We stopped here on our way back to Denver from Steamboat. Traffic on I70 was bad (as usual) so we…read morewere hoping to wait it out at the park. The park has a large playground for children, tennis/pickleball courts, basketball courts, a skatepark, picnic shelters, a large field, and bathrooms. It was a great place to stop to eat lunch and wait out traffic.

Hideaway Park is the perfect place to dine on a picnic lunch while letting the little ones stretch…read moretheir legs and conquer a kingdom. I visited the playground as a pit stop between Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver, a spot where my child could scramble around on the bouncy, resilient rubber matting instead of being confined to a carseat. We found the park by accident, driving straight up through downtown Winter Park. Situated right in the heart of the shopping district, Hideaway is hidden from whom exactly? Bears in the woods? Posh skiiers in their $500,000 condos? It certainly isn't from the road, set back slightly from the crosswalk and sinking back deep. The play equipment is in great shape and nicely durable, not the sort of ancient metal slide that scalds little thighs and calves or the monkey bar prisons parents dread because we have no way to extricate our children without being accused of violating the Geneva Convention. Of course, we're violating it allowing our little one to be the prisoner of Metallialand. Plentiful benches and perches give adults a spot to watch the entertainment, and impromptu lunch from one of the many cafes nearby are very easily done. I enjoyed this little spot while we were here. It was tidy and open, though I did have to chase down my little one a few times to keep him from playing in traffic. Barring that hazard, it's a great spot the locals clearly get to enjoy.

I just did the short trail from the trailhead to the lake. It took maybe 20 to 30 minutes with snow…read moreboots. When I visited in February 2026, some places were icy and slippery. It was still covered in snow. The lake was iced over. The glacier looked beautiful. We talked to a family whose young son hiked up the top and then snowboarded down by himself! We parked in the small lot just across the trailhead. It was $20 and you pay by scanning the QR code. There was one porta potty there. There were other lots that were charging $10 but farther from the trailhead.

Long on views and uniqueness short in hike!…read more This is a local favorite. A place that is easily accessed, has a year round snow field and is just plain fun. Lake front. Fishing. Glisading. Skiing. Boarding. Hiking. Views and blue sky are all in abundance at St Mary's Glacier. It's great fun to tromp through the snow in summer time. Watch crazy boarders sail down the small ice field living their best lives in shorts and tank tops. Adventure above the snow field and find above treeline terrain and majestic views and a hike to the top of James Peak. Parking is a bitch. Weekends are crowded and it's always busy but worth the time. Definitely a fun place to bring folks from out of town!

We have visited Winter Park for decades, both summer and winter, though mostly winter. We've skied…read morethe runs at Winter Park and Mary Jane, stayed in numerous motels in town when XC skiing further north at Devils Thumb and Snow Mountain Ranch and eaten more meals in town than I can count. And almost always had a good time. We have even sat out closures of Berthoud Pass here. My very least favorite activity ever. In the summer I have spent part of a day driving up here alone to pick up family members and their bicycles arriving on their bicycles via Moffat Pass from Rollinsville having taken off beyond Nederland. Many of the lodging and restaurant choices have changed over the years but places like Fontenot's have stayed in town but are now in their third location. A nice place to eat almost any time of day. A town, not too big, not too small, just right.

My favorite hidden gem in Georgetown!…read more Every time I have been here there hasn't been another soul in sight. It's a beautiful and peaceful getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. It's a place where you can be surrounded by trees and nature. There's a beautiful pond where you can enjoy the serene quietness and whispers of the trees. There's also the lovely Clear Creek River which you can dip your feet into. This space is gorgeous if you want to see the changing autumn leaves and capture some great photos. Overall, I'm excited to share this place with my yelp community and hope that you enjoy it as I have and will continue to.

This place is terrible!!! Don't come here..I want it all to myself! It really is a tranquil spot…read morewith beauty.

