14 Best Places to Visit in Colorado (By a Local)

Don't miss this Colorado local's guide to the 14 best places to visit in Colorado. From popular destinations like Denver to national parks & hidden gems, these are 14 places you have to go (in 2022).

Where to you want to go in Colorado? Let us know which Rocky Mountain destinations are on your bucket list in the comments.

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14 Places to Visit in #Colorado mentioned in the video:
00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Aspen
00:45 – Maroon Bells
01:00 – Denver
01:13 – Red Rocks Amphitheater
01:30 – Boulder
02:02 – Estes Park
02:25 – Rocky Mountain National Park
03:04 – Great Sand Dunes National Park
03:30 – Colorado Springs
03:43 – Pikes Peak
04:10 – Garden of the Gods
04:32 – Durango
04:58 – Mesa Verde National Park
05:10 – Steamboat Springs

Other helpful Travel Lemming guides for first-time visitors to Colorado:

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Have fun exploring the many fun places to go in Colorado!

[heekyongheitz]

My best place in Colorado is Gunnison National Park. We're from Texas and we went there three years and loved it. More than Great Sand Dune and Boulder. We love nature more than cities. Denver and Colorado Springs were unique but we didn't stay there. We loved Ridgway state park, Telluride, ❤Grand Lake near the Rocky Mountain National Park were beautiful. Vail is another place to visit for summer music festival.🎉 RMNP wa the best but wherever you go in Colorado, it was picture perfect place and we're going back again next summer.

[ConCafePodcast]

Moving to Colorado this month. I can't wait to visit all this places in the future!!

[grithardwh]

This is great and will be very helpful for those that decide to visit our amazing state!

[Video]

Congratulations on highlighting every place to skip in Colorado.

[Buddhamind]

Loved here forever. This was a great video. Never knew we had the sand dunes. Thank you!

[JakeMcCollum]

Thank you for this & the things to do video. I just got to Denver today and I didn’t even know where to start. Lol

[devonnadenise]

Great content as I'm prepping for a trip next month. however I had to stop & rewind several times due to how fast you are speaking. It's hard to grasp what you are saying. Overall the content is detailed and provides a list for every type of traveler

[dantheloanmanvegas]

Good content but honestly it was hard to watch because the echoey audio.

[radicalrodney]

Great production, definably upgrade that mic next so it doesn't sound like you are in a bathroom.

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Watching this video from 🇲🇾. nice place 👌

[Ghostly-Rain]

I'm moving to Colorado in end of summer or early early fall

[Estelae_bn]

I am planning to go Denver for very short time. Which one would you recommend for this short trip

[renalangstaff]

The 4 corners is a long way from Durango

[javiermercado]

How's the Uber service or it's better to rent a car?What is your recommendation and what is cheaper.Or local transportation thanks

[n_hr]

I was thinking to visit Colorado this summer but after coming to know that Colorado is the 3rd most dangerous state in crime.. I’ve canceled my plans.. 😞

[ישיפרץ]

how cold is it to travel in Denver and Colorado in general in march. how cold will it be?

[algarcia]

Really hate your mic, love the info tho

[PreachMyia]

The letter “a” in Colorado is pronounced like the a in apple. ;)

[andrewlindell]

By local you mean you came here last week and went to the Instagram famous locations

[royaltypecks]

Do you have an intagram! I’m from LA love to visit