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What Do You Want to Do?
Click on Your Preferred Activity
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO
GO?
Pick your destination from ORIC's map of 25 regions.
GETTING RESCUED
(Not a preferred activity but sometimes necessary)
- Activities for the Disabled.
- Activities - Multiple.
- Backpacking.
- Camping.
- Canyoneering.
- Caving.
- Climbing & Mountaineering.
- Cycling.
- Dog Walking - Off Leash.
- Fall-color Viewing.
- Family-friendly Activities.
- Fishing.
- Geocaching.
- Hiking.
- Hot-Springs Soaking.
- Hunting / Target Shooting.
- Off-highway Driving.
- Orienteering
- Paddling & Boating.
- Scenic Driving.
- Seasonal Favorite Activities
- Snow & Ice Sports.
- Train Riding
- Wildlife Viewing.
Activities for the Disabled
- Adaptive Adventures.
- Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center.
- Colorado Discover Ability.
- National Sports Center for the Disabled.
- TrailLink list/map of wheelchair accessible trails in Colorado.
- Ski for Light, Inc.
- Wilderness on Wheels.
Activities - Multiple
- Boulder Outdoor Center (guided adventures, training).
- FourteenerNet.
- Mountain Wayfarer (paddling, racing, cycling, photography).
- Caltopo (digital mapping).
Camping
Backpacking
- ORIC's "Colorado Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Aspen Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Boulder Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Buena Vista Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Canon City Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Creede Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Denver Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Durango Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Eagle Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC'S "Fort Collins Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Granby Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Grand Junction Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Montrose Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "North Park Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "South Park Region Backpacking Trips Index".
- ORIC's "Steamboat Region Backpacking Trails Index".
- ORIC's "Summit County Region Backpacking Trips Index".
Car/RV Camping
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Camping" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Backpacking" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Camping" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Winter Things to Do" - "Winter Camping" section".
Canyoneering
Caving
Climbing & Mountaineering
General
- Boulder Rock Club.
- Climber.Org.
- Colorado Mountain Club.
- Colorado Mountain School.
- Mountain Project, "Colorado" section.
- summitpost.org.
Ice Climbing
Mountaineering
Peak Climbing
- 100Summits.
- 14ers.com. Includes 13ers.
Rock Climbing
Snow Climbing
Seasonal
Cycling
General
- AllTrails' - "Colorado Trails" listings.
- Colorado Department of Transportation - "Colorado Bicycling Maps".
- National Recreation Trails in Colorado. A comprehensive on-line database of Colorado's multi-use recreational trails.
Mountain Biking
Seasonal
Paved Path Cycling
Road Biking
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Mountain Biking" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Cycling" section.
Dog Walking - Off Leash
Fall-Color Viewing
Family-Friendly Activities
Fishing
General
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" webpage.
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife - "Fishing" webpage.
- Colorado Fishing Network.
- Take Me Fishing, "Boating and Fishing in Colorado" section.
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Fishing" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Fishing" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Winter Things to Do" - "Winter Fly Fishing" section.
- "ORIC's "Snow & Ice Sports" - "Ice Fishing" section.
Geocaching
Hiking
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Hiking" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Hiking" section.
Hot-Springs Soaking
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Hot Springs Soaking" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Hot Springs Soaking" section.
Hunting / Target Shooting
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife - "Hunting" section.
- US Forest Service video on safe recreational shooting on USFS lands.
Off-Highway Driving
General
ATVing
4WDriving
Orienteering
Paddling & Boating
General
- Mountain Wayfarer - "Paddling!" webpage.
- Fitness Paddling.
- Pikes Peak River Runners.
- The Poudre Paddlers Canoe and Kayak Club.
Boating
Canoeing
Kayaking
Rafting
- Clear Creek Rafting Company. Idaho Springs and Royal Gorge locations.
- High Country River Rafters.
- MountainBuzz.com.
- Rafting Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain Whitewater Rafting. (Idaho Springs and Frisco locations. Trips on Clear Creek, Arkansas River, Upper Colorado River.)
Seasonal
Scenic Driving
- America's Byways - "Colorado" webpage.
- Colorado Department of Transportation - "Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways" section.
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Scenic Driving" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Scenic Driving" section.
Seasonal Favorite Activities
Snow & Ice Sports
Train Riding
Alamosa Region
Denver Region
Durango Region
Seasonal
Wildlife Viewing
Multiple Regions
- Colorado Birding Resources.
- Colorado Birding Trail (and other kinds of wildlife, too.)
- Colorado County Birding.
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife - "Wildlife Viewing" webpage.
- Rocky Mountain National Park Wildlife Viewing. Park map.
Alamosa Region
Boulder Region
Denver Region
- Barr Lake State Park. Bird-watching, including eagles. Fall Birding Festival. Bald Eagle Festival in winter.
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Bison, deer, eagles, and more.
- Summit Lake Park on Mount Evans. Mountain goats. Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Fort Collins Region
- Pawnee National Grassland. Crow Valley Recreation Area. Bird-watching.
Northeast Plains Region
- Greater Prairie-Chicken Tours near Wray. Wray Chamber of Commerce webpage.
North Park Region
- State Forest State Park. Moose.
Trinidad Region
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken viewing area. USFS webpage. Thirty-five miles southeast of Springfield.
Seasonal
- "ORIC's Favorite Fall Things to Do" - "Wildlife Viewing" section.
- "ORIC's Favorite Spring Things to Do" - "Wildlife Viewing" section.
Getting Rescued