Colorado Vacations
Vacation Planning Guide for Visiting Colorado with the Kids
Vacation Planning Guide for Visiting Colorado with the Kids
Colorado's Best Scenic Spots for Traveling Families
Colorado's Most Scenic Spots
Our list of the prettiest places in Colorado for families to visit:
1. Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods
2. The Million Dollar Highway
3. The Maroon Bells
4. Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
5. View from the deck of the Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde
Our list of the prettiest places in Colorado for families to visit:
1. Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods
2. The Million Dollar Highway
3. The Maroon Bells
4. Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
5. View from the deck of the Far View Lodge in Mesa Verde
Did You Know? Two famous Colorado mountains were named for early explorers to the area. However, Stephen Long never climbed Long's Peak, and Zebulon Pike never climbed Pikes Peak! |
Photo: Lupine are among the many wildflowers that bloom in Colorado.
Photo: Boys enjoy the view near the ghost town of Sneffles, Colorado,
just off the Million Dollar Highway.
Colorado is a gorgeous place, and it’s hard to pick the most scenic spots. Plus, some of the most rugged places may not be practical to visit with kids.
Here is our very subjective list of knock-your-socks-off pretty places that are accessible to munchkins as well as their parents.
Pike’s Peak from the Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs is one of the prettiest cities in Colorado for this reason: it lies at the foot of Pikes Peak. The Garden of the Gods, a park with striking orange rock features, creates a foreground for mountain views that make a photographer’s head spin.
Million Dollar Highway – Colorado’s Rocky Mountains can be divided up into several sub-ranges. The San Juan Range, in the southwestern part of the state, is about as pretty as a group of mountains get. Winding through this colorful high country is the Million Dollar Highway, named for the riches in gold and silver mined there.
Maroon Bells - Named for their shape and the distinctive color of their rock, these two 14,000-foot peaks lie at the head of the Maroon Valley. Maroon Lake, acts as a reflecting pool at their feet. Quite possibly, these are the most photographed mountains in Colorado, and for good reason.
Bear Lake – Backed by rugged mountains on the Continental Divide, Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park has an easy hiking trail around it. Photo opportunities of the kids playing in nature abound.
Far View Lodge – Built on a high point in the already elevated Mesa Verde National Park, the Far View Lodge lives up to its name. Each room has a private balcony and a large picture window. Vistas stretch into the next state, and at sunset the changing shadow patterns in the canyons enchant adults while the kids watch for deer and wild horses browsing in the landscape, below.