A family vacation with the kids can be fun for everyone!
Here’s a list of ideas for activities you and your kids will love:
- Start at home base by choosing kid-friendly lodging with a pool, playground, activities, or summer camp feel
- Stop at a Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Center to enroll your kids in their Junior Ranger Program
- Explore 11 Easy Hikes for the Whole Family
- Visit one of Estes Park’s Amusement Parks for rides, miniature golf, an aerial tram ride, or a ropes course
- Make sure they catch a fish at the Trout Haven Fishing Pond
- Take a family- friendly hike in Rocky Mountain National Park
- Sign the kids up for a free summer kids class at Rocky Mountain Conservancy on wildlife, geocaching, kids survival and more
- Learn to Geocache and have an adventure finding your first geocache
- Be a cowboy for a day – take the kids horseback riding
- Have a wildwater adventure River Rafting
- Sign up for a guided backcountry trip with Kirk’s Mountain Adventures
- Learn to fly-fish with a guide from Estes Angler or Kirk’s Flyshop
- Rent a paddleboat or paddleboard and head out on Lake Estes
- Rent an ATV and take the kids off road 4-Wheeling in the National Forests around Estes Park
- Have fun at one of Estes Park’s annual Festivals
- Enjoy a summer chuckwagon dinner and western show at the historic Elkhorn Lodge
- More ideas from picnic spots to childcare
If you’re bringing your dog too, find pet-friendly hotels in Estes Park.