Rocky Mountains Travel Guide

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Rocky Mountain National Park © Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado's beautiful landscape, and its lifestyle, is dominated by mountains, and much of northwest Colorado is covered by the world-renowned Rocky Mountains that are famous for their scenery, as well as for their skiing, snowboarding and hiking opportunities. The Rocky Mountains feature many popular ski resorts like Vail, Aspen and Breckenridge where winter and summer activities abound. The magnificent scenery of Pikes Peak Country and Garden of the Gods can be explored from Colorado Springs, while the alpine meadows and rugged cliffs around the peaks known as Maroon Bells near Aspen is one of the most photographed spots in Colorado. One of the state's most popular attractions is the spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park with its alpine lakes, snow encrusted peaks, meadows and waterfalls that are the some of the most recognisable images of Colorado's natural beauty.

Resorts

See our separate guides to the following Rocky Mountains holiday resorts: Copper Mountain, Steamboat, Winter Park, Keystone, Beaver Creek, Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, Telluride and Crested Butte

Attractions

Skiing in Keystone © William A. Franklin

Ski resorts

Boasting some of the world's top ski resorts, such as Vail and Aspen to name a couple, the main attraction of the Rocky Mountains has to be its plethora of ski resorts. Travellers looking for the ultimate winter ski holiday are spoilt for... see full details

Excursions

Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs is a growing city that was originally developed as a vacation destination in 1871 as part of the 'health centre' boom of Colorado, being blessed with the nearby mineral waters of Manitou Springs, its high mountain ranges and fresh mountain air. Today... see full details

Rocky Mountain National Park

The most popular attraction in Colorado is the spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park, with its snow-covered peaks, flower-flecked meadows, alpine lakes, thundering waterfalls and wildlife. These images of beauty have graced countless calendars and coffee-table books and are instantly recognisable as Colorado. Because of... see full details

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