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Thick forests and the good old Colorado work-hard, play-harder attitude define mountainous Grand County, home to Winter Park, Grand Lake, Granby, Kremmling and Hot Sulphur Springs. World-renowned hot springs, working guest ranches and Rocky Mountain National Park are just the tip of the winter iceberg.

Grand County in the Winter

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Get out in front of backcountry danger this winter, and keep safety top of mind! Seek education and training prior to heading out, or utilize a professional guide or a seasoned mentor to explore Colorado's backcountry. <a href="https://www.colorado.com/WinterBackcountrySafety">Find more ways to get informed and stay safe in Colorado</a>.

Backcountry Safety

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There are special places and unique vistas around nearly every Colorado corner. You can help ensure these places exist for generations to come by staying on roads and trails, keeping speeds in check, leaving campsites and picnic spots just as you found them, and following instructional signs while you’re out and about in our state.

Travel Like a Local

Just north of Grand Lake, the Kawuneeche Visitor Center welcomes visitors to the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. Find information and maps, backcountry camping permits, exhibits, a Rocky Mountain Conservancy bookstore, park films and ranger-led activities.

Kawuneeche Visitor Center

Family owned cafe since 2006. Miss Sally and her staff are always sure to make you smile! Wonderful all you can eat buffet every Saturday and Sunday.

Fat Cat Cafe

Head out on the Second Creek trail, which is perfect for snowshoeing. Get outfitted at Never Summer Mountain Products and enjoy the views.

Snowshoe Berthtoud Pass

Not just great barbecue! Historical setting - original jail doors from the 1880s. Throw peanuts on the floor!

Sagebrush BBQ & Grill

Check out our brewery in downtown Granby, Colorado for hoppy IPAs, coconut porters and more.

Never Summer Brewing Co.

On Grand Lake we offer lakeside hotel &amp; cabin rooms, and condos with breathtaking views of mountain vistas reflecting on Colorado's largest natural lake at the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. Properties are located in the heart of the Village within walking distance to restaurants, shops, trails &amp; activities. Let Grand Lake be your playground in every season!

Western Riviera Lakeside Lodging

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Take the 25-minute drive from Grand Lake to Granby for breakfast.

Hop on the Road

Grab a specialty coffee or some of our delicious breakfast before getting out in the Colorado sun.

Java Lava Cafe

Kids finding their outdoor spirit, families coming together in nature, and friends connecting over the crackling of a warm fire. This is YMCA of the Rockies, Snow Mountain Ranch. Tucked away in heart of the Rocky Mountains, <a href="https://ymcarockies.org/Locations/Snow-Mountain-Ranch">Snow Mountain Ranch</a> sits on over 5,000 acres of outdoor playground for you and your family to explore. 

Slide across the snow on the <a href="https://ymcarockies.org/Nordic-Center">Nordic Center's</a> 120 km of groomed Nordic trails. Feel the rush as you glide behind a team of dogs in the <a href="https://ymcarockies.org/News/Article/dog-sledding-at-snow-mountain-ranch-1">dog sledding experience</a>. Zoom down the mountain on the tubing hill. Or, strap on snowshoes and find your inner adventurer as you blaze a new trail through snow-frosted pine trees. Snow Mountain Ranch is your one-stop-shop for an unforgettable winter vacation. 
Don't be fooled by the name "Snow Mountain Ranch." This YMCA branch is a top summertime vacation destination. With several hiking trails, mountain bike trails, zip lining, horseback riding, <a href="https://ymcarockies.org/Activities">and more</a>, all on property, Snow Mountain Ranch is fun in every season. 
<a href="https://ymcarockies.org/Lodging">Book a cabin or a lodge room</a>, and see what a mountain vacation is all about!

Snow Mountain Ranch/YMCA of the Rockies

Hop on 40 and drive about 15 minutes to lunch.

Head to Tabernash

Heck's offers an exceptional taste of inventive ranch fare, from crafty cocktails and hand-selected wines from our private cellar, to crave-worthy dishes eloquently inspired by fresh, on-ranch produce and livestock. We even have our own Wagyu cattle herd grazing right here on the ranch.

Heck's Tavern

Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort &amp; Spa is a highly regarded and environmentally friendly year-round Ranch resort and spa offering rustically upscale accommodations, fine dining and an array of winter and summer outdoor and wilderness recreation activities. Since 1938, guests have enjoyed the restorative and relaxing features of the Ranch for their quick getaways, vacations, corporate retreats, family reunions and weddings.

Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa

Approximately 11 miles south of Devil's Thumb Ranch lies Winter Park, your dinner destination.

Drive to Winter Park

We offer fresh homemade pizzas, pastas, salads and sandwiches. Resonable prices and fun!

Hernando's Pizza Pub

Hideaway Park Brewery was started to fill the niche of a small gathering place for friends and acquaintances. Stop in and have a pint, come alone or bring your friends, there's sure to be someone to bullshit over a pint with.

Hideaway Park Brewery

With 110 rooms, Winter Park Mountain Lodge is a great hotel for mountain adventures. Located directly across from the Winter Park Ski Resort, the hotel features comfortable hotel rooms and spacious mountain suites-with fireplaces.

Winter Park Mountain Lodge

People describe our food in various ways: Street food, comfort food, mountain food, etc... but our aim is always to serve great tasting food, authentic to it's roots.

Goodys Mountain Cafe & Creperie

Summit the Continental Divide this summer on our 4 person Side by Side Off Road Tours.  Tours top out at nearly 12,000ft.  Our tours are a family friendly experience providing the best views around.  Come Ride the Divide with us this summer!

Grand Adventures Snowmobile & Off-Road Tours and Rentals

Rudi's is famous for providing fresh bread, amazing sandwiches, hearty soups, desserts, Gluten-Free options, wireless Internet and kid's menu.  A Colorado favorite since 1990!

Rudi's Deli

A 30-minute drive to the hot springs will seem like nothing once you've soaked your weary muscles.

Head Toward Hot Sulphur Springs

35,000 feet below the surface of the earth, the heat of volcanic rock is released through countless fissures that spread out through the earth's crust. In Hot Sulphur Springs, CO, there are seven natural springs flowing above the largest fissure that have been flowing constantly for hundreds of years, surfacing at about 104ºF to 126ºF. Over 200,000 gallons of natural hot mineral-rich water flow through our 21 mineral pools and baths every day at controlled temperatures of 95º to 112ºF. We do not add chemicals, filter or re-circulate our mineral water.

Hot Sulphur Springs Resort and Spa

Jump on 40 and head to Grand Lake for dinner.

Drive to Grand Lake

The Historic Rapids Lodge (1915), along the Tonahutu River, offers spacious and comfortable accommodations in Grand Lake: Rapids Lodge Guest Rooms and Rapids Suites (some pet-friendly). Property can sleep 50. Riverside Restaurant. Walk to town and the lake.

The Historic Rapids Lodge and Restaurant

A family-run inn and brew pub near Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand Lake

The World's End Brewpub and Inn

The Gateway Inn is making it S'more Fun in Grand Lake, Colorado with breathtaking mountian and lake views!  Enjoy our deck with fire pit tables, live music, and family fun all year long.  Come hybernate with us!