tasting room and farm marketA family orchard and winery half a mile northeast of Paonia, Colorado, whose wines age in a cave framed with salvage from a local mining operation.
- Blendings at the Hillside VineyardFort Collins · WineryA family winery and wedding vineyard on Bingham Hill northwest of Fort Collins, where visitors blend and bottle their own wine under a county permit limited to eleven cars a day.
- BookCliff VineyardsPalisade · Estate winery tasting roomBookCliff Vineyards' Palisade tasting room, built in a garage on Hawk Ridge in Colorado's Grand Valley, pours wine from vineyards two Boulder engineers began planting in 1996.
- Brush Hollow WineryPenrose · Winery/vineyardBrush Hollow Winery and Vineyard found in Colorado's Apple Valley is a Colorado family-owned business with over 20 years experience in the wine industry, offering wine and mead in the vineyard, the tasting room, or out back in one of our cabanas.
- Buckel Family WineGunnison · Award-winning, family-owned wineryWelcome to Buckel Family Wine, where our passion for the outdoors, vineyard sustainability, and dedication to handcrafting exceptional wines runs deep. Our winery embodies a spirit of adventure and innovation, thanks to our owners/founders, Joe and Shamai Buckel.
- Bugling Elk Vineyards & WineryPenrose · VineyardA veteran-owned vineyard and tasting room on Apple Lane in Penrose, Colorado, where a retired Green Beret gave up on malbec and turned to cold-hardy marquette.
- Carboy Winery at Mt. Garfield EstatePalisade · Estate vineyard and tasting roomCarboy Winery's estate tasting room on G Road in Palisade faces Mount Garfield and the Book Cliffs, with a 4,000-square-foot facility next door making Colorado sparkling wine by the Charmat method.
- Carlson VineyardsPalisade · Wine makingA family-owned winery in a 1930s fruit-packing shed on East Orchard Mesa above Palisade, Colorado, whose Lemberger was poured at the 2000 unveiling of the Tyrannosaurus skeleton SUE.
- Centennial CellarsPalisade · WineryCentennial Cellars is the Talbott family's estate wine label in Palisade, Colorado, made from the grapes of the state's largest wine-grape grower and sold in bottles and 375-milliliter cans.
- Chill Switch WinesCedaredge · Winery/vineyardA natural winery northeast of Cedaredge on Colorado's Western Slope, where Dave Aschwanden pours appointment-only tastings off the barrel tops in a building he built himself.
- Claremont Inn & WineryStratton · Event calendarA nine-room Palladian mansion and small-batch winery beside I-70 at Stratton, Colorado, built in 1995 on five acres of pasture said to have been won at poker.
- Cloud City MeadLeadville · World's highest elevation meaderyCloud City Modern Mead, a one-man meadery on Leadville's south end that calls itself the world's highest, ferments lower-alcohol honey wines with fresh fruit at 10,000 feet.
- Colorado Cellars WineryPalisade · Family owned and operated wineryColorado's oldest, largest and most award-winning winery, founded in 1978 as Colorado Mountain Vineyards
- Colterris WineryPalisade · Estate wineryColterris, which calls itself Colorado's largest estate-grown winery, pours from six Palisade vineyards along the Colorado River and keeps some 18,000 antique corkscrews near downtown.
- Continental Divide WineryFairplay · WineryA tasting room and production winery in a Highway 285 shopping plaza in Fairplay, where the owners say wine is made higher than anywhere else on earth.
- Cottonwood Cellars / The Olathe WineryOlathe · Old world style family owned wineryA family winery on a 52-acre farm west of Olathe, Colorado, where two Californians from the computer industry planted grapes in sweet-corn country in 1995.
- Creekside CellarsEvergreen · Winery and mediterranean cafeA winery and Mediterranean café on Highway 74 in downtown Evergreen, Colorado, where wine from the house's own Palisade vineyard is poured on a deck above Bear Creek.
- Flying T WineCortez · VineyardA one-acre vineyard on the Tomac family's Flying T Ranch in McElmo Canyon near Cortez, Colorado, planted below Battlerock, where motocross champion Eli Tomac trained.
- Fountain Creek Winery & EateryFountain · Winery & eateryA family-run winery and eatery on the bank of Fountain Creek in Fountain, Colorado, where a self-taught winemaker blends and labels the house wines from barrels bought on the Western Slope.
- Four Leaves WineryDurango · Personal wineryA storefront winery at 528 Main Avenue in Durango, across from the train station, where imported grapes are fermented, blended, and bottled in the tasting room.
- Fox Fire FarmsIgnacio · WineryA sheep ranch on County Road 321 southeast of Ignacio, Colorado, held by one family since 1916 and now growing cold-hardy hybrid wine grapes at 6,500 feet.
- Hermosa VineyardsPalisade · Cozy little wineryA small family winery on a gravel lane in the foothills above Palisade, Colorado, where Kenn Dunn pours wine from vineyards he first planted to sell grapes to others.
- Hunters Moon MeaderySeverance · Small family owned meaderyAn appointment-only meadery in a building behind Greg and Kim Bowdish's home in Severance, Colorado, where chokecherries from the front yard go into the Mountain Berry mead.