I loved this 4 mile round-trip hike. It was absolutely amazing and wonderful to enjoy my kids. We…read morespent an entire hour at the very top of the lake. I believe you can walk around the whole lake, but it got a little bit woody so we turned around halfway through and went back the same way we came in at the beginning you can make a left or right I suggest making a left as there's more openings that appears to look in the lake and play in the water and dirt. This is hands-down the best hike I've ever been on with multiple waterfall in a stream in many parts of the hike. My biggest focus is looking for streams and waterfalls.

The Hessie Trailhead leads to many great hikes. Hikes of all difficulty…read more Parking is a bitch and you now have to ( unless you get there at some ungodly hour) park at the high school and take a school bus to the trailhead. Fun Hike is Lost Lake ( snowshoeing or hiking in the summer). Magical place.

Don't waste your money here. Go to the historic hill instead…read more First off, the portable toilets are absolutely disgusting and don't look like they've been serviced in weeks. That was my first impression of the place and will prevent me from ever coming back. One staff member was nice but the other one was constantly disparaging the original hill next door. Plus there is a future development poster inside. We need more mom and pop, not more corporate culture and certainly less development in Colorado. They don't sell actual food, just snacks. They have a rack of equipment. Helmets are mandatory for minors. There is a line to go up now and it's fairly long which means less sliding. The only thing this place has is snowmaking and it's been a dry winter.

Clean up your property! There's trash all over this place, it's disgusting. The line to get in was…read moreover an hour long.

Berthoud Pass is a great rest/pit stop if you are going skiing during the winter or backpacking in…read morethe summer. It is also a great trailhead to several wonderful hikes that are dog friendly. My fav is up to Mt Flora peak ( btw you can go on and on as they trail is very long..just saying). Mt Flora is roughly an easy 7 mile back and forth hike with roughly 1800 feet of ascent. You will reach 13,100 of elevation which is great if you are prepping for high altitude backpacking concurrently. Okay bathrooms and good parking.

Challenge accepted! AllTrails gives this a 4.5-star moderate difficulty rating which felt accurate…read more My partner (way more in-shape than I am) took me here to trek the 1.5k+ foot vertical ascension up this 6+ mile trail. We started in the late afternoon when there was light outside, and we were able to enjoy the beautiful fall sunset coming back down. There were hardly any other people when we went, especially at the "top" where there were some manmade power buildings or whatever they're called. Gorgeous look over what was probably much more water back then. Safe and easy to find our way to the parking lot, then up and down the trail. Would do this again and bring my huskies next time!

Great recreational center. Good for families. Multiple activities available…read more I came here on a trip and I needed to go to the gym. They have a lot of great facilities, weight room, cardio available just lots of stuff. They have this cool, gymnastics area. It's really fun to watch. The cool thing about it is there's a water park available and a swimming pool. The hot tub is really big. They had the cutest little recreational river. It's really small, but it's really relaxing. I saw they had a rock climbing wall as well, and it went pretty high. Amenities are pretty good. Locker room could be a bit cleaner, but it was cool that it was available and they had two different size lockers available as well. Bathrooms were pretty clean. Recommend if you're in the area and you need a gym. Or a fun time with the kids.

Best facility ever. it has the friendliest staff and is clean as a whistle. As a lap swimmer and…read morerunner I use the rec center every day. the pool area has a an excellent lap pool with a jaquezzi,steam room and sauna. The workout room is clean and modern with an indoor track. I have belonged to many different health clubs but the winter park rec center is an example of a well run facility. Claude Diamond J.D.

Josh Frank was my guide last weekend, it was the best fly fishing trip I've had in Colorado. He's…read moreextremely knowledgeable about local habitat, fishery, and fishing techniques. His expertise and ability to teach new techniques quickly allowed me to have an incredible day of fishing, by the end of the trip I was able to start identifying spots that would hold fish. I fully plan on booking with winter park flyfisher and will specifically ask for Josh when my brother and dad can make it out to visit. I think the pictures will speak for themselves.

We did a half day walk and wade trip with Josh out of Winter Park Flyfisher on the Colorado River…read more He is patient and highly knowledgeable as it was my wife's first time ever trying fly fishing. Stopped in the shop and got my wife some rental waders and boots for the trip and the staff were very helpful. Great looking shop! Caught some beautiful CO browns and a 20" rainbow. Had a blast!