Visiting Colorado

TrevorM3 · 04-24-2021, 10:15 PM

Looking for some advice on things to do, places to eat, etc in Colorado.. Not even sure where to stay.

Would like to do some outdoorsy stuff, eat great food ofc.. need all the help i can get. One thing i'd like to do for sure is rafting.

any recommendations would be great!

The J-Man · 04-24-2021, 10:29 PM

We have some beautiful tent cities you could check out downtown Denver. Bring your own tent and experience the best that urban camping has to offer. You can cook your own meat on the community bonfire and have a nice dinner while you meet some new people.

Chihuahua · 04-25-2021, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by The J-Man

We have some beautiful tent cities you could check out downtown Denver. Bring your own tent and experience the best that urban camping has to offer. You can cook your own meat on the community bonfire and have a nice dinner while you meet some new people.

LOL, downtown Denver is.....interesting?

OP what part of the state do you plan on traveling to? I go snowboarding every year (except this year, Rona..) out in Leadville which is basically out where all of the big ski areas are (Breck, Copper Mountain, etc). It beautiful out that way and my family says there is more to do in the spring/summer than there is to do in the winter.

ipso_facto · 04-25-2021, 02:34 PM

My trip report from August 2017, for Boulder and Estes Park:

https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1409658

If you have 5 minutes

dreamingat30fps · 04-25-2021, 02:46 PM

We traveled up the east side of CO in 2019. From Pueblo up through Denver. Off the top of my head I recall enjoying the Colorado Springs area the best. Really liked going up Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods. Probably super touristy areas, but we are tourist so I enjoyed it. I don't recall much in Denver other than Rocky Mountain NP and the town near there Estes Park. Unfortunately didn't get to spend as much time as we would of like at the NP.

We didn't do much in Pueblo... not sure there's much there but we did stay at a very nice state park I believe it was Lake Pueblo Park. Also we had a good time touring the Coors factory and the small town around it in Golden CO.

Honestly though all of CO is pretty cool especially if you are use to FL. We could drive down any side road and find amazing vistas.

Mandi90TT · 04-25-2021, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The J-Man

We have some beautiful tent cities you could check out downtown Denver. Bring your own tent and experience the best that urban camping has to offer. You can cook your own meat on the community bonfire and have a nice dinner while you meet some new people.

Don't worry, we have the same is COS...

upstatedoc · 04-25-2021, 04:56 PM

do they have 'weed bars' in colorado now?

rebekahb · 04-25-2021, 05:11 PM

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do they have 'weed bars' in colorado now?

We went into a place that had saloon swinging doors but it wasn't a bar. The sign on the door said please wait here for the next available bud tender

Maybe that's as close as it gets🤷🏼*♀️

TrevorM3 · 04-25-2021, 09:25 PM

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My trip report from August 2017, for Boulder and Estes Park:

https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1409658

If you have 5 minutes

ty!

was thinking to stay in Aspen , but this is 4hrs from airport.. so might stay in denver.. center of everything.

TR930 · 04-25-2021, 09:38 PM

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ty!

was thinking to stay in Aspen , but this is 4hrs from airport.. so might stay in denver.. center of everything.

Downtown Denver is awful right now, I would not stay there.

Stay near or in Denver Tech Center. You might visit Blackhawk if you like gambling, day trip to Breckenridge or Vail would be cool. Take a ride up through Boulder to the Stanley Hotel and Rocky Mountain National park. Visit the Buckhorn Exchange, prob oldest restaurant in Denver. Catch a ball game at Coors field, great venue and the aquarium downtown is really nice. Couple of ideas.

dscabra · 04-25-2021, 09:48 PM

If it were later into the summer season, a drive up Mt. Evans is cool, both figuratively as well as literally. Estes Park, Breckenridge, or Vail are all great places to visit. Garden of The God's is pretty cool. The Royal Gorge further south or Georgetown Loop are some great train rides. If you want to see Denver, stick to the museums, Mint, stuff like that.

TR930 · 04-25-2021, 09:53 PM

The ski resorts in the summer are Amazing. So much outdoor fun and scenery. Camping in Glenwood Springs for white water rafting.

TrevorM3 · 04-25-2021, 11:05 PM

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Downtown Denver is awful right now, I would not stay there.

Stay near or in Denver Tech Center. You might visit Blackhawk if you like gambling, day trip to Breckenridge or Vail would be cool. Take a ride up through Boulder to the Stanley Hotel and Rocky Mountain National park. Visit the Buckhorn Exchange, prob oldest restaurant in Denver. Catch a ball game at Coors field, great venue and the aquarium downtown is really nice. Couple of ideas.

thank you! I did have a coworker recommend Breckinridge actually.

