Attractions Near Vail Colorado

Hot Springs Pool, Yampah Spa, Cave Tours, and Horseback Riding
in Glenwood Springs, Colorado

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Vail Horseback Riding

Make Your Reservations with Glenwood Canyon Resort

Colorado's western heritage is best experienced by riding up mountain paths and meadows or through the open range on horse back. While you travel through the beautiful landscape a guide can tell you stories of Colorado's interesting past of gold rushes and cowboys. All levels and knowledge is welcome and a wrangler or guide will help you take pleasure in the trails. Appropriate clothing helps the experience be more pleasurable so wear sunscreen, long pants, and shoes that cover your toes. Shorts and sandals are not suitable for enjoying this activity. Click here for the Glenwood Canyon Resort website, call toll free 1-800-970-6737 or the local telephone number 970-945-6737 to make reservations.

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Hot Springs Pool

For a relaxing and fun time the Hot Springs Pool is an all year must see. The driving directions are quite simple. Travel down I 70 for less than one hour from Vail Colorado and this illustrious mineral water pool will offer a full day of Colorado fun. This pool has been a travel destination for people from all over the world for over a century. This valley attraction contains a 104 degree pool for therapeutic soaking, a large pool heated to 98 degrees for plenty of fun and swimming, two slides, and even a kid's pool for the little ones.

Colorado Spa—Yampah Spa

The Yampa Spa is located in historic caves which can be found one hour outside Vail Colorado. This Spa is renowned for its rejuvenating and medicinal capability. These Vapor Caves are heated to 125 degrees by mineral water flowing through the floor. This Spa offers many healing and revitalizing treatment, such as massages, acupressure, foot reflexology, body wraps, and body rubs, for ones beauty and health.

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park—Glenwood Springs

Once known as the Fairy Caves the Glenwood Caverns are a majestic geological wonder located just down I 70 from Vail Colorado. A visitor is able to gleam a beautiful view of the valley when they travel on the tram to the top of the mountain. Located on the mountain is an array of interesting activities for children and adults, rides, places to eat, and another amazing view of the valley from the observation area. A Guide can lead you as you travel for up to seventy minutes through this well lighted, underground phenomenon. Also offered are the Adventure Tour, and the Wild Tour which present a greater physical challenge for the curious and daring.

Family Skiing at Sunlight Mountain

Opened in 1966, just outside Glenwood Springs Colorado, Sunlight mountain contains year long enjoyment with snowboarding, downhill and cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing trails in the winter and mountain biking horseback riding, and nature walks in the summer. Beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and valley are seen from this peak. This resort is one of the most affordable in Colorado and presents 470 acres of skiable land, a short wait in the line for the lifts, and a variety of slope levels. The elevation at the base of the Mountain is about 7,885 feet and the summits elevation is about 9,895 feet.

ATV Rentals

If traveling on horseback isn't for you and you like those high power toys try an ATV rental. These fun machines are a wonderful method to view the beautiful valley and land. Enjoy traveling around private land on a functioning ranch when renting an ATV for a few hours a day.

Vail Attractions, Events, Family trips & Things To Do