- Jack Rabbit Hill FarmHotchkiss · Wines and spiritsA biodynamic farm, winery and distillery on Redlands Mesa near Hotchkiss, Colorado, whose estate wines ferment on native yeasts for five to six months.
- L & O VineZCañon City · WineryWe might have started as a small and humble vineyard, but we're on our way to becoming the talk of Cañon City, Colorado!
- Lanoue DuBois WineryMontrose · Family run vineyard & wineryEstate-grown, sustainably farmed family winery with tasting-room views of the San Juans, close to Telluride; the closest winery to Telluride, located in Montrose.
- Mafia Princess WinesOrchard Mesa · WineriesA boutique family owned winery with a flare for story telling around good wine.
- Manitou WineryManitou Springs · WineryLocally owned & operated winery. Tastings, batches/ labels, patio seating, private events, wine club, dog friendly, etc..
- Mesa Winds Farm and WineryHotchkiss · Winery/vineyardA 36 acre farm, winery and restaurant at the base of the West Elks Mountain range.
- Mountain Spirit WinerySalida · Boutique wineryFamily-owned and operated boutique winery nestled in the high country of the Upper Arkansas River Valley, producing premium wines on five acres of farmland with apple orchards and an old homestead, surrounded by 14,000-foot mountain vistas.
- Mountain View WineryOlathe · Fully operational wineryA Western Slope Olathe winery that grows seven grape varietals on the same orchard where Mike's family has grown fruits since 1960.
- Mummy Hill WineryWray · Winery/vineyardBoutique winery north of Wray, CO
- Painted VineyardPaonia · Winery, tasting room and bed & breakfastA vineyard and winery grown from an open horse field purchased in 2015, now a thriving vineyard and winery offering tastings to all who visit.
- Peachfork Orchards and VineyardsPalisade · Orchards, vineyards and estate winesWe specialize in raising high-quality fresh fruit, wine grapes, and creating award winning estate wines.
- Qutori WinesPaonia · Family owned winery, vineyard and cafeVineyard of 8 acres of Pinot Noir grapes and a 4 acre Sweet Cherry orchard.
- Red Mountain RanchesCedaredge · Country marketWestern Colorado fruit grower and country market.
- Redstone MeaderyBoulder · MeaderyTasting room open for tastings, meads by the glass, and purchases of bottles, cans and kegs.
- Restoration VineyardsPalisade · WineryRestoration Vineyards is more than just a winery.
- Salt & AcresFort Lupton · On-site winery and tasting room with bakery and event spacesA picturesque property located outside Fort Lupton, Colorado where friends become family and families grow closer together.
- Sauvage SpectrumPalisade · Estate winery & vineyardDiscover over 26 varietals of hand-harvested, still and sparkling wine at our industrial warehouse winery and vineyard.
- Slaymaker CellarsIdaho Springs · Award winning meaderySlaymaker Cellars is an award winning meadery located in Idaho Springs, CO. We are dedicated to using high quality ingredients, making great mead, and giving back to the community.
- Snowy Peaks WineryEstes Park · Tasting roomLocated in the heart of beautiful Estes Park, Colorado, Snowy Peaks Winery & tasting room offers award-winning wine made from Colorado grown grapes.
- Stone Cottage CellarsPaonia · WineryFamily winery crafting wine from grapes grown at some of the highest elevations in the world, in a tasting room of fieldstone cleared from the vineyards.
- Stoney Mesa WineryCedaredge · Family-owned wineryFamily-owned winery in the Surface Creek Valley; its tasting room overlooks the estate vineyard with a spectacular view of several mountain ranges, canyons and expansive valleys.
- Sutcliffe VineyardsCortez · Tasting roomSeven distinctive guest houses set among the red-rock canyons of Southwest Colorado — historic ranch homes, handcrafted cabins, or the architectural dwellings of Sky Village — near Mesa Verde, Canyons of the Ancients, and Hovenweep.
- Sweet Heart WineryLoveland · WinerySix acres on the Big Thompson. A timber-frame tasting room with the patio open to the cottonwoods and the river just past the lawn, and a property that can be handed over to one wedding.
- Talon Wines at the MeaderyPalisade · WineryTalon Wines at the Meadery offers tours, tastings, events, wine flights, charcuterie boards, and a curated gift selection for your enjoyment! Visit our website to book tours, make tasting reservations, and view upcoming events.
- Ten Bears WineryLaPorte · WineriesIntroduce your palate to a truly superior Colorado wine experience. Our Winemaker handselects only the finest grapes.
- The Blue Beryl WineryPalisade · WineryEstate grown and made at the base of Mt. Garfield, serving traditional dry wines with a local Palisade twist.
- The Ordinary FellowPalisade · Family owned craft wineryIf you're into Ordinary Fellow, it's worth stopping by the brand's rustic Palisade headquarters, which once housed a peach-packing plant.
- The Storm CellarHotchkiss · WineryColorado white and rosé wines made by two sommeliers in the West Elks AVA.
