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Enjoy a four-day trek highlighting NoCo's remote beauty with a focus on things to do and see with lots of outdoors time. Bonus: Few reservations are needed.

Tour Northern Colorado This Summer

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This permanent funding source supports specific non-motorized trail and trailhead maintenance projects on public lands within Routt and Moffat counties. Look for “donation stations” — refurbished parking meters with credit card readers — at 11 popular local trailheads, including Spring Creek, NPR and Wild Rose. Or donate online at <a href="https://yvcf.org/trails/">yvcf.org/trails</a>.

Yampa Valley Community Foundation’s Trail Maintenance Endowment Fund

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For a true Western experience, hike Soapstone Prairie Natural Area for its wide-open vistas and nearly pristine grasslands. Hint: keep an eye out for the local bison. This year marks the five-year anniversary of the herd's reintroduction to Soapstone Prairie Natural Area and Red Mountain Open Space. Visitors may see them from the road in their fenced pasture through November.

Soapstone Prairie Natural Area

Choice City Butcher &amp; Deli in Fort Collins is a full-service butcher shop and deli that also offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. With 37 craft beers on tap, this FoCo restaurant is a foodie's delight and the perfect place to get a sandwich.

Choice City Butcher & Deli

If you'd like to try one of the two wave features yourself, you can rent equipment (SUP, tubes, kayaks and gear) from a number of local outfitters.

Poudre River Whitewater Park

Head to The Regional for home-style American food — "from the farm, from the ranch, and from the docks." Ingredients are sourced from Colorado farms and ranches whenever possible.

The Regional

Watch a movie under the Colorado night sky at one of the states last Drive-In Theaters. The Holiday Twin Drive-In is the only Drive-In Theater in northern Colorado.

Holiday Twin Drive-In Theatre

The Elizabeth Hotel is where Fort Collins comes together. Situated in the center of Old Town, the cornerstone of Firehouse Alley, our Fort Collins hotel is the beat of the city's heart. Thoughtful amenities and vibrant spaces cultivate human interaction and discovery, because we believe that experiences are better shared with each other.

The Elizabeth Hotel

As a family establishment Lucile's has always strived to provide a comfortable and unique atmosphere as well as excellent food.

Lucile's Creole Cafe- Fort Collins

From Fort Collins follow Hwy. 14 and the Cache la Poudre River, the state’s only designated Wild and Scenic River, toward the spectacular Poudre Canyon (also part of the Cache la Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway). Keep a lookout for fly-fishers, rafters, kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders as you ascend. There are pullouts along the route so take your time and enjoy the journey. Pro tip: Don't miss the Poudre Falls.

Travel the Scenic Byway

Enjoy artisanal coffee drinks made with Morning Fresh Dairy.

Bindle Roastery

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The ultimate in rugged Colorado wilderness, 71,000 acres of forest, jagged peaks and alpine lakes. Features 158 campsites and 15 cabins and yurts are available for overnight stays. Moose viewing is popular here.

State Forest State Park

The <a href="https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7021245/state-forest-state-park-north-loop">State Forest State Park North Loop</a> "touches on a little bit of everything that makes State Forest State Park special." That includes great views of the Medicine Bow Mountains, three pretty alpine lakes (Jewel Lake, Kelly Lake and Clear Lake), a bit of singletrack and forest road, plus towering aspen trees.

Hike the North Loop

Check out our local pizza joint in Walden, Colorado.

Four Winds Pizza

RAW, remote, tucked deep in Colorado's rugged Rockies, the high valley of North Park and its County of Jackson literally scream FRONTIER and a past fast-held in present days.
<a href="https://www.colorado.com/articles/discover-colorado%E2%80%99s-wonderfully-rugged-side-north-park">Read Discover Colorado's Wonderfully Rugged Side in North Park &gt;&gt;</a>

Visit North Park

Located in the heart of Walden, Antlers Inn offers rustic elegance just 2.5 miles from Walden Reservoir. It has an on-site restaurant — River Rock Cafe.

Antlers Inn

Take your time — and eat some breakfast at your hotel before heading out.

