The Front Range Travel Region in Colorado includes the counties of Larimer, Weld, Boulder, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Douglas, Adams, Gilpin and Arapahoe. Highlights of the region include the cities of Denver and Boulder.
Rocky Mountain National Park encompasses an area of the Rocky Mountains, along the Continental Divide. In the high regions of the park are icefields, meadows, lakes, and streams.
El Dorado Canyon State Park has rock formations that tower above the canyon floor making it an ideal location for rock climbing. Over 500 different routes are available to climbers.
Whether it's hiking amidst the towering sandstone cliffs, picnicking along scenic South Boulder Creek or climbing Eldo's sheer golden walls, Eldorado Canyon has something for everyone.
Address: El Dorado Canyon State Park, 9 Kneal Road, Box B, Eldorado Springs, CO 80025-0010, United States
Phone: 1 (303) 494-3943, Fax: 1 (303) 499-2729
Hours:
Sunrise-Sunset
Tips: The Visitor Center is open from 9am to 5 pm daily.
Reduced admission during winter.
Located in the northeastern corner of Boulder County, Longmont was founded in 1871. Offering a spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains, Longmont is an ideal destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
Address: Longmont Chamber of Commerce, 528 Main Street, Longmont, CO 80501-5587, United States
Phone: 1 (303) 776-5295, Fax: 1 (303) 776-5657
The Longmont Museum was founded in 1936 and opened in the carriage house at Callahan House in 1940. The new museum is located just east of Main Street in south Longmont. Artifacts from the history of the city, including to local hero Vance Brand, a NASA astronaut are on display.
Address: Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, CO 80501-5524, United States
Phone: 1 (303) 651-8374, Fax: 1 (303) 651-0483
The town of Lyons is named for Edward S. Lyon, who founded it in 1880. The historic community has 15 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including an old stone church and schoolhouse.
The Lyons Redstone Museum is housed in the town's old schoolhouse, which was built in 1881. Exhibits include artifacts from the history of the town and surrounding area.
Address: Lyons Redstone Museum, 338 High Street, Box 9, Lyons, CO 80540-0009, United States
Phone: 1 (303) 823-6692, Fax: 1 (303) 823-6692
Hours:
June 1 to September 30: 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun:12:30pm-4:30pm
Nederland is a town in western Boulder County surrounded by the Roosevelt National Forest. The town was incorporated in 1874 and was built upon mining, primarily gold, silver, and tungsten. Nederland offers many recreational opportunities.
Fort Vasquez is a reconstructed fur trading post built around 1835. The founders Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette employed many of their mountain-man friends.
Hours:
May 25 to September 3: 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun:1pm-4:30pm
September 4 to May 24: 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun:1pm-4:30pm; Closed: Mon, Tue
Round Rocky Mountain National Park are great expanses of forest, now a popular recreation area for the people of Denver well equipped to cater for vacationists with scenic highways, cableways, ski-lifts and skiing pistes.
Roosevelt National Forest is named after Theodore Roosevelt, who created the National Forest System.
A bighorn sheep between Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest.
Address: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8119, United States
Phone: 1 (970) 295-6600, Fax: 1 (970) 498-1086
Superior is an old coal mining town in Boulder County, north of Denver. The first mines were established in the late 1800's, and the town itself was founded in 1896. Most of the population moved away when the mines closed in the 1950's.
Address: Superior Town Hall, 124 East Coal Creek Drive, Louisville, CO 80027-9626, United States
Phone: 1 (303) 499-3675, Fax: 1 (303) 499-3677
Located between Denver and Fort Collins off Interstate 25 is Vrain State Park. This park is an ideal destination for camping, fishing and bird watching.
Weld County is one of nine counties in Colorado's Front Range travel region.
Address: Greeley / Weld County Chamber of Commerce, Union Pacific Railroad Depot 902 7th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631-4106, United States
Phone: 1 (970) 352-3566, Fax: 1 (970) 352-3572
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