- Two Rivers WineryGrand Junction · Winery and chateauFamily-operated winery between the gateways of the Colorado National Monument offering wine making, luxury accommodations and special events.
- TWP Winery & FarmhouseClifton · Winery/vineyardA charming biodynamic vineyard with winery and Inn at the base of Colorado's Bookcliff mountains.
- Varaison Vineyards and WineryPalisade · WineryEnjoy an exceptional wine experience in a tasteful ambiance. Varaison offers guests exclusive wine tastings, and we can accommodate gatherings in our private cellar, elegant dining room, or event pavilion.
- Wild Mountain CellarsMinturn · Winery/vineyardCozy cabin space along the Eagle River with a rustic feel; big glass doors on both sides and a firepit out front.
- Williams CellarsCedaredge · 5 generations of fruit growingWilliams Cellars is a natural extension of our family’s lineage of 5 generations of fruit growing in Colorado.
- Winter Park WineryFraser · Winery/vineyardLocated in Downtown Fraser along US Highway 40, the Winter Park Winery prides itself on its wine, small town charm and great atmosphere.
- Yellow Car Country WinesCortez · Fruit wines and meadA winery located in Cortez, CO making fruit wines and meads. The view is great. Come take a break, have a glass of wine, and take a bottle home with you.
Fairs & Rodeos
- Arkansas Valley FairRocky Ford · FairColorado's oldest continuous fair, held each August on the fairgrounds in Rocky Ford, where on Saturday the Rotary Club gives away 30,000 pounds of watermelons to all comers.
- Custer County FairWestcliffe · County fairWestcliffe, Colorado's July county fair, held since 1947, where 4-H and FFA youth show their animals, race llamas, and sell their stock at a closing auction.
- Garfield County FairRifle · County fair and rodeoGarfield County's fair and rodeo in Rifle, Colorado, grew out of 1890s Watermelon Days and a 1909 street giveaway of more than 1,000 free apple pies.
- Gunnison Cattlemen's Days PRCA RodeoGunnison · PRCA rodeoGunnison's July rodeo and fair week, run on Main Street from about 1900 and at the South Spruce Street fairgrounds since 1937, is billed as Colorado's longest-running rodeo.
- Huerfano County FairLa Veta · County fairThe Huerfano County Fair, five days each August at the 4-H barn in La Veta, Colorado, where every species show is followed by a peewee class.
- Logan County Fair & RodeoSterling · County fair and rodeoLogan County's annual fair and rodeo in Sterling, Colorado, first tried in 1888, where children chase calves and a rodeo queen has presided since 1948.
- Moffat County FairCraig · County fairCraig's county fair, held since 1918, fills a week of August with barn shows, rodeo, and contests, and closes on the 4-H and FFA Junior Livestock Sale.
- Montezuma County FairCortez · County fairThe Montezuma County Fair, held each July at the county fairgrounds on Highway 160 in Cortez, began in 1902 as a gathering of apple growers timed to the fall crop.
- Montrose County Fair & RodeoMontrose · County fair and rodeoAn annual county fair and rodeo in Montrose, Colorado, first held in a skating rink in the 1880s, where county crews run backhoes in a rodeo behind the grandstands.
- North Park Fair (Jackson County)Walden · County fairJackson County's fair on the hill north of Walden, Colorado, held since 1948, ends each September with 4-H and FFA youth auctioning the livestock they raised all year.
- Ouray County Fair & RodeoRidgway · County fairThe Ouray County Fair and Labor Day Rodeo in Ridgway, Colorado, where a rodeo dated to 1917 now runs in a 320-by-150-foot arena.
- Routt County FairHayden · County fairHayden's ten-day county fair, held since 1914 on the same fairgrounds south of the town's only stoplight, where the first crowd arrived by special train and watched an airplane fly.
Town Festivals
- Aguilar DaysAguilar · Street festival and car showA free one-day street festival and car show held the first Saturday of August in Aguilar, Colorado, opening with a parade down a Main Street closed for the day.
- Akron Crazy DayzAkron · Akron crazy dayz and car showAkron Crazy Dayz is a one-day summer festival on Main Avenue in Akron, Colorado, where two-person teams aim fire hoses to push a hoisted keg toward the other side.
- Arts Walk & Hollyhock FestivalSaguache · Arts walk & hollyhock festivalA free one-day festival in Saguache, Colorado, held the last Saturday in July, joining a walk among local artists to self-guided tours of the town's hollyhock gardens.
- Arvada Harvest FestivalArvada · Annual festivalHeld in Arvada since 1925, the harvest festival retreated in 2026 to its Olde Town meeting hall, where entry cost a food donation and chickens were judged in costume.
- Ault Fall FestivalAult · Annual traditionThe Ault Fall Festival, a first-weekend-in-August celebration on the Weld County plains, where the fire department shoots the Friday fireworks and hosts the Sunday pancake breakfast.
- Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep TrailingBayfield · Annual eventA one-day fall celebration in Bayfield, Colorado, held since 2000, built around a working flock of about 2,000 sheep that the Brown family drives down Buck Highway toward winter pastures.
