Location: Glenwood Springs
Top Things to do in Glenwood Springs
The 10 Best Free Things to do in Glenwood Springs, Colorado (CO)
The City of Glenwood Springs is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Garfield County, Colorado, United States. Glenwood Springs is located at the confluence of the Roaring Fork River and the Colorado River, threading together the Roaring Fork Valley and a series of smaller towns up and down the Colorado River. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,614.
Restaurants in Glenwood Springs
1. Roaring Fork Valley
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 63 reviews
Located where the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers intersect.
Reviewed By WannaTravel6831
Never miss a chance to travel through and visit the Roaring Fork Valley; with so many wonderfully relaxing, beautiful local attractions and lots of outdoor natural wonders to enjoy, you won't be disappointed. Make sure to hit the Hot Springs Pool, enjoy the local food, and hike some trails!
2. Hanging Lake
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 563 reviews
Located in Glenwood Canyon.
Reviewed By maggie2e
There is a beautiful Trail in the mountains that leads to a lake that is in the middle of it. The atmosphere is beautiful. You have to make reservations to do this and take a shuttle from Glenwood Springs. If you can hike and groomed and little bit Rocky Trail, it's worth it.
3. Hanging Lake Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,186 reviews
Reviewed By debsA9982ZB
This is a very pleasant surprise when staying in Glenwood Springs CO. The location is an environmental protected area, allowing only specific numbers of visitors. Reservations are needed as bus takes you to the trailhead and from there your adventure begins. The trail winds and switchbacks up the cavern walls, the views are amazing and the quiet is covered by the running brook you criss cross over by small bridges as you ascend. The hike is strenuous at times, recommendation to take your time and breath in experience. Hanging Lake is peaceful, a place to reflect, the short detour to Sprouting Rock is well worth the effort brings a smile and gives a needed cooling spray.
4. Art on 8th
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 17 reviews
Art on 8th Gallery of Fine Craft and Weaving Studio is an exciting contemporary exhibition space dedicated to high quality fine craft . The art gallery’s mission is to further the careers of established and emerging artists working in the Roaring Fork Valley and in the West, and to continue to promote and support the Mountain Valley Weavers.
5. Glenwood Canyon Bike Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 406 reviews
This bike trail winds through a canyon and offers scenic vistas of the Colorado River.
Reviewed By hopec186 - Boulder, United States
We rented bikes from Canyon Bikes and took their shuttle to the drop off near the Bair Ranch rest area. It was a spectacular ride through the canyon and along the river. If you’re going to be in Glenwood, this is a great way to spend a morning or afternoon. It is worth noting that around No Name some of the Trail is uphill, so save some energy for the last part of the trail. Enjoy!
6. Red Mountain Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
This trail is short but steep, and rewards bikers with a fast trip down.
Reviewed By J1009ZHkristinam
get an early start so you can hike up to where the parasailers launch from near the "cross". The first section is straight up but keep going, the views of the GWS Valley are worth it!
7. Grizzly Creek Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By 0KimT0 - Wichita, United States
This 8 mile round trip trail made us work but was worth it. There is a real end where the trail leads directly into the water's edge. It was so hot outside, and the water so cold! It took our family of four (two teens) about 3 hours to reach the end and about 2 back. There is a steady incline which you truly don't realize until you are heading back down. We started the trail at about 8:30am in the coolness so by the time we headed back after lunch the heat was oppressive. We each took water packs with 2L and completely emptied them before reaching the end. So stay hydrated and take food/snacks. The trail does narrow as you head in, and it becomes clear that many people only go in so far and then turn around. The morning we hiked, we never talked to anyone that also reached the end. Just when you think you will never reach it, you may be close. Lots of summer flowers along the way, and no wildlife seen.
8. Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
9. Cooper Corner Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
We are a co-op gallery of all local artists; painters, potters, jewelers, wood and glass artists. The artists are the staff, meeting the public and responding to questions.
Reviewed By 828emiliee
This is an artist Co-op there are several wonderful artists with all different price ranges of wonderful gifts! I go here often to pick up birthday gifts, that are both useful, thoughtful and inexpensive. They also sell original cards.
10. Linwood Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 130 reviews
Burial place of gangster, gambler and dentist, Doc Holiday.
Reviewed By stijntailly - Waregem, Belgium
Admit it, unless you have family in this cemetery, you'll be wanting to come here because it's where famous gun slinger, gambler and dentist Doc Holliday is buried. There's a fenced off marker dedicated to our wild west hero (or villain, depending on your point of view), but the exact whereabouts of his burial site are actually unknown. Tucked away in another nook of the small cemetery is the gravesite of the lesser-known Kid Curry (had to look him up). It's a short 1/3-mile climb up a rather steep hill off a quiet residential street in Glenwood Springs to the graves and even though it was a quiet Monday afternoon in the fall, we were not the only ones there. Nice place to visit if you're into history and a good exercise at that.
