COME TO LIFE / Steamboat Springs, Walden/North Park HOT SPRINGS, MOOSE & WESTERN LIVIN’ With vast ranches, aspen-draped mountains and oxbow rivers, the Steamboat Springs and the Walden/North Park area make for a serene escape, but there’s also plenty of adventure. COLORADO THE GREAT WEST 1 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: FISH CREEK FALLS, KENNAN HARVEY; YAMPA RIVER BOTANIC PARK, FLICKR/S MILFORD; OLD TOWN HOT SPRINGS, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CHAMBER; STAGECOACH STATE PARK, COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE/DUSTIN DOSKOCIL. Be sure to visit COLORADO.com/ ColoRoadTrips for even more itineraries! 2 DAYS 1 & 2 Start your trip at one of Steam-boat Springs ’ two thermal-water attractions — Old Town Hot Springs (2) or Strawberry Park Hot Springs . Located off Lincoln Avenue, Old Town Hot Springs boasts a waterslide, soaking pools and lap lanes, while Strawberry Park offers a more rustic and secluded (but no less indulgent) experience. Follow your soak with a gondola ride to the top of Mount Werner for brunch or lunch with a splendid view or head to Steamboat Zipline Adventures on Rabbit Ears Pass, where views of Lake Catamount, the Flat Tops Wilderness and Yampa Valley fight for your attention. Nearby, Stagecoach State Park ’s (1) reservoir tempts water bugs with boating, jet-skiing and hard-fighting rainbow trout. As you drive through the region, look for interpretive signs that share the rich legacy and cultural heritage of the area (go to nwcoloradoheritagetravel.org for maps and more information). 4 Kids could spend days explor-ing the ropes course, climbing wall and bungee trampoline at Steamboat Resort ’s Land Up Ac-tivities . Other options include the more than 50 gardens at Yampa River Botanic Park (3) and the Tread of Pioneers Museum to explore the ways of the Native Americans, early settlers, miners, ranchers, skiers, outlaws and law-men in this once-Wild West town. Anglers will delight in the Yampa River ’s Gold Medal fishing waters — in particular, the stretch below Stagecoach Reservoir @S Milford 3 QUICK TIP 134 / In the fall , the temps are cooler, the leaves are changing, fall events abound and a soak in the hot springs or a round of golf are the perfect way to send out warm weather. 1-800-COLORADO
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