- BBQ DayJohnstownBBQ Day, Johnstown, Colorado's free June town celebration, began in 1912 as Dairy Day, when local farmers put up circus tents to judge cattle.
- Beef 'N Bean DayMilliken · Community festival dayBeef 'N Bean Day is Milliken, Colorado's second-Saturday-in-August festival of parade, bean contest, and free supper, which local lore traces to a Presbyterian minister's pot of pinto beans.
- Bennett DaysBennett · FreeBennett Days is a celebration of everything that makes our community special, bringing residents, businesses and visitors together for three days of fun, entertainment and connection.
- Berthoud DayBerthoudBerthoud Day, the first-Saturday-in-June town celebration in Berthoud, Colorado, began as a pancake breakfast called Flap Jack Day and still opens with Boy Scout pancakes.
- Black Forest FestivalColorado Springs · FestivalA one-day August festival at the Black Forest Community Center north of Colorado Springs, with pancakes at dawn, a parade up Black Forest Road, and outhouse races after it.
- Boggsville DaysLas Animas · Annual boggsville days celebrationAn annual living-history celebration at Boggsville Historic Site south of Las Animas, Colorado, held around two 1860s adobe houses that stand near the Purgatoire River.
- Boom DaysLeadville · International pack burro race held at leadville boom daysLeadville's three-day street festival on the first full weekend in August, held at 10,200 feet and closing with a pack burro race toward Mosquito Pass that has run since 1949.
- Bronc DayGreen Mountain Falls · Annual western heritage celebrationA free western heritage festival held the last Saturday in July in Green Mountain Falls since 1939, whose parade once counted 149 horses.
- Broomfield DaysBroomfield · Annual community festivalBroomfield Days is the City and County of Broomfield's one-day September festival at Midway Park, where a children's clown contest follows the parade and dogs compete off a diving dock.
- Buffalo Bill DaysGolden · Golden's largest summer eventGolden's three-day July festival in Parfet Park and on Washington Avenue, begun in 1946 for Buffalo Bill's 100th birthday; the honoree is buried on Lookout Mountain above town.
- Buffalo Days (Grand Lake)Grand Lake · Three-day celebrationBuffalo Days, Grand Lake, Colorado's three-day August festival since 1948, serves buffalo barbecue beside the state's largest natural lake and sends a Cowpoke Parade down Grand Avenue.
- Burning Mountain FestivalNew Castle · Annual town festivalNew Castle, Colorado's two-day September town festival in Burning Mountain Park, held since 1973 and named for the ridge above town where an old mine fire still burns.
- Burro DaysFairplay · CelebrationBurro Days in Fairplay, held each July since 1949, is built around the World Championship Pack Burro Race, in which runners and burros climb to the 13,185-foot top of Mosquito Pass and back.
- Calhan Summer FestCalhan · Annual community eventCalhan Summer Fest is a free one-day July fair 35 miles east of Colorado Springs, where cars line 8th Street and a mayor once resigned over the band money.
- Cañon City Music & Blossom FestivalCañon City · Community-run school music competition and paradeCañon City's May festival of school band, orchestra, choir and jazz competitions and a Main Street parade, descended from an 1890s Fruit Day that gave fruit away by the plateful.
- Cedaredge ApplefestCedaredge · Annual fall harvest festivalThe Town of Cedaredge's harvest festival at the foot of Grand Mesa, which a local historian traces to a 1904 Harvest Home Festival put on by the Women of Woodcraft.
- Chile & Frijoles FestivalPueblo · FestivalThe Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival fills Union Avenue in downtown Pueblo, Colorado, the third weekend after Labor Day, with growers roasting Pueblo chiles by the bag.
- Cortez Rendezvous Balloon RallyCortez · FestivalAn August hot air balloon rally in Cortez's Parque de Vida, run since 2004 by an Albuquerque ballooning family, with dawn launches and a Friday night glow.
- Covered Wagon DaysDel Norte · Family-oriented multi-day community eventCovered Wagon Days, a summer festival in Del Norte, Colorado, held since 1972, whose Saturday parade has opened with a re-enactment of a miners' biscuit fight.
- Crawford Pioneer DaysCrawford · OrganizationCrawford Pioneer Days is a three-day June celebration in Crawford, Colorado, held for 47 years, that ends with the volunteer fire department's fireworks over Crawford Reservoir.
- Dash Around the World Culture FestivalFort Morgan · Cultural exploration dayA free annual family culture festival at Morgan Community College in Fort Morgan, Colorado, where local Folklorico dancers perform and the notice runs in English, Spanish, and Somali.
- Days of '92 and Fourth of July Mining FestivalCreede · Street festival & vendorsCreede's Fourth of July weekend in Mineral County, Colorado, where working hard-rock miners from across the Southwest drill, muck, and drive spikes before a grandstand in Basham Park.
- Dinosaur Stone Age StampedeDinosaur · FestivalA two-day September festival in Cady Park, Dinosaur, Colorado, with Raptor Crap Bingo, a free headline concert, and an OHV poker run that crosses into Utah.
