Things To Do in Colorado's High Country
We run guided UTV tours out of Leadville, 10,152 feet up in the Colorado Rockies, so the high country around us is our backyard. These guides cover the things to do in Colorado that we know firsthand: Leadville, Breckenridge, Frisco, Vail and the mountain roads that connect them. You’ll find family days in Breck, the drive over Fremont Pass, where to sleep at altitude, hikes your kids can actually finish and when to catch the fall color.
Most of these towns sit within an hour of each other. From Leadville it’s about 25 minutes to Copper Mountain, 25 to 35 to Frisco, and 45 to Breckenridge or Vail, with Denver one and a half to two hours away. That makes it easy to base yourself in one town and day-trip to the rest.
Colorado Mountain Town Guides
At 10,152 feet, Leadville is the highest incorporated city in North America and a historic mining town with plenty left to see. Our guide covers the Leadville Railroad, the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Turquoise Lake, biking, skiing at Cooper and what to do in every season.
Breckenridge is one of the easiest mountain towns to visit with kids. This guide goes age by age, from troll hunts and playgrounds for little ones to the Country Boy Mine, the Gold Runner alpine coaster, zip lines and whitewater for older kids, with tips on altitude and downtown parking.
Scenic Drives and Day Trips
Distance, the best route, bus and train options, the stops worth making and a sample day trip that starts and ends in Breck. Read the seasonal note before you make the drive in winter.
The two towns are about 30 miles apart. This guide covers the drive over Fremont Pass, a stop at Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir, the old mining sites along the way and how to handle the road in winter.
Guided UTV Tours From Leadville, Open All Year
Want to see the high country from higher up? Drive your own Polaris UTV behind one of our guides for two hours, past old gold mines and a ghost town to more than 12,000 feet. Tours leave Leadville at 9am, 12pm and 3pm every day of the year, on tires in summer and fall and on tracks in heated, enclosed snow UTVs in winter. Kids are welcome once they’re 42 inches tall, and drivers need to be 21 with a valid license.