12 WAYS TO LOVE A COLORADO SUMMER Our warm days and cool summer nights will lure you outside where natural beauty stirs a thirst to get out and enjoy every moment. Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray HIKING Let your legs move you through Colorado’s hidden gems, protected wilderness areas, red rocks and high-desert landscapes. A Few Favourite Spots: Any Colorado State Park or National Park or Monument Wildflowers: Yankee Boy Basin near Ouray, Shrine Pass near Vail, Lake Isabel near Col-orado City Waterfalls: Bridal Veil Falls in Telluride, Helen Hunt Falls in Colo-rado Springs, Fish Creek Falls in Steamboat Springs, Zapata Falls near Alamosa Ancient Sites: Canyon Pintado near Rangely, Picketwire Canyon near La Junta, Ute Petroglyph Trail near Palisade Wildlife: Mount Evans Wilderness Area near Idaho Springs, Left Hand Trail in Boulder, Comanche National Grassland near Springfield More: COLORADO.com/Hiking CAMPING Colorado makes it easy to get lost (intentionally, of course) in its voluptuous sand dunes, craggy peaks and dense forests. Grab a backpack, a tent, supplies and your favourite people and set up camp in one of Colorado’s 41 State Parks, 40-plus Wilderness Areas, 22 million acres of Nation-al Forests and expansive public lands. A Few Favourite Sites With: No amenities (backcountry): West Fork Campground in the Weminuche Wilder-ness near Pagosa Springs, Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness near Meeker, Ansel Watrous Campground in Roosevelt National Forest west of Fort Collins Lakeside sites: Elk Creek Camp-ground in Grand Lake, Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Wupperman RV Campground near Lake City Epic views: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Silver Bar Campground near Aspen, Mueller State Park in Divide More: COLORADO.com/ Camping CANYONING Traipse through waterfalls and ponds, scramble over boulders shaped over eons and gaze up at water-shaped crevices in the earth. Outfitters who can hook you up with the appropriate gear and lead you to routes you’ll never forget. Ouray is Col-orado’s ground zero for this sport, with many spots to explore on half-and full-day tours, including Angel Creek, Oak Creek, Portland Creek and more with Canyoning Colorado, San Juan Mountain Guides or Peak Mountain Guides. URBAN EXPLORATIONS Open-air shopping districts, amusement parks, professional sporting events, art walks, scavenger hunts, Segway tours, in-town bike paths, climbing walls, whitewater parks, sculpture gardens, music festivals and outdoor concert series, food and wine events, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve Keystone Resort JASON J. HATFIELD; C2 PHOTOGRAPHY; VAIL RESORTS/JACK AFFLECK. and much more make our cities buzz with activity each summer. Check out these larger Colorado cities to find full calendars: Denver Colorado Springs Grand Junction Fort Collins Boulder Loveland Longmont Greeley Aurora Lakewood Pueblo More: COLORADO.com/Urban GOLF Golf flourishes in Colorado’s varied terrain, where each contour becomes an opportunity for inspiring course design. Traditional courses are plentiful, but tucked away in canyons and moun-tainsides lay true creative gems, where innovation melds with one-of-a-kind scenery to push each ball farther into the high, thin altitudes. A Few Favourite Places: Ironbridge Golf Course in Glenwood Springs Keystone Resort Vail Golf Club Tellu-ride Golf Club Red Sky Ranch in Edwards The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs Northeastern 18 in Sterling Highland Hills Golf Course in Greeley Redlands Mesa in Grand Junction Mt. Massive Golf Course in Leadville Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock Denver Country Club More: COLORADO.com/Golf CERTIFIED COLORADO CREATIVE DISTRICTS Twenty-one Colorado communities large and small brim with galleries, artists in residence and special arts happenings that really shine in the warmer months: Den-ver’s Art District on Santa Fe, River North District, Westwood/BuCu, Golden Triangle and 40 West Arts District Corazón de Trinidad North Fork Val-ley (the towns of Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford) Pueblo Ridgway Salida Greeley Downtown Colorado Springs Downtown Longmont Breckenridge Carbondale Fort Collins Mancos Manitou Springs Steamboat Springs More: COLORADO.com/ CreativeDistricts COLORADO.COM / 23
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