- Donkey Derby DaysCripple Creek · Annual three-day festivalDonkey Derby Days is a free three-day June festival on Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek, Colorado, that pays for the town's donkey herd, which is believed descended from gold-camp stock.
- Eagle Flight DaysEagle · CelebrationEagle Flight Days, a two-day June celebration in Eagle, Colorado, dating to 1922, ends its Saturday parade on Broadway with firefighters hosing down the crowd.
- Early Settlers DayLa Junta · Annual community celebrationEarly Settlers Day in La Junta, Colorado, is a one-day parade, park fair and street dance that began in Rocky Ford in 1915 and has been held in La Junta since 1934.
- Eaton DaysEaton · FestivalA three-day July celebration in Eaton, Colorado, held the weekend after the Fourth, that began as Farmer's Appreciation Day and whose underground barbecue pit dates to 1956.
- Elbert Day FestivalElbert · Annual festivalElbert Day Festival is a free July Saturday in downtown Elbert, Colorado, run by Town Committee volunteers, opening with a Woman's Club breakfast and a flyover before the parade.
- Elevation Celebration (Conifer)Conifer · Two-day mountain street faireA free two-day street faire on Sutton Road in Aspen Park, Conifer, Colorado, known locally as El Cel and opened by a trail race averaging 8,200 feet.
- Emma Crawford Coffin Races & FestivalManitou Springs · Coffin racesThe Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs, Colorado, held since 1995, run wheeled coffins with a helmeted "Emma" riding inside along Manitou Avenue each October.
- Erie Town FairErie · Annual town fairA one-day May street fair in Old Town Erie, Colorado, with more than 280 booths on the downtown streets and the Garage Rats car show in Coal Creek Park's lot.
- Escalante DaysDolores · Community celebrationDolores's town celebration in Flanders Park, held each August since 1976 beside a tribute noting that Father Escalante slept on that spot Aug. 13, 1776.
- Fiesta Day ParadePueblo · Cultural paradePueblo's Fiesta Day Parade, held each Labor Day weekend since 1967, carries floats, charros and marching bands about two miles down Northern Avenue through the Bessemer neighborhood.
- Fiesta de Santiago y Santa Ana (San Luis)San Luis · Multi-day historic festivalThe July feast of St. James and St. Anne in San Luis, Colorado's oldest town, where the parish's mission churches feed the crowd in the church yard after Sunday Mass.
- Fleming Fall FestivalFleming · Fall festivalFleming's fall festival in northeastern Colorado joins high school homecoming to a September Saturday of class floats on Main Street, a firemen's pulled-pork lunch, and a pet pageant.
- Florence Pioneer DaysFlorence · Pioneer day celebrationFlorence Pioneer Day fills Main Street and Pioneer Park in Florence, Colorado, each September, crowning a pioneer king and queen at a celebration that began as a women's club picnic.
- For Peetz Sake DaysPeetz · Annual celebrationThe 2026 parade marshals are Dale and Bonita Dickinson, Peetz Lions members who used to live in Peetz in the 80's when Bonita was the math teacher at Peetz.
- Fort Morgan Hispanic Heritage CelebrationFort Morgan · Community celebrationA free noon-to-ten celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in Fort Morgan's Glenn Miller Park, where the public picks the best homemade salsa and the loudest cheer wins the grito.
- Fountain Valley Fall FestivalFountain · Fall festivalFountain, Colorado's Labor Day festival, now past its fiftieth year, where the Chamber of Commerce raffles a handmade quilt and children sell what they have made.
- Fraser Fire and IceFraser · Fire and ice festivalFraser Fire and Ice is a free February evening at Cozens Ranch Open Space in Fraser, Colorado, where donated Christmas trees feed a bonfire and an ice sculpture is set alight.
- Fruita Fall FestivalFruita · Two-day festivalFruita's downtown street festival, run each September for more than a century, where on Friday evening teams race outhouses on wheels down Aspen Avenue.
- Gold Rush Days (Buena Vista)Buena Vista · FestivalBuena Vista's three-day August festival in Chaffee County, Colorado, built around a pack burro race run annually since 1979 and a toilet-seat derby propelled by plungers.
- Granada-Bristol DaysGranada · Community celebrationGranada Bristol Days is a June weekend in Granada Park in southeastern Colorado, timed to the town school's alumni reunion, when a pilot drops streamers to the children.
- Grand Old West DaysCraig · Colorado's annual kick off to summerA Memorial Day weekend festival at the Moffat County Fairgrounds in Craig, Colorado, begun in 1990 to steady a boom-and-bust town and now built around the state high school rodeo finals.
- Grand Valley Days (Parachute)Parachute · Annual summer celebrationGrand Valley Days is Parachute, Colorado's four-day August run of parade, CPRA rodeo and ice cream social, and its 2026 parade on Second Street was billed as the 118th annual.
- Gunnison River FestivalGunnison · River festivalAn annual June river festival at Gunnison's whitewater park on Highway 50, where dogs launch for distance and costumed racers ride anything that floats but is not a boat.
