Walk to Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, ride to the top of Pikes Peak, climb the stairs at Red Rocks, take the steam train on the Georgetown Loop, or spend a day in Breckenridge without skis. We’ve put the stops, routes and practical details together so your day out of Denver is easier to plan.
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A full mountain day from Denver: an early walk past Bear Lake to Nymph and Dream lakes, Trail Ridge Road above the trees to the Alpine Visitor Center, a late lunch in Estes Park and elk in Moraine Park, with the timed-entry reservation that makes or breaks the day explained plainly.
From Denver, a long day in Colorado Springs: an early walk among the red sandstone fins of Garden of the Gods, lunch and the free mineral springs in Manitou Springs, then Pikes Peak by cog railway or by the Pikes Peak Highway, with an optional evening stroll in Old Colorado City.
A Front Range foothills loop from Denver: a morning walk among the red sandstone fins of Red Rocks Park and a look at the empty amphitheatre, Buffalo Bill's Grave on Lookout Mountain, lunch and a creekside stroll in Golden, the Flatirons from Chautauqua Park, and dinner on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall.
A narrow-gauge train over the Devil's Gate High Bridge, an optional silver mine tour, a stroll through Victorian Georgetown and a late lunch in Idaho Springs, with a Guanella Pass detour when the road is open and honest advice on beating I-70 traffic home.
A non-ski day in Summit County from Denver: over the Continental Divide at Loveland Pass, the Dillon Reservoir shore, lunch on Frisco's Main Street, the Sapphire Point overlook, a free gondola ride from Breckenridge and an evening stroll on its historic Main Street, with honest notes for winter roads, summer wildflowers and fall aspens.
Every guide lists the date and time it was last updated and when the trip is best experienced, from a single week to all year. Each includes official links to verify roads, tides, hours, fees and closures for your travel date. Buy once and the guide is yours forever: read it online any time from your account, always in its latest version, or keep it offline in the Greg’s Guides app for iPhone and iPad, which updates it for you.
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A digital guide with a timed itinerary, stop-by-stop details, a schematic route map, navigation links and a plain-text plan. This is a self-guided plan; attraction admission, parking, food, and transport are separate. We update trips regularly, and you’ll always have access to the latest information: you own your guide forever, so you can read the latest version online any time or keep it up to date in the app.
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Route links open in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze, which calculate directions using their latest available road, traffic, closure and detour information. This information depends on your app, coverage and connection and may not include every restriction. Check official road alerts, review the route before leaving and obey posted closures. The guide’s route map is a saved overview.
Each preview tells you the time commitment and activities. Beach sand, stairs, steep paths, weather, and road access can affect suitability. Choose shorter options and check accessibility at the stops you want to visit.
Each guide shows the date and time it was last updated and the time of year it is best experienced; some stops also note their own best season. Roads, services, prices, tides and rules can change, so every guide includes official sources to check before departure. Online, you always see the latest version, and the app updates the guides on your phone. You own your guide forever.
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I’m Greg Pasquariello, a software engineer living in the Pacific Northwest and the owner of Tecnicl LLC. I love a good day trip, and I host a lot of out-of-town visitors who want to know what they can do while they’re here. Greg’s Guides began as the plans I kept putting together for them. Now anyone can use them.
Tell us about a day trip you love. If we turn it into a guide, you get every guide we make free for a year, and your name on the guide. If we don’t, pick any guide free as thanks.
Dream Lake hero photo: Andrew Parlette · CC BY 2.0. July 2018 photograph; resized and displayed with crop.
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