In Colorado, adventure lurks around every corner. Around here, you can throw a rock blindfolded and hit something worth venturing into. Whether that’s a cliff, river, lake or trail, there is always something you can do to enjoy the landscape around you. In Breckenridge, your rock can hit restaurants, biking/hiking trails, slopes, and scenic waterways. Just a stones throw away, you can find even more unique areas and activities to create the perfect adventure!
ACTIVITIES FOR ADVENTURE LOVERS IN COLORADO
1. MOUNTAIN BIKING
Mountain biking truly is a culture of its own here in Breckenridge. Breckenridge houses a variety of terrain, making it’s the perfect fall and summer mountain activity for beginners and experts alike.
As always, Breckenridge stands behind the Colorado Tourism Office’s Leave No Trace – Care for Colorado Principles to help maintain the natural beauty of our trails and forests. Be sure to check trail conditions before heading out and be prepared for your adventure.
New to mountain biking but want to learn?
Breckenridge is a great place to learn a new skill thanks to our expert guides.
- Colorado Adventure Guides
Colorado Adventure Guides offers guided beginner lessons, lady specific courses, guided rides and intermediate lessons - Mountain Bike Clinics at Breckenridge Ski Resort
BSR offers beginner lessons on the mountain. Bonus – you can take the chairlift up!
2. EPIC DISCOVERY
Epic Discovery brings summer adventures to Breckenridge Ski Resort, offering a combination of scenic, family-friendly, and thrill-seeking outdoor activities designed to immerse guests of all activity levels in Breck’s High Alpine environment.
Between the thrilling ropes and challenge courses, the kids zipline through our beautiful pine forest, the exhilarating Alpine Slides, the Gold Runner Coaster and more, Epic Discovery promises an action packed day for all who participate.
3. PEAK ASCENTS
The Tenmile Range hosts it’s fair share of 13,000-foot- and 14,000-foot-tall mountains, or 13ers and 14ers, for those looking to level up their hiking game. Get above the tree line and mingle with some mountain goats, from a distance, at of the area’s several peaks.
Local’s Tips
- Want to make sure you’ve packed all the essentials? Check out our Summer Packing Guide or prepare for your hike with these handy tips and what to bring from the experts at REI.
- Colorado Trail Explorer (COTrex) is a great place to start looking for hikes. Choose your location and all the trails for that area will show up. Star your favorites, get trail info and look at recent photos.
- No car? No problem. Carpool or take the bus to many of the Breckenridge trailheads.
- On busy days, trailheads can fill up by noon, so head out early- the trail will be less crowded too and you’ll miss the afternoon thunderstorms that can roll in by the afternoon.
- Know and follow trail etiquette and leave no trace principles. Please pack out your trash, leave the wildflowers for others to enjoy, and give a friendly wave to the other users sharing the trail with you.
4. SUMMER DOG SLEDDING
Tour the Good Times Adventures kennel and enjoy summer dog sled exercise runs and get endless wet kisses from the huskies!
The Good Times kennel, located just a 10 minute drive outside of Breckenridge, Colorado, is home to over 150 Siberian Huskies who can’t wait to hit the trails. Your summer dog sledding experience includes a tour of the dog yard as well as a trail ride from your very own dogsled team.
5. RAFTING
While you can’t actually raft right in Breckenridge, Colorado, it’s the perfect basecamp to kick-off any whitewater rafting trip. Winter snowmelt fuels Breckenridge’s surrounding rivers in the summer, giving way to one-of-a-king whitewater rafting experiences.
Everyone from beginners to families to experienced rafters can finding rafting experiences at nearby Browns Canyon National Monument and Clear Creek Canyon.
Those in for a challenge should check out the Numbers section, a technical stretch of the Arkansas River that is widely considered just about the best Class IV run in the state of Colorado. Rafting companies servicing Browns Canyon are based out of Buena Vista, about 1 hour from Breckenridge.
Clear Creek is a conveniently located II-IV whitewater stretch that has become an afternoon playground for those traveling between Denver and Breckenridge. Families with small children to those experienced whitewater thrill seekers will find something for everyone just off I-70 in Clear Creek Canyon near Idaho Springs.
6. ROCK CLIMBING
Give rock climbing a go or take your skills to the next level with Colorado Adventure Guides. Professionally certified guides provide safe educational environment for you to tackle local climbing zones whether you are seeking beginner or expert level instruction. Learn about efficient climbing movements, rehearse knots and hitches and develop a sense of stewardship for the surrounding environment with a rock climbing lesson this summer.
Looking for more summer adventures? Check out the best 100 Things to do in Breckenridge this Summer!