- Gypsum DazeGypsum · Community eventGypsum Daze, a three-day July celebration in Gypsum, Colorado, whose Valley Road parade ends with fire and airport trucks hosing down the crowd.
- Haxtun Corn FestivalHaxtun · Annual eventThe Haxtun Corn Festival, a harvest day held the last Saturday of September on Colorado Avenue in Haxtun, Colorado, reached its 105th edition in 2026.
- Hay DaysWiley · Annual festivalWiley Hay Days is a June celebration in the Prowers County town of Wiley, Colorado, where the Lions Club runs the parade and serves the sloppy Joes.
- Hayden DazeHayden · Annual celebrationHayden Daze is a free two-day July celebration at Dry Creek Park in Hayden, Colorado, descended from a 1978 appreciation day, where costumed crews float cardboard boats across the park pond.
- Hayden Harvest FestivalHayden · Harvest festivalA free autumn afternoon of straw bales, caramel apples and bluegrass in Hayden, Colorado's Dry Creek Park, begun by a garden-center owner whose son inspired it.
- Heritage DayEvans · Community heritage festivalHeritage Day in Evans, Colorado, is a free one-day September festival that begins with pancakes and a parade in the city's oldest park and ends with fireworks above the South Platte bottoms.
- Hot Sulphur DaysHot Sulphur Springs · Town festivalA three-day June town celebration in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, held since 1965, where Friday-night pies are auctioned whole to pay for next year's festival.
- Kersey DaysKersey · Vendor fairKersey Days is the Town of Kersey's August weekend in Weld County, Colorado, and it opens on a Friday night with modified lawn mowers racing on a dirt track.
- Kiowa Colorado Day Ice Cream SocialKiowa · FairFree ice cream, live music, food, family activities and a commemorative drone show.
- Kremmling DaysKremmling · Annual eventKremmling's festive and rural character shines during Kremmling Days, an annual event that draws residents and visitors to the town square and surrounding streets for a parade, firefighter games, cliff golf, a class reunion, the Mustang Mile race and other activities.
- La Veta OktoberfestLa Veta · Nonprofit community eventA free one-day street festival on Main Street in La Veta, Colorado, each first Saturday in October, whose proceeds pay for scholarships, eyeglasses and propane across Huerfano County.
- Lamar DaysLamar · FestivitiesLamar Days kick-off barbecue at the Chamber
- LaSalle DaysLaSalle · 45th annual celebrationLaSalle Days is a two-day July celebration in the Weld County railroad town of LaSalle, Colorado, where parade entries may perform only in front of the Fire Department.
- Limon Heritage DayLimon · Annual heritage dayLimon's annual Heritage Day fills the town's Heritage Museum and Railroad Park on Colorado's eastern plains, and its 2026 edition ended with 500 drones over the rail cars.
- Lochbuie Fall FestivalLochbuie · Fall festivalThe Town of Lochbuie's free September street festival on Bonanza Blvd, closing with a drone light show, in a town that began as a mobile home subdivision nicknamed Space City.
- Logger DaysSouth Fork · ScheduleSouth Fork celebrates the area's culture and history during the Annual Logger Days Festival.
- Loveland Corn Roast FestivalLoveland · Annual community festivalA two-day corn roast at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland, Colorado, with roots in an 1894 town feast. Volunteers roasted and buttered 12,000 ears for the 2026 festival.
- Madam Lou Bunch Day and Famous Bed RaceCentral City · Annual town celebrationThe long-running tradition mixes bed races, vendors, music, cabaret dancers, local historical displays, and performances by the Wild Bunch.
- Manassa Pioneer DaysManassa · EventAnnual Western heritage festival held in Manassa; one of the oldest festivals in Colorado with a century-plus tradition. Carnival rides, main street parade (so prized it runs the route twice), Miss Pioneer princesses, demolition derby, fair food, an old-time bandstand, and rodeo competitions; population of the town roughly doubles during the celebration.
- Mancos DaysMancos · Annual event68th Annual Mancos Days Celebration; July 24, 25, 26 2026; Theme: Mancos Ever After - Myth, Magic & Fairy Tales.
- Mead Community DayMead · Annual celebrationMead Community Day is the Northern Colorado town's largest annual celebration, a free evening in Mead Town Park that ends with fireworks over the park.
- Miners DayFrederick · Premier community eventFrom gold panning to burro racing, Miners Day is a celebration of Frederick's community and history. Miners Day is the biggest annual event for Frederick, a town that also holds a hot air balloon festival and chainsaw carving contest every year.
- Missouri DayFowler · CommunityRanch rodeo with returning teams, youth teams and public spectators.
- Moffat County Hot Air Balloon FestivalCraig · FestivalA free three-day hot air balloon festival at Loudy-Simpson Park in Craig, Colorado, where the Saturday night glow is timed to burn behind the headlining band.
- Monte Vista Crane FestivalMonte Vista · FestivalA three-day March festival in Monte Vista, Colorado, built around the sandhill crane stopover in the San Luis Valley, begun in 1984 under the name of a different crane.