Fuel Up Your Morning

One of over 560 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System - a network of lands set aside and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specifically for wildlife. Located in an intermountain glacial basin, it is the highest refuge in the lower 48 states.

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

Where the world eats and greets on Main Street!

River Rock Cafe

From Walden, continue west on Hwy. 14 and enjoy wide-open vistas, fields of sage and prairie grass, the occasional cattle ranch, abandoned cabins and peaceful miles until you reach the base of Rabbit Ears Pass. Turn west (right) onto Hwy. 40 and immediately start the climb over Rabbit Ears Pass (summit 9,246 feet). The pass is known for its false summit, a crossing of the Continental Divide and the distinctive “rabbit ears” rock formation that creates one of the nearby peaks. Before descending into Steamboat Springs, hike the Rabbit Ears Peak Trail, located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness.

On the Road Again

In the heart of the Yampa Valley, lies a true taste of Italy.

Mambo

A ride in the beautiful Wild West Hot Air Balloon is the experience of a lifetime, offering stunning views of the Steamboat Springs area, the Flat Top Mountains, and an inactive Volcano to the North, called Hahn’s Peak.

Wild West Balloon Adventures

The Nordic Lodge offers a central location with remodeled rooms. Enjoy access to a free shuttle traveling regularly to Steamboat Ski Resort.

The Nordic Lodge

Freshies has been serving fresh and entirely hand-prepared breakfast and lunch for 10 years in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Freshies

Enjoy miles of seamlessly connected multi-use trails in five main network “pockets” in and around town; all are accessible from town by foot, bike or vehicle in 30 minutes or less. Tip: Ride a new trail or two in the Buffalo Pass or Emerald Mountain Trail System. Steamboat is also home to 600 miles of dirt and hard-packed gravel roads making it a nirvana for world-class gravel riding. Emerald Circuit is a favorite intermediate ride. Rent a bike and give it a go.

Tour Steamboat's Local Trails

Yampa Sandwich Company serves crave-able, good-for-you breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads. The menu offers more than 20 sandwiches, a variety of salads and sides - all full of fresh ingredients. There are currently five Yampa Sandwich Company locations in Colorado including the original in Steamboat Springs, Downtown Denver, LoDo Denver, Denver Tech Center and Fort Collins.

Yampa Sandwich Co.

This 7.5-mile paved multi-use recreation path runs through the heart of Steamboat Springs along the Yampa River. Don’t miss these great stops (that allow for social distancing) along the route: Yampa River Botanic Park, a 6-acre sanctuary of 40 gardens, ponds and sculptures; fishing access; Howelsen Ski Area, with volleyball, tennis and basketball courts plus a skate park; tubing the Yampa, and more.

Yampa River Core Trail 

Salt and Lime in Downtown Steamboat Springs is a new twist on Mexican food

Salt and Lime

Outfittin' the West for 113 years and five generations! We are a historic western store in downtown Steamboat Springs. We were founded in 1905, and are still owned and operated by the Light family. We sell western apparel, cowboy hats, boots, gifts, toys and more!

F.M. Light and Sons

The Rabbit Ears Motel, located in beautiful Steamboat Springs, is your choice for comfortable, affordable lodging right in the center of downtown. Either they built Steamboat around our motel, or our motel was conveniently built in the center of all the action. So, both ways, you know that all the activities and nightlife the valley provides are in close proximity.
Choose a weekend get-away for the family, or stay with us the whole week. World-class skiing with slope-side ski-in, ski-out convenience is expensive and overrated. Our motel is right on the main street and just a 5 minutes' from the free bus ride to the gondola and the base of the ski area. 
Lastly, all our guests are welcome to get reduced-priced <a href="https://oldtownhotsprings.org/">Old Town Hot Springs</a> passes for our recreation center, just across the street. We are happy to welcome your well behaved pets during your stay. Please let us know upon booking that pets are joining you on vacation. There is a $20 fee per pet per day of your stay. Pets can not be left unattended at any time. (Dogs and cats only; no exotic animals allowed).