The girls & I are headed to Silverthorne, CO for the week for our summer vacation. Staying in a condo on Lake Dillon and got a white water trip planned for Friday. Anybody been there and got suggestions on what else to do/not to do. Also planning on doing a lot of hiking, ATV tour, zip lines, and maybe a kayak trip on the lake but just curious if there's anything else that we "must" see or do while we're here. Kids are 14, 11 & 8 yrs old.
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Love that part of Co. We stay about 60 miles south of there.
If you are interested in mining history, there is a village in Fairplay that contains original buildings and equipment from the 1800's that is cool to see.
Last year, Fishman and family caught some great trout in downtown Breck, on the Blue river.
Breck, and Frisco have some great restaurants.
Only time I spent in silverthorne, was when my truck broke down on top of Boreas pass. The Ford house took good care of me... But it wasn't cheap. -
Also, there are some bike shops in Breckinridge, we rented some bikes,, they will take drive you up to Copper Mtn. And drop you off. It's 13 miles to Frisco to the pick up spot, or you can ride all the way back to Breck. It is a bike path alongside the mountain. Very fun ride.
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Have you decided on where you will do the zip line and atv ride yet?Comment
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Been there only in the winter to ski in Breck. Need to make a summer trip.Comment
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You will be about an hour from Winter Park and its a very nice drive there. They have an alpine slide and other activities you can do at the resort that is lots of fun for the kids. You can also take a chair lift ride up the mountain that has great views. You could easily spend a day there. Here is a list of kid friendly things to do at the resort
Colorado’s Longest Alpine Slide
Putting Course
Climbing Wall
Human Maze
Leaps & Bounds Bungee
GyroXtreme
Mary Jane Mineral Panning
Bouncy Snowcat (inflatable for little ones)
Scenic Chairlift Rides on the Zephyr Express to the top of Winter Park mountain
Downhill Mountain Biking @ Trestle Bike Park
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Not yet still researching. We just got to Colorado Springs. Left home at 9 last night. Gonna eat breakfast and go hike into the seven falls area and then to the Garden of the Gods for a bike ride.Originally posted by Buckshot-73 View PostComment
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The girls definitely want to hit the Alpine Slide so we will prob head to Winter Park tomorrow or Thursday. Thanks for the info guysOriginally posted by DFA View PostComment
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We always go to Dillion/Silverthorne and fish. It's is a great area to be in as there is lots to do and see. Breckenridge is good for food and shopping type stuff. I recommend Fatty's Pizza there for lunch or dinner and Clint's Bakery on Main Street for breakfast. Dillon Dam Brewery is a great dinner place. Fishing is good in the Blue River in town and out towards Green Mountain Res. Lots of bike riding areas, zip lines, 4 wheeler rentals.... Yall will have a good time up there......Comment
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We found a ranch north of Vail, atv rides, ziplines, horseback, jeep tours.
It was a four hour atv trip thru a national forest. It is guided, they have side by side, and 4 person utv's.
We took a break on top, they serve water and fresh cookies. Had a view of the only volcano in Co. The military use the area as training, it is close to flying in the Mtn. Overseas. Really cool when they land and train. Elk, bear, moose all frequent the area. Between utv and zipline tours, you could spend a whole day there.
Let me google and see if I can find the website.Comment
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Found it.
4eagleranch.com.
30-45 mins. From Silverthorne.
Take an extra battery for the camera.Comment
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Thank you sir. Will look into it tonight.Originally posted by Buckshot-73 View Post
We just made it to our condo in Silverthorne. The drive up here from Colorado Springs was beautiful. Saw a couple elk, a group of bighorn sheep, several water falls and still a lot of snow on the ground in some areas. Lake Dillon is gorgeous and I don't think I've ever had a better view from a balcony than we do here.Comment
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We always stay there when we go skiing. Love that area.Comment
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Here's more pics from our ATV ride with the 4eagle ranch. It was pretty amazing, fast enough trails to have fun, not too fast to get hurt.
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It was 38 in Fairplay a couple of hours ago... Wake up. What is on the agenda today?
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