- Morrison CiderfestMorrison · Fall festivalA free one-day fall festival on a nursing-home lawn in Morrison, Colorado, where the woman who proposed it in 1989 still turns the cider press as Apple Annie.
- Mountain Mining DaysWalsenburg · Annual heritage festivalWalsenburg's Labor Day weekend heritage festival in Colorado's old coal country, where fire trucks lead the Main Street parade and children race mining carts on Sixth Street.
- Naturita DaysNaturita, CO · Annual holidayAnnual Naturita community celebration that was once held every year, stopped for a period, and is now being revived by a group of citizens.
- North Park DaysWalden · Community celebrationAnnual Walden town days held on the front lawn of the historic Jackson County Courthouse; over 137 years of community history.
- Nucla Water DaysNucla · Annual community holidayAnnual town celebration organized by the Water Days Steering Committee; in 2026 the theme is "Celebrate."
- Nunn DaysNunn · Fall festivalNunn Days, the Town of Nunn's one-day fall festival in Veterans Park, opens with a parade, and at two o'clock its program sets aside time to plant a tree for Arbor Day.
- Oak Creek Labor DayOak Creek · Labor day weekendPancake breakfasts, live music, family activities, a car and motor show, cornhole, bingo, food, vendors, museum events and contests, with a Labor Day parade.
- OktoberfestKeenesburg · Fall celebrationKeenesburg's Oktoberfest is a town-run fall gathering on North Main Street in a Weld County town whose motto is "Home of 500 Happy People and a Few Soreheads."
- Old Fashioned Saturday NightHaxtun · CommunityClassic cars, roaring engines, family fun and small-town tradition will once again take center stage as the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce hosts the 39th Annual Old-Fashioned Saturday Night on Saturday, July 18, with a full day of activities planned throughout downtown Haxtun.
- Old Settlers' PicnicEckley · Annual old settler’s dayAn annual Labor Day weekend celebration in Eckley, Yuma County, Colorado, reaching its 137th edition in 2026, where lawn mowers run barrels and the fire department serves free barbecue.
- Ovid DaysOvid · CelebrationA two-day summer celebration in Ovid, Sedgwick County, Colorado: a Friday Home Run Derby, then a Saturday of softball, a Main Street parade, duck races, and goat roping.
- Paonia Cherry DaysPaonia · Community festivalPaonia's Fourth of July festival in Colorado's North Fork Valley, begun by the Lions Club as a fundraiser for football-field lights, with a parade, a pit spit and a coronation.
- Parker DaysParker · Family festivalA free festival that closes Mainstreet in Parker, Colorado, each June, with a fenced carnival on Carnival Hill and a free Sunday pancake breakfast served from the main stage.
- Penrose Apple DayPenrose · Annual apple day celebrationResidents and tourists fill the streets each October to celebrate apples, including a free slice of pie.
- Pioneer DayNorwood · Pioneer festivalNorwood's Pioneer Day, held the last Saturday of September on Wright's Mesa in San Miguel County, Colorado, crowns its royalty and carries them in an old Telluride stagecoach.
- Pitkin DaysPitkin · Annual celebrationPitkin Days, held each July in a former Gunnison County mining camp, runs from a free alpine footrace to a melodrama where the audience throws popcorn at the villain.
- Plateau Valley Heritage DaysCollbran · Heritage days celebrationPlateau Valley Heritage Days is a three-day Fourth of July rodeo celebration in Collbran, Colorado, where cowboys herd the bucking horses down Main Street to the arena.
- San Ignacio FiestaIgnacio · Annual fiestaA two-day July fiesta in Ignacio, Colorado, on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, held by St. Ignatius parish for its patron saint, counted in 2026 as its 126th year.
- San Luis Valley Potato FestivalMonte Vista · Annual harvest celebrationA one-day September harvest festival at Chapman Park in Monte Vista, Colorado, put on by the state's potato committee, with a 5K called the Tater Trot and a Mashed Potato Dunk Tank.
- Santa Fe Trail DayLas Animas · Town celebrationAn April town day in Las Animas, Colorado, started by high school students in 1934 and still sponsored by the student council, with square dancing in the gym.
- Santa Fe Trail DaysTrinidad · FestivalSanta Fe Trail Days is a free street festival in downtown Trinidad, Colorado, and its 2026 edition was scheduled to carry a state drone show for Colorado's 150th and the nation's 250th.
- SeptemberfestRangely · Annual labor day celebrationSeptemberfest is Rangely, Colorado's Labor Day weekend festival, running from a fire-station pancake breakfast to choirs singing inside a 65-foot water tank.
- Sheridan CelebratesSheridan · Annual parade and festivalSheridan Celebrates is a one-day September parade and festival on the City Hall lawn in Sheridan, Colorado, begun in 1990, where parade candy must be handed out by walkers.
- Silt HeydaySilt · Annual silt heydayLive Music: The Colorado Currys
- Simla DaysSimla · CelebrationThe Labor Day weekend celebration of Simla, an Elbert County High Plains town on U.S. 24, where $10 buys a taste of every barbecue entry and a vote.
