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Great website to get information on Breckenridge: Go Breck
Local Town Activities
Click here for Calendar of Events
Click here for a good source for activities...
Carter Park: Located right in town (Breckenridge and five minutes from the Silver Pick.
Walk two blocks South on French and you will see it off to the left) The winter's sledding
hill! The summer offers: Tennis courts, 2 playgrounds, soccer field, sand volleyball courts,
hiking entrances, mountain biking trails, dog park.
Outdoor Activities
Click here for a good source for outdoor activities...
Fishing
Breckenridge offers world class trout fishing from five different rivers including the Blue River which runs right through the middle of Breckenridge. Click links below for more information.
Take a hike! Summit Country is a treasure trove of hiking opportunities, from easy to positively lung-busting.
Horseback Riding (all year round)
Platte Ranch Riding Stables: 719-836-1670
Hot Air Balloon Rides: 970-HOT-AIRE
If you're coming to Colorado to hunt, Summit County is the gateway with hunting trips lasting from one to several days in a half-million acres of the White River National Forest with spectacular fall colors and unbelievable scenery you are sure to have a memorable experience.
Nordic Skiing
Click here for more information on skinny skis.
Nordic Sleigh Rides: 970-453-2005
Beano's Cabin in Beaver Creek: This is upscale ($$$); If you would like to ski the day in
Beaver Creek and then try this sleigh ride dinner... it is quite nice!
Dog Sledding: (Good Times) 970-453-7604
Skating
Breckenridge has two skating rinks at the south end of town on Boreas Pass Road: Stephen Ice Cream Arena: 970-547-9974
Keystone Ice Rink: 970-496-4386
Copper Mountain 970-968-2882, Chub's Sandwich Shop rents skates: 970-262-2482
Ice Skate on the Maggie Pond at The Village (453-2000)
Sleigh Rides & Dogsledding
Click here for telephone numbers
Carriage Rides through Breckenridge 970-389-2722
Breckenridge Sleigh Ride Diners: 970-453-4405 * Closes after March 31
At Breckenridge Sleigh Rides, guests gather in the clubhouse at Breckenridge Golf Club, then tour the golf course. Afterward, they sit at small tables - as opposed to larger communal tables at other outfits - and help themselves to the buffet.
Steve Lewis hand-built the oak sleigh he uses to whisk guests to the Canvas Café, where he and his staff cook each dinner on a six-burner, 1925 Garland commercial oven. Lewis' company, Two Below Zero Dinner Sleigh Rides in Frisco, is the longest consecutively running operation in Summit County.
Good Times Adventures near Breckenridge offers a 6-mile, one-hour tour through the Middle Fork of the Swan River for approximately $65 per adult.
Snowshoes
(Great Adventure Sports) Located in the City Market Center
(Lonestar Sports) (970-453-2003)
Snow Kiting
Colorado Kite Force - Lake Dillon
Snowmobile Tours
Tiger Run Tours 970-453-2231
White Mountain Tours (Summit County and Vail)
Tubing
Copper Mountain Resourt Tubing
Hill - Located in the East Village at the base of the SuperBee lift, the Tubing
Hill is great fun for the young, and the young at heart. And, there's no
skill or equipment required - just a sense of adventure and a desire for
excitement. Click
here to book tickets online. Another of Colorado's best tubing
spots is at the summit of Dercum Mountain at Adventure Point.
Keystone Resort and Tubing Hill - With a good pitch and long runout, you're sure to enjoy the ride! Tickets for all activities can be purchased daily from 8:00am - 8:00pm, call 970-496-4386 (24 hour cancellation required). Reservations are highly recommended as tubing often sells out days in advance.
Host of other activities including:
Winter hiking; Snowshoeing; Historic walking tours; Mine tours; Ride the train in Georgetown (49 minutes away); Tour the Coors Brewery, Golden, CO (1 hour away); Gambling; Black Hawk and Central City; Catch a game in Denver The Broncos, The Avalanche or The Nuggets.
Breckenridge Rec Center:
Racquetball, Weight lifting, Climbing wall, Aerobics, Jog on the track, Tennis, Swimming in the lap pool or Ride the 3-story slide....and more!!!
Breckenridge Recreation Center
Hot Springs (Within a 2 hour drive from Breckenridge):
Yoga: Tuesday and Thursday classes at the Carter Park Pavilion.
$10 Drop in charge.
Rec Center Classes: 970-453-1734
Oasis 9600 970-453-5563
SHOPPING on Main Street or Factory Stores in Silverthorne
"Ready, Paint, Fire" 301 North Main Street 970-453-5765
Pottery and Porcelain Studio
Backstage Theatre (Live productions) 970-453-0199
The Speak Easy Theatre (old time theatre showing up to date movies) 1 movie.
970-845-6083 Right in Breckenridge!
Movie Theaters: Skyline Cinemas (Silverthorne)
The Speak Easy (Breckenridge) Harris Street; