Welcome to Grand Lake!
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About Grand Lake
Grand Lake, CO is home to majestic mountains, 3 lakes and miles of rivers. Rocky Mountain National Park's west entrance is teeming with wildlife, quaint shops, dining establishments and a multitude of activities and events. Skiing, hiking, fly fishing, snowmobiling, boating, horseback riding and ATVing are centrally located right here in our area. Grand Lake, Colorado is the ideal year round family destination.
Grand Lake is close to the front range and that makes it the perfect destination to enjoy a family vacation or weekend getaway. Located less that 2 hours from Denver, Grand Lake is easily reached on less than a half tank of gas.
Learn more about the surronding areas below.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails and campsites. The park includes the Continental Divide and the headwaters of the Colorado River.
The park has five visitor centers. The park headquarters, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, is a National Historic Landmark, designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin West.
The park is surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest on the north and east, Routt National Forest on the northwest, and Arapaho National Forest on the southwest.
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Winter Park
began as two small settlements, Old Town and Hideaway Park. Old Town came into existence because of the construction taking place on the Moffat Tunnel. Hideaway Park was a village that began in 1932 and quickly developed into the fourth town in the valley. Hideaway Park was developed and built by L.O. "Doc" Graves, a merchant in the valley since 1922. Doc began by building 26 tourist cabins and a cafe and service station called "Doc's Place." He also installed a water wheel on Vasquez Creek to generate all the electricity necessary to operate his business. The village grew rapidly, considering that the entire country was in the depth of a serious depression at that time. The construction of a water tunnel parallel to the existing Moffatt railroad tunnel had a positive effect on the local economy. Over a stretch of two years, the village added three more businesses — a saloon, a garage, and a nightclub — and nearly doubled in population. |
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Sol Vista
is best known for their “Get on The Snow” Program. If you have ever wanted to learn to ski or snowboard, SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch has the program for you! You can learn an exciting new sport with our professional instructors, and receive a season pass to “Get on the Snow.” SolVista Basin Ski School, revolutionized by Harold Harb, enables beginners to improve their skiing faster with a direct-to-parallel approach that utilizes specific body movements in conjunction with shaped skis. SolVista Basin Ride School incorporates a gentle beginner hill with seven Progression Terrain Parks as the perfect landscape for connecting turns and learning jumps. Complete two ski or snowboarding lesson packages and graduate with a “GOTS” season pass to SolVista Basin, as well as a 20% discount coupon valid for a retail merchandise purchase. This program is for Level 1 beginners only. Reservations required. from: coloradoski.com/resorts/solvista
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