What are some must eat places?

chassis · 04-26-2021, 08:23 AM

We haven’t had a bad meal in Colorado. You have to have the ability to discern a good restaurant. Use Yelp and read some menus on the street when you walk up. Look inside and see how busy it is, and look at the food. If it all looks good to you, it is good.

We like hiking 14ers, general sightseeing and this year we will rent a Jeep. Beautiful state.

We prefer staying in a condo with a kitchen, and we make 90% of our meals on vacation. It’s flexible and better. I like to cook, so if you don’t like to cook you need to eat at restaurants. Condos are plentiful and relatively well priced in the summer, because the max lodging capacity is based on ski season. This means there is more lodging supply than there is demand in the summer season, and deals are not too hard to find.

Regarding location, any of the well known ski towns have activities 12 months a year. Along I-70 is easiest to/from Denver but if you venture farther north or south there are some great sights to be seen. If your schedule permits, visit when the Denver and Colorado Springs public schools are in session. Fewer crowds, more lodging availability and lower prices.

Tommy-G · 04-26-2021, 08:46 AM

Can you stay at the https://www.broadmoor.com/ for me. That's one place I always wanted to go

bucketfoot · 04-28-2021, 01:59 PM

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Can you stay at the https://www.broadmoor.com/ for me. That's one place I always wanted to go

Going there this weekend for the first time!

Tommy-G · 04-28-2021, 05:34 PM

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Going there this weekend for the first time!

I hope their brunch is open once again for your sake....I would plan a whole trip just around that for my wife and I

Enjoy

TrevorM3 · 05-08-2021, 09:10 PM

ok guys, seems the group of folks i'm going with want to stay in downtown denver as this will be easiest access to food/transit etc.. we will then day trip out west.

is downtown basically like NY? in regards to homeless etc? assuming yes

Housekeeping · 05-08-2021, 10:46 PM

Where in CO? I’d recommend Breckinridge, Boulder and Vail. Plenty to do in the foothills area. Denver is blah right now. I’m in PA but go to CO quarterly as my daughter goes to CU. Estes Park is nice too. Big foodie state, do your research and don’t forget to visit the many great breweries. Denver really is dumpy lately, I was there a few weeks back. Better and far cheaper to stay nearby in Broomfield.

chassis · 05-09-2021, 09:51 AM

I wouldn’t compare Denver with Manhattan. Not comparable at all. The comparison ends at cars, streets and buildings.

Strong recommend for Carelli’s in Boulder. Best Italian in the area imo.

dscabra · 05-09-2021, 10:18 AM

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ok guys, seems the group of folks i'm going with want to stay in downtown denver as this will be easiest access to food/transit etc.. we will then day trip out west.

is downtown basically like NY? in regards to homeless etc? assuming yes

Denver downtown isn't that big compared with other major cities in the U.S., but a lot of homeless since Colorado legalized marijuana use several years ago. Evidently, it's better to be homeless where mamajuana is legal than in other states where it isn't. I can see the Denver skyline from my property and almost never go there unless we want to go the the Performing Arts Center for a show. Other than a lot of great restaurants, Denver has no real appeal for me. I prefer mountains to cities. You'd be surprised how many people think Denver is in the mountains.

2000cs · 05-09-2021, 10:23 AM

Beaver creek is also nice.
I’ve stayed at the Broadmoor a couple of times and it just isn’t my kind of place (like the Amelia Island Ritz). Too stuffy (preppy is the word that really comes to mind, if still in use). I prefer something simpler, or more rustic even. But for a one-shot deal, ok.
There is a lot to see and do in Colorado, it is a beautiful state with a lot to offer (wide range of geology, topography too).

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TrevorM3 Banned 3325 Rep 8,083 Posts Drives: 6.3 AMG Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Visiting Colorado Looking for some advice on things to do, places to eat, etc in Colorado.. Not even sure where to stay. Would like to do some outdoorsy stuff, eat great food ofc.. need all the help i can get. One thing i'd like to do for sure is rafting. any recommendations would be great!
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ipso_facto Second Lieutenant 472 Rep 249 Posts Drives: F10 520d M Sport (Sports Auto) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK, East Midlands iTrader: (0)	My trip report from August 2017, for Boulder and Estes Park: https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1409658 If you have 5 minutes
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dreamingat30fps Colonel 5958 Rep 2,022 Posts Drives: Miata, Cayenne, Model 3, F350 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Florida & NC iTrader: (1)	We traveled up the east side of CO in 2019. From Pueblo up through Denver. Off the top of my head I recall enjoying the Colorado Springs area the best. Really liked going up Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods. Probably super touristy areas, but we are tourist so I enjoyed it. I don't recall much in Denver other than Rocky Mountain NP and the town near there Estes Park. Unfortunately didn't get to spend as much time as we would of like at the NP. We didn't do much in Pueblo... not sure there's much there but we did stay at a very nice state park I believe it was Lake Pueblo Park. Also we had a good time touring the Coors factory and the small town around it in Golden CO. Honestly though all of CO is pretty cool especially if you are use to FL. We could drive down any side road and find amazing vistas.
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dscabra First Lieutenant 5342 Rep 387 Posts Drives: GMC Denali Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0) Garage List 1965 Shelby Cobra ( ... [10.00] 2023 GMC Sierra 150 ... [9.00]	If it were later into the summer season, a drive up Mt. Evans is cool, both figuratively as well as literally. Estes Park, Breckenridge, or Vail are all great places to visit. Garden of The God's is pretty cool. The Royal Gorge further south or Georgetown Loop are some great train rides. If you want to see Denver, stick to the museums, Mint, stuff like that.
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TR930 Car Enthusiast 506 Rep 1,151 Posts Drives: 2016 F80 M3 TB/AB Join Date: May 2015 Location: Denver Area iTrader: (4)	The ski resorts in the summer are Amazing. So much outdoor fun and scenery. Camping in Glenwood Springs for white water rafting.
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chassis Colonel 8067 Rep 2,498 Posts Drives: 9Y0 Cayenne S Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Einbahnstraße iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 Porsche Cayenne S [7.69]	We haven’t had a bad meal in Colorado. You have to have the ability to discern a good restaurant. Use Yelp and read some menus on the street when you walk up. Look inside and see how busy it is, and look at the food. If it all looks good to you, it is good. We like hiking 14ers, general sightseeing and this year we will rent a Jeep. Beautiful state. We prefer staying in a condo with a kitchen, and we make 90% of our meals on vacation. It’s flexible and better. I like to cook, so if you don’t like to cook you need to eat at restaurants. Condos are plentiful and relatively well priced in the summer, because the max lodging capacity is based on ski season. This means there is more lodging supply than there is demand in the summer season, and deals are not too hard to find. Regarding location, any of the well known ski towns have activities 12 months a year. Along I-70 is easiest to/from Denver but if you venture farther north or south there are some great sights to be seen. If your schedule permits, visit when the Denver and Colorado Springs public schools are in session. Fewer crowds, more lodging availability and lower prices. Last edited by chassis; 04-26-2021 at 09:02 AM..
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TrevorM3 Banned 3325 Rep 8,083 Posts Drives: 6.3 AMG Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	ok guys, seems the group of folks i'm going with want to stay in downtown denver as this will be easiest access to food/transit etc.. we will then day trip out west. is downtown basically like NY? in regards to homeless etc? assuming yes
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Housekeeping Lieutenant 607 Rep 469 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Where in CO? I’d recommend Breckinridge, Boulder and Vail. Plenty to do in the foothills area. Denver is blah right now. I’m in PA but go to CO quarterly as my daughter goes to CU. Estes Park is nice too. Big foodie state, do your research and don’t forget to visit the many great breweries. Denver really is dumpy lately, I was there a few weeks back. Better and far cheaper to stay nearby in Broomfield. Last edited by Housekeeping; 05-08-2021 at 10:53 PM..
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chassis Colonel 8067 Rep 2,498 Posts Drives: 9Y0 Cayenne S Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Einbahnstraße iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 Porsche Cayenne S [7.69]	I wouldn’t compare Denver with Manhattan. Not comparable at all. The comparison ends at cars, streets and buildings. Strong recommend for Carelli’s in Boulder. Best Italian in the area imo.
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2000cs Captain 3905 Rep 1,003 Posts Drives: Potato Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	Beaver creek is also nice. I’ve stayed at the Broadmoor a couple of times and it just isn’t my kind of place (like the Amelia Island Ritz). Too stuffy (preppy is the word that really comes to mind, if still in use). I prefer something simpler, or more rustic even. But for a one-shot deal, ok. There is a lot to see and do in Colorado, it is a beautiful state with a lot to offer (wide range of geology, topography too).
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