Activities

If you are looking to spend a bit of time in Colorado, here are some suggestions of activities to do or sites to see:

• Information about visiting Boulder (10 minutes from Louisville)

• Information about visiting the Denver Metro Area (Downtown Denver is about 30 minutes from Louisville)

• Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park (1 hour from Louisville)

• Aspen Trees: During  September, the Aspen trees turn gold throughout the mountains. The time they change depends on the weather during the summer and the location in the state. Here are a couple of pages that give some information and locations of good viewing spots: 9news, Colorado.com

• Other mountain spots: Black Hawk and Central City offer low-stakes gambling in the setting of old mining towns (1 hour from Louisville). Many of the ski towns will be pretty quiet, but offer a chance to walk around, take in the views and do some shopping, including Winter Park, Vail, Breckenridge, and a bit further away Aspen.  The historic Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre is about 30 minutes to the south of Louisville. The Colorado Springs/Pikes Peak/Garden of the Gods area is about an hour and a half away. The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Royal Gorge Bridge are further south and west of Colorado Springs.

• Celestial Seasonings Teas Tours: (15 minutes from Louisville)

• Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse

• Coors Brewery Tours:  (roughly 30 minutes from Louisville)
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