My Colorado Summer Bucket List

My Colorado Summer Bucket List

I have lived in Colorado my whole life, but somehow there are still so many things that I haven’t experienced. This year, I have decided to start a bucket list of summer activities that I want to do so I can start to check them off!

Obviously, not all of these things can be done in one summer, but here’s to hoping I can cross some of these off this year.

Backpacking

  • Ice Lake in Silverton
  • Crystal Mills
  • Lake Charles and Mystic Island Lake
  • Conundrum Hot Springs and Maroon Bells
  • Mirror Lake and Lone Eagle Peak Trail

Hikes with Wildflowers

    • Devil’s Thumb Trail to Devil’s Thumb Pass
    • Aspen to Crested Butte
    • Gem Lake ✓

Gem Lake

  • Mayflower Gulch
  • Bighorn Creek

Hikes with Fall Colors

  • Maroon Bells
  • Alberta Falls
  • American Lake Trail
  • Dyke Trail through Keller Pass

Waterfalls

  • North Clear Creek Falls
  • Alberta Falls
  • South Mineral Creek Campground and Falls
  • Helen Hunt Falls
  • Seven Falls
  • Ozel Falls

Lakes

  • Blue Lakes Trail – Telluride
  • Mount Sniktou
  • Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, and Emerald Lake
  • Lost Lake
Check out my adventures snowshoeing to nymph lake!

Parks

  • Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park (Star Dune)
  • Rattlesnake Arches in McInnis National Conservation Area
  • Mesa Verde National Park
  • Colorado National Monument (Canyon Rim Trail)

Swimming Holes

  • Paradise Cove
  • Big Dominquez Canyon
  • Devil’s Punchbowl – Aspen

I am going to continue to update this list with more bucket list items and check them off as I go! With so many things to do in this state, I’m sure I am missing some things, so I would love to hear your suggestions as well.

What is on your bucket list for Colorado? What else should I add to mine? Have you done any of these things?

Need tips for hiking in Colorado? Check out my guide.

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My Colorado Summer Bucklist

Questions? Comments?