Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Sports

Year round opportunities for top outdoor recreation are nearly endless in Colorado, thanks in part to a diverse landscape. Both winter and summer recreation are top notch! Relax from all the outdoor sports with a few tourist attractions. Read our activities blog.

Summer Outdoor Recreation in Colorado

Colorado’s rich natural amenities include everything from mountains and lakes, to plains and forests. And it all can be found within a few hours drive of pretty much anywhere. This opens up a vast playground for year round recreation in Colorado.

Biking	Camping	Fishing
Golfing	Hiking	Horseback Riding
Hot Springs	Hunting	4×4 OHV
Paintball	River Tubing	Rock Climbing
Skydiving	Whitewater Rafting	Zip Lines

Winter Outdoor Recreation in Colorado

When it comes to playing in the soft, white, not as wet as you’d expect, Rocky Mountain snow, you’ll love Colorado as a destination. World class skiing attracts tourists from all over. They stay for the myriad of other winter adventure. Explore all things to do in Colorado.

CC Skiing	Dog Sledding	Ice Climbing
Ice Fishing	Ice Skating	Ski Areas
Snow Tubing	Snowmobiling	Snowshoeing

Guide to Outdoor Recreational Sports in Colorado

Colorado is an outdoorsman’s paradise, rich with camping, fishing and hiking and skiing. Most recreational activities available are all outdoor, although a few indoor options exist, like ice skating or skydiving.

Here are among the best Colorado outdoor recreation:

Colorado’s Top Bike Trails and Parks

Bike trails and parks can be found nearly anywhere.

401 Trail Crested Butte

Lunch Loop Grand Junction

Trestle Winter Park

Colorado’s Top Camping Sites

Spending a night in the great outdoors is always a relaxing time.

Arapaho N.F. near Golden

Bear Creek Lake Lakewood

Curecanti near Gunnison

Colorado’s Top Cross Country Ski Areas

Take a few laps around your local Nordic center.

Gold Run Nordic Breckenridge

Howelsen Hill Nordic Steamboat Springs

Keystone Nordic Keystone

Colorado’s Top Dog Sled Tours

Drive your own set of sled dogs in the Rockies.

Grizzle T Steamboat Springs

Monarch Dog Sled Rides Salida

Pagosa Dogsled Pagosa Springs

Colorado’s Top Fishing and Fly-Fishing

Thanks to great snowfall, Colorado is flowing with lakes and streams.

Arapaho Rec Area near Granby

Evergreen Lake Evergreen Lake

Sloan’s Lake Denver

Colorado’s Top Golf Courses

Some of the best golf courses in the nation can be found in Colorado.

Arrowhead Morrison

Evergreen Denver

Wellshire Denver

Colorado’s Top Hiking Trails

Scenic and varied hiking trails are always close by.

Colorado Trail Denver-Durango

Continental Divide Trail north-to-south central

Rocky Mountain Arsenal Denver

Colorado’s Top Hot Springs

Reap the relaxation and therapeutic benefits of a local hot springs.

Mount Princeton Nathrop

Strawberry Park Steamboat Springs

SunWater Spa Manitou Springs

Colorado’s Top Ice Climbing Parks and Lessons

Strap in and take an ice climbing lesson.

Apex Mountain School Avon

Lake City Ice Park Lake City

Ouray Ice Park Ouray

Colorado’s Top Ice Skating Rinks

Many alpine lakes provide an unpararelled ice skating experience.

Evergreen Lake Evergreen

Keystone Lake Keystone

Howelsen Park Arena Steamboat Springs

Colorado’s Top 4×4 OHV Rentals and Tours

Find ATV, Jeep and OHV tours, rentals and trails located around the state.

BV Jeeps Buena Vista

Estes Park ATV Estes Park

Lake City Auto Lake City

Colorado’s Top Paintball Fields

Get your adrenaline going with a game of paintball.

American Paintball Denver

Blitz Paintball Dacono

Full Blast Durango

Colorado’s Top River Tubing, Kayaking and SUP

Tubing is a good way to beat the heat from June to September.

Boulder Creek Boulder

Clear Creek Golden

Yampa River Steamboat Springs

Colorado’s Top Rock Climbing and Indoor Climbing Gyms

Find experienced rock climbing guides around the state.

Boulder Rock Club Boulder

CO Alpine Desert Grand Junction

Movement Denver

Colorado’s Top Ski Resorts and Snowcat Backcountry Skiing

Maybe what Colorado is known for best is it’s world class ski resorts.

Breckenridge

Ski Cooper Chicago Ridge Leadville

Steamboat

Colorado’s Top Skydiving

Maybe the ultimate in adrenaline is skydiving.

iFLY Indoor Lone Tree

Mile-Hi Skydiving Longmont

Skydive Colorado Canon City

Colorado’s Top Snow Tubing Hills

Available throughout the Rockies, tubing hills are fun for all ages.

Fraser Hill Fraser

Frisco Adv Park Frisco

Keystone Adv Point Keystone

Colorado’s Top Snowmobile Rentals

Snowmobile rentals, tours and public trails are easy to find in Colorado.

Grand Adventures Winter Park

Ice Pirates Silverton

White Mountain Leadville

Colorado’s Top Whitewater Rafting

Rivers in Colorado race with snow fueled whitewater rapids.

Arkansas River BV, Salida, Canon City

Clear Creek Idaho Springs

Colorado River Glenwood Spgs, Kremmling