Location: Glenwood Springs
Top Things to do in Glenwood Springs
What to do and see in Glenwood Springs, Colorado (CO): The Best Things to do
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
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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
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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. Glenwood Canyon Bike Trail
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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!
5. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
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4.5 based on 2,110 reviews
Our NEW Glenwood Gondola includes 44 detachable, six-passenger cabins with trips up the mountain averaging 7-8 minutes instead of the 12-13 minutes as in the past. We are located in historic Glenwood Springs, Colorado and offer a unique mountain-top adventure that's fun for the whole family. Some rides are seasonal; a list of which attractions are open can be found on our website. Great for groups, family reunions and birthday parties. Your visit to the Glenwood Caverns promises a unique, mountain-top adventure and memories to last a lifetime. The wholesome fun of nature-based educational activities combined with attractions to please die-hard thrill seekers makes this the perfect place to spend a day with family and friends.
Reviewed By Yoi1990 - Spring, United States
AMAZING!!! This place is one of the most enjoyable and fun attractions you can visit in Glenwood Springs. The gondola ride is really beautiful, you will be able to see the whole town and the mountains that round the area, once you arrive at the top of the mountain you'll find a great amusement park where you can spend all day until 6:00 pm, there is also a nice restaurant that includes a terrace from where you can have a beautiful view of the village, the food is really good as well as the service, all the workers of this place are really friendly and helpful, also you can find a shop where nice souvenirs are sold and you can buy the tickets for the rides. If you are not in a rush I really recommend to buy the tickets online because you get 5%off and I also recommend to buy the FunDay Pass because the rides are really expensive if you want to buy them separately, so save money buying the FunDay Pass. They offer 2 cave tours: The historic fairy caves tour and the King's Row tour, I really recommend the second one, it's absolutely amazing. The rides are really impressive and I have to mention that this is the only mountain-top theme park in USA, so you can't miss this if you are in Colorado. I strongly recommend to visit this place. I have no words to describe how great is this place. ❤️❤️❤️
6. Sunlight Mountain Resort
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4.5 based on 447 reviews
Sunlight features 67 named trails covering over 470 acres. In addition to miles of cruising intermediate terrain, Sunlight's East Ridge has one of the steeper runs in the state. Aptly named, The Heathen falls beneath your feet at a breathtaking 52 degrees. Sunlight is home to one of the longest trails in ski country, Ute, a beginner slope that winds more than 2 miles from summit to base. Sunlight also hosts some of the best tree skiing in Colorado with many aspen groves untracked days after snowfall. All trails converge at the base lodge, so friends and family can always keep track of each other
Reviewed By SusieMA1 - Belleville, United States
Our family spent 5 days skiing at this family friendly ski resort. We had such a good time last year we decided to return again this year in spite of the pandemic. No shuttle bus from Glenwood Springs to ski resort this year which caused us to cancel our December 2020 trip. MDH found a ride to the slopes for this trip in Jan 2021. So much more reasonable skiing than the huge, large ski resorts. Grand-kids took group lessons and were the only students in the classes-awesome! The dinning room was not crowded-only a few tables and spread out at safe distances. The restaurant food is really good and not too bad price-wise. No lines for the chairlifts but they did get cold riding up the mountain.
7. Grizzly Creek Trail
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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. Cooper Corner Gallery
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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.
9. Linwood Cemetery
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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.
10. Doc Holliday's Grave
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4.0 based on 561 reviews
Reviewed By ColoradoMartini - Denver, United States
This is worth seeing. Doc came to Glenwood Springs for the vapor caves. Hoping it would relive his TB. But he soon died in the Hotel Glenwood. Which is now Bullock's store on the main drag. The towns people raised money to intern him. Wyatt Earp was not there. They were no longer companions. We came to his grave to film for our Doc Holliday grave video for our YouTube channel Colorado Martini. What we found was a hike up a steep hill. It is a dirt trial and not fit for wheelchairs. It is a good climb on the trail. There are no bathrooms. And take water. Wear tennis shoe or hiking boots. No flip flops or sandals. What you will find is a wonderful pioneer cemetery with a wonderful view of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Note the trial is not maintained if there is snow. Doc is on the northwest edge of the cemetery. He looks over the valley below. And has a black fence around the grave. And this is a replacement headstone. While you are there also visit Kid Curry. He rode with Butch Cassidy.
