Colorado Vacations
Vacation Planning Guide for Visiting Colorado with the Kids
Colorado's Best Towns and Cities for Traveling Families
Whether your family wants small town atmosphere or big city culture, you can find it in Colorado.
You can venture through Denver's steel and glass canyons and huge museums, or relax in tiny Ouray's hot springs, beneath million dollar views.
From big cities to small towns, this state offers traveling families a wide array of choices.
You can venture through Denver's steel and glass canyons and huge museums, or relax in tiny Ouray's hot springs, beneath million dollar views.
From big cities to small towns, this state offers traveling families a wide array of choices.
 Photo: Kids love the dinosaur bones
at the Denver Museum of
Nature and Science
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a mission: to inspire curiosity and excite the minds of all ages through the discovery, presentation and preservation of the world's treasures. DMNS offers incredible adventures for kids and their parents. Read our short article on the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for more information.
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Did You Know? Colorado has four national parks, six national monuments, and two national historic sites. |
Photo: Lupine are among the many wildflowers that bloom in Colorado.
Photo: Kids play on giant rocks in downtown Boulder, Colorado.
When you are planning a Colorado travel adventure with the kids, you’ll find great sightseeing, attractions, and activities in the towns and cities all over the state.
The biggest metropolitan areas in Colorado line the Front Range. These cities include Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Pueblo, and Fort Collins.
The western third of the state is home to Grand Junction and Durango, Colorado. If you are traveling with your kids on the eastern prairies of Colorado, you can visit Sterling and, along the Arkansas River Valley in southeastern Colorado, La Junta and Lamar.
Some of Colorado’s most visited cities are really small towns of the central mountains. Famous ski towns like Aspen, Steamboat Springs, and Vail come easily to mind, but local favorites like Glenwood Springs and Leadville also offer traveling families plenty of fun at a more realistic price.