With Summer quickly approaching, many are going to be out of school or taking vacations from work. As warmer days become more regular and the sun begins to set later, we offer you 5 fun summer activities to do in Colorado! Whether you’re a tourist or a native we hope you enjoy these ideas and give them a try yourself. Get outside, get active and have fun!
The Colorado Renaissance Festival
To start, the Colorado Renaissance Festival is an excellent option for a summer activity. With endless forms of food, entertainment and artisan goods, there’s no way to go wrong. Dress up and interact with period-actors, or take the whole family and watch acrobatics and the joust. Enjoy a good ale? Then go try some of the special brews at the festival! The fair runs from 10a-6:30p, leaving a full day for you to have your fun and explore everything the festival grounds have to offer.
White Water Rafting
Next, an activity many have on their bucket list- white water rafting is quite popular in Colorado! There are many different businesses that host white water rafting (primarily in Idaho Springs), all with beautiful locations and exhilarating rapids. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, there are a variety of different rapids tours to suit anybody’s skill level. The Colorado Adventure Center also has zip-lining and ropes courses which leaves a lot of options for families and couples.
Elitch Gardens
Thirdly, Elitch Gardens is your typical amusement park- complete with rides, games and food! When in doubt, keep it simple. Great for the whole family! Take a spin on the Mind Eraser, or a drop on the Tower of Doom. This amusement park also has a water park attached to it- complete with a wave pool and giant water slides! Perhaps a ‘lazy river’ is more your style- they have that too!
Bishop Castle
When hunting for fun summer activities, you often find the same options over and over. With this one though, you’ll be going on an adventure unlike any other. Bishop Castle– a hand built castle made single-handedly by Jim Bishop. While it’s not quite the size of a Scottish castle, it’s still an impressive creation with towers and spiral stairs galore. It’s a short road trip away from being the highlight of your Summer.
Escape Rooms
Lastly, there’s nothing better than grabbing your friends and family for an escape room. We may be biased here at Escapeworks Denver, but on the days where the sun is beating down and the heat is too much… Why not try an air conditioned escape room? Go searching through an ancient tomb, or save the world from a zombie outbreak. When you can’t find it in Colorado, you may find it in an escape room!
Dakota was an amazing Game Master! Super informative and helpful!
Our team kicked but and made it out of the Temple safely.
Can't wait to try all of the rooms!
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Deborah S.
1/21/2025
Dakota was an amazing Game Master! Super informative and helpful!
Our team kicked but and made it out of the Temple safely.
Can't wait to try all of the rooms!
Annika B.
1/20/2025
Thanks to Dakota for being an awesome game master!! We cracked the code with 20 seconds to spare.
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Annika B.
1/20/2025
Thanks to Dakota for being an awesome game master!! We cracked the code with 20 seconds to spare.
Calvin B.
1/20/2025
dakota is da best!!!! (6 stars) big winner yay super fun woooooohoooooooooooo! would recommend 100%
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Calvin B.
1/20/2025
dakota is da best!!!! (6 stars) big winner yay super fun woooooohoooooooooooo! would recommend 100%
Lucas C.
1/16/2025
We had a super fun family afternoon here. Brian, our host, was amazing and explained the rules and our mission with enthusiasm. The room and chambers were very well decorated and the clues were great. We had a blast. Thanks for the fun time. We will be back to try another room.
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Lucas C.
1/16/2025
We had a super fun family afternoon here. Brian, our host, was amazing and explained the rules and our mission with enthusiasm. The room and chambers were very well decorated and the clues were great. We had a blast. Thanks for the fun time. We will be back to try another room.
Sam S.
1/16/2025
We had a great time doing the Egypt room!! Dakota was so helpful before, during, and after our escape room experience. They also recommended a great pizza place down the road to complete our date night. Dakota seems like a lovely person who puts love and care into their role. Thank you!
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Sam S.
1/16/2025
We had a great time doing the Egypt room!! Dakota was so helpful before, during, and after our escape room experience. They also recommended a great pizza place down the road to complete our date night. Dakota seems like a lovely person who puts love and care into their role. Thank you!
David T.
1/16/2025
Dakota was a great game master who was very kind and who made sure our game experience was very fun. They gave us clues that weren't too obvious but helped us beat our room in a buzzer beating time. Definitely recommend this place. We had a crazy fun time!
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David T.
1/16/2025
Dakota was a great game master who was very kind and who made sure our game experience was very fun. They gave us clues that weren't too obvious but helped us beat our room in a buzzer beating time. Definitely recommend this place. We had a crazy fun time!
Jacob F.
1/16/2025
Had a great time! The puzzles were intuitive, while offering an adequate challenge, and satisfying to complete. The atmosphere and theme of the escape room was inspired and well done. Cooper was a great game master. Highly recommend!
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Jacob F.
1/16/2025
Had a great time! The puzzles were intuitive, while offering an adequate challenge, and satisfying to complete. The atmosphere and theme of the escape room was inspired and well done. Cooper was a great game master. Highly recommend!
Madeline M.
1/16/2025
Truly so fun! I’ve never done an escape room but my team at work decided this would be a fun thing to do together. It was challenging (but not too challenging), the room was immersive, and Cole was a super funny, friendly, and helpful guide. I would definitely recommend for a good team building activity!
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Madeline M.
1/16/2025
Truly so fun! I’ve never done an escape room but my team at work decided this would be a fun thing to do together. It was challenging (but not too challenging), the room was immersive, and Cole was a super funny, friendly, and helpful guide. I would definitely recommend for a good team building activity!
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