- Strasburg Hometown DaysStrasburg · CelebrationStrasburg Hometown Days, an August weekend festival on the Colorado plains, began in 1970 to fund the museum near where Kansas Pacific crews closed a coast-to-coast railroad in 1870.
- Strawberry Days (Glenwood Springs)Glenwood Springs · Free community festivalGlenwood Springs' free festival on the third weekend of June, begun in 1898 by a farmers union, where Kiwanis still hand out strawberries and ice cream after the parade.
- Sugar Beet DaysSterling · Annual festivalSugar Beet Days is a two-day September festival on the Logan County Courthouse Square in Sterling, Colorado, where visitors can see and taste a real raw sugar beet.
- Tarantula FestLa Junta · Annual tarantula festivalAn annual two-day festival in downtown La Junta, Colorado, timed to the fall walk of male tarantulas across the Comanche National Grassland, with city buses carrying visitors out at dusk.
- Tomato Festival at Trapper DaysFort Lupton · Tomato festival at trapper days!Fort Lupton's September festival on the Colorado Front Range, begun in 1908 as Tomato Days and named since 1976 for the trappers of Lancaster Lupton's adobe trading post.
- Ullr FestBreckenridge · Annual celebration of winter and snowBreckenridge's festival for Ullr, Norse god of snow: a Main Street parade, a bonfire of old Christmas trees, and roots in the town's 1963 mock secession.
- Victor Gold Rush DaysVictor · CommunityAnnual Victor Gold Rush Days festival: live mining demonstrations, colorful parades, live music, and guided tours celebrating Victor's mining heritage.
- Walsh DaysWalsh · Nonprofit organizationCommunity-organized annual day reviving Walsh Days as a celebration of community pride.
- Wheat Ridge Carnation FestivalWheat Ridge · Community celebrationA free three-day August festival at Anderson Park in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, begun in 1969 for a city that once sent carnations to the White House every Monday.
- Wiggins Day Fall Harvest FestivalWiggins · Fall harvest festivalWiggins Day, the free late-August harvest festival in Wiggins, Colorado, fills Teets Park with food trucks, a live band and visiting square-dance clubs; 2026 brought the 52nd.
- Wild Horse DaysDe Beque · Annual community eventParade, live music, vendors, poker run, corn hole tournament, mud run, burnout and bump n jumps.
- Windsor Harvest FestivalWindsor · FestivalWindsor, Colorado's Labor Day festival of balloons, booths and a Monday parade, which began in 1921 as a carnival celebrating Weld County's first paved street.
- Wray DazeWray · Fair weekendWray Daze, the fair weekend of Wray, Colorado, runs from a Friday market on Main Street to a Sunday mud volleyball tournament behind an accounting office.
Holiday Celebrations
- Deltarado Days and Western Sky Balloon FestivalDelta · Balloon festivalDelta, Colorado's Fourth of July weekend of dawn balloon launches at Confluence Park, joined to a festival that began in 1920 as a banquet for sugar-beet growers.
- Fourth of July CelebrationCrestone · Community-wide fourth of july celebrationCrestone's Independence Day in Saguache County, Colorado, runs from a morning 5K through a noon parade to a gravity-powered soap box derby on the Galena Avenue hill.
- Georgetown DaysGeorgetown · Collection of events to honor veterans and kick off the summer seasonGeorgetown Days fills Memorial Day weekend in Georgetown, Colorado, with the reopening of Guanella Pass, a veterans' pancake breakfast, and a pack burro race run on foot.
- Gold Camp Country ChristmasCripple Creek · Christmas paradeCripple Creek's December Saturday of cider, a noon parade up Bennett Avenue, and Santa at the Aspen Mine Center, with most proceeds going to the town's Community of Caring.
- Louisville Labor Day Parade and Fall FestivalLouisville · Annual labor day celebrationLouisville's Labor Day Parade and Fall Festival, the only Labor Day parade in Boulder County, Colorado, came down Main Street for the ninetieth time in 2026, in a former coal town.
Old-Time Music
- Black Rose Acoustic Society jamsColorado Springs · Music jams in a variety of different genresOpen acoustic jams of the Black Rose Acoustic Society, held most weeks around Colorado Springs and, in summer, before Friday concerts in a 1929 log hall in Black Forest.
- Colorado Fiddle ChampionshipsDenver · Fiddle championshipThe contest is annually held the first weekend in the Beef Palace Auction Arena at the National Western Complex. The Colorado Fiddle Championships draws nationally recognized fiddlers, including previous Grand Champions of the National Oldtime Fiddlers' contest, Bob Wills Fiddle Festival & Contest, Texas State Championships/Fiddlers Frolics and Grand Masters Champions.
- High Plains FiddlefestKiowa · Fiddle contestA Sunday fiddle contest held during the Elbert County Fair in Kiowa, Colorado, where local and national fiddlers play for cash prizes on fairgrounds open free to all.
- Louisville Old Time Fiddle ContestLouisville · Fiddle contestA free old-time fiddle contest held on Colorado Day at Louisville's Steinbaugh Pavilion, inside the Saturday farmers market, where first prize is an antique violin restored by a local luthier.
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