Activities

Summer Acvitities

GOLF

Pole Creek Golf Club
Twenty-seven holes of nationally-ranked golf with Continental Divide serving as a backdrop. Multiple tees on each hole assure a challenge for all abilities. If you can play the championship tees, you will find 7,107 demanding yards. Pole Creek offers three less difficult sets of tees, so you can choose the test that suits you best.
970-726-8847

Grand Elk Golf Club
    Designed by PGA great Craig Stadler and premier course architect Tripp Davis, this is a par 71 masterwork playing 7,206 yards from the back tees. Echoing the attributes of traditional Heathland courses in the British Isles, the course features gently rolling fairways and strategically-placed hazards. With four sets of tees, the variations provide a test for the low handicapper or a fun round for the recreational player.
Amenities at Grand Elk include 18 championship holes, on-site catering, PGA professional staff, full-service tournament hosting, practice facility and rental clubs.
970-887-9122

Grand Lake Golf Course
    Known as the “Crown Jewel of Mountain Courses,” this 18-hole championship golf course is carved out of the woods at an altitude of 8,420 feet at the base of the Never Summer Mountain Range.
Challenging fairways are bordered by tall lodge pole pines which surround the well-tended, subtle greens. Driving range and free putting green available. Golf pros available for lessons. Facilities include a well-stocked pro shop, complete with clubs, balls and a large selection of clothing and accessories.
970-627-8008

Headwaters Golf Course
    This course preserves a secluded, natural feel with dramatic vistas and unique challenges through wetlands and native grasses next to the meandering Fraser River. Designer Michael Asmudson crafted the course from a Colorado ranch setting that evokes the kind of Western charm that is a trademark of Grand County.
Club facilities include driving range, putting greens, practice bunkers, golf shop, grille & beverage cart, club & cart rentals and lessons.
970-887-2709

MOUNTAIN BIKING
    Grand County has some of the best mountain biking in Colorado. Winter Park and the Fraser Valley boasts over 600 miles of marked, mapped and user-friendly trails, contributing to its apropos nickname “Mountain Bike Capital, USA.” From high mountain peaks to beautiful river valleys, single tracks to back-country roads, there are opportunities for all ages and skill levels.
Winter Park Resort has its own trail system and one of its most popular activities is top-to-bottom mountain biking for intermediate to advanced riders. Cyclists and their trusty set of wheels are whisked to the summit of Winter Park Mountain via the Zephyr Express chairlift. From there, riders can access the resort’s 50-mile network of interconnected trails.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514
Winter Park Chamber| 970-726-4118

Mini Golf
Putter around the base of the slopes on the 18-hole Mountainside Mini Golf course. This original course depicts some of the features and folklore of Winter Park and the Fraser Valley’s history.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Rock ‘n’ Roll Gyro
For a truly unique experience, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Gyro is a human-sized sphere that allows riders to climb inside and move themselves upside down and all around to create a sensation similar to weightlessness.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Alpine Slide
Speed demons of all ages are drawn to Colorado’s longest Alpine Slide conveniently located at Winter Park Resort. Riders climb into a sturdy plastic sled equipped with runners and hand-held brakes before launching their way down 3,030 feet of dips and turns. The parallel tracks (one for slower riders), are accessed from the Arrow chairlift.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Leaps and Bounds Bungee
Four trampolines and special harnesses attached to a central pole are all that is needed for jumpers to start flying high and performing a few acrobatics on the Leaps & Bounds Bungee.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Climbing Walls
Slip on a harness and check out the Climbing Walls (one indoors, one outdoors) at Winter Park Resort. The outdoor climbing wall provides a gentle introduction to rock climbing. The indoor wall offers more vertical and more challenge with several distinct routes featuring varying types of hand and footholds and multi-tiered overhangs.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Zip Line
The Zip Line allows riders to “swoosh” 100 feet across West Portal Station while harnessed to a steel cable.
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Giant Human Maze
The giant human maze at Winter Park Resort base area is one of the most popular attractions in the area and a real brain teaser for the directionally challenged of all ages. Participants must find four checkpoints in the labyrinth of twists, turns and dead ends before exiting and posting their times. Players compete against the clock (for prizes), and each other (for bragging rights).
Maze Ventures | 970-726-0214
Winter Park Resort | 970-726-5514

Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort
Devil's Thumb Ranch is a full-service resort located only 10 minutes from the town of Winter Park. The ranch encompasses approximately 3,700 acres at the foot of the Continental Divide in the beautiful Ranch Creek Valley, where the views are awesome. You can enjoy horseback riding, fly-fishing, hiking and bird/nature walks on-site as well as guided river rafting trips that leave from the Ranch. | 970-726-5632

River Rafting
    Several local rafting companies offer full- and half-day raft trips on the majestic Colorado River. Float through scenic canyons, take a dip in a riverside hot spring and check out historic cabins along the way. Don’t forget to leap off “Jump Rock,” a 25-foot cliff that drops you into the river while your raft buddies cheer you on. Kayak instruction and ducky (two-person inflatable kayak) trips are also available.
MAD Adventures | 970-726-5290

Rodeo
    The weekly High Country Stampede Rodeo, held at the John Work Arena near Fraser, showcases the best local amateur and professional contestants every Saturday night during July and August.
For an authentic small-town rodeo, check out the weekly action at Granby’s Flying Heels Arena on Saturday evenings during June and July. The rodeo season’s finale is the annual Middle Park County Fair Rodeo held each September in Kremmling.
Winter Park Chamber | 970-726-4118
Granby Chamber | 970-887-2311
Kremmling Chamber | 970-724-3472

Boating
Cast your sails, Rocky Mountain-style. People don’t think of sailing as a Rocky Mountain sport, but several companies in the Tri-Lakes area offer boating adventures on these magnificent lakes surrounded by towering peaks. Choose sailing lessons, private charters or dinner charters. For a truly religious experience, you can also attend church on a boat in the middle of the lake.
SolVista Marina | 970-627-8158

Rocky Mountain National Park
    Undoubtedly one of the most famous national parks in the country, Rocky Mountain National Park is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of the massive grandeur of the Rocky Mountains and its native wildlife population. The park represents 415 square miles full of natural, pre-historic and Native American history.
The mountain peaks, ranging as high as 14,000 feet above sea level, are home to an abundant variety of wildlife including the majestic big horn sheep, elk, mule deer, moose, coyotes and a great variety of smaller animals. Human friends of the park can enter through the western gateway in Grand Lake. Kawuneeche Visitors Center at the west entrance has camping information and hiking and biking maps.
Kawuneeche Visitors Center | 970-627-3471)

Fishing
    Fly fishermen who come to Grand County to fish the trophy waters of the upper Colorado River say there’s nothing better than casting a fly in the early morning while bald eagles watch from their perches overhead. The Colorado Wildlife Commission has designated 20 miles of the upper Colorado as Gold Medal trout waters. This stretch of river — between the Fraser River and the confluence of Troublesome Creek near Kremmling — offers some of the finest brown and rainbow fishing in the West.
The fishing is equally good in the Tri-Lakes (Shadow Mountain Reservoir, Grand Lake, Lake Granby) and on higher alpine waters such as Dead Dog Lake on Rollins Pass and St. Louis Lake in the Arapaho National Forest.

Live Theatre
The Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in downtown Grand Lake is a must-do for anyone in the area. The live shows for this summer include “Singin’ in the Rain,” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamCoat,” and “Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America” plus youth and teen workshops.
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre | 970-627-3421

Hot Mineral Baths
The hot mineral springs at Hot Sulphur Springs were known as “Big Medicine” by Ute and Arapahoe hunting parties. Today, the Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa boasts twenty mineral indoor and outdoor hot pools and private baths as well as a swimming pool in the summer. Standard day spa services include massages, facials and body wraps, along with lodging and a conference center.
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort | 970-725-3306

Hiking
    For those looking for a true “back-to-nature” experience, there is nothing more authentic than exploring Grand County’s stunning wilderness than the solitude of an old-fashioned hike.
Whether you are up for a challenging overnight trek into backcountry wilderness areas or for a simple, leisurely stroll through a blooming, flower-filled valley, you'll find what you are looking for on any of the hundreds of miles of trails available to hikers in Grand County.
Also many of Rocky Mountain National Park's 355 miles of hiking trails start in Grand County and include everything from easy strolls to day hikes to more rigorous multi-day backcountry treks. You’re likely to see moose, beavers, pika, bighorn sheep, eagles and great herds of elk.
Winter Park Chamber | 970-726-4118
Granby Chamber | 970-887-2311
Kremmling Chamber | 970-724-3472
Grand Lake Chamber | 970-627-3402
Kawuneechee Visitors Center | 970-627-3471)
Arapaho National Forest | 970-887-4100

HISTORY

Grand County Museum
The Pioneer Village at the Grand County Museum in Hot Sulphur Springs takes visitors through early Grand County as it appeared in the late 19th and early 20th century. 970-725-3939

Stage Stop Museum at Cozens Ranch
Located in Fraser, it recreates the experiences of early travelers along the stagecoach routes of the American West. 970-726-5488

Kauffman House
Built on Grand Lake in 1892, this museum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its log architecture and because its first owner typified the pioneers of the era. 970-627-9644

Fraser Walk Through History Park
History really comes to life at this unique outdoor sculpture park at the visitor center in downtown Fraser. Larger than life statues of early-day notables — ranging from Doc Susie, a dedicated physician, to Jim Bridges, the famous mountain man — tell the story of the pioneer life. 970-726-8312