4 things to do in Colorado

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Cave of the Winds Mountain Park. Photo Credit: Ferrata via Visit Colorado Springs
Cave of the Winds Mountain Park. Photo Credit: Ferrata via Visit Colorado Springs
After the snow melts each spring, a different kind of Colorado can be experienced, where adventures abound across the wildflower-dotted mountains, lush forests, flowing rivers and rock formations. Adventures throughout summer deliver an adrenaline rush of things to do in Colorado for all ages.

Things to do in Colorado in summer

Here are our top picks of things to do in Colorado for the ultimate summer adventure:

Explore the canyons

Ouray is known for its ice climbing in the winter, but from May to October the same rocks and waterfalls can be explored by canyoning.

Whitewater thrill 

This summer, Colorado will debut two Whitewater rafting parks – Eagle River Park, a new world-class Whitewater park geared up for hosting competitions and events, which wraps along the Eagle River, and Poudre River Whitewater Park, which will include a boulder-lined boat chute, rock features, holes for kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, tubing and shallow play along the shore. For the more daring, Colorado’s only nationally designated Wild and Scenic River, the Cache la Poudre, carves down Poudre Canyon through narrow sections flanked by alpine mountains and natural rock cliffs west of Fort Collins. The triumph of paddling over a rapid named Devil’s Staircase is second only to the views and the chance to spot bighorn sheep and deer along its rocky hills.

Scale the rocks 

The excitement of climbing vertical canyon walls with amazing views makes for the ultimate Colorado adventure, with two new Via Ferrata locations in Cave of the Winds Mountain Park and Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, both accessible from Colorado Springs. A two-hour guided rock-climbing adventure at Cave of the Winds Mountain Park, is open from 24 May – 2 September for thrill-seeking visitors – including inexperienced climbers – to scale limestone cliffs and mountains that are miles above the canyon floor. The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park will also debut a new Via Ferrata along the granite walls of the Royal Gorge for Summer 2019, with mountain guide accompanied climbs starting from halfway down into the gorge.

Take a bike ride in Telluride

Locals will argue there’s no better way to see Telluride in the summer months than by bike, with dramatic vertical terrain and old mining roads leading to rugged mountain scenery and historic sites. New for June 2019, Telluride Ski Resort – partnering with Gravity Logic – will debut a new bike park in June 2019. The bike park will showcase miles of gravity-fed flow trails, sweeping turns and arching bridges. The terrain will include new freestyle trails and enhancements to the existing technical and cross-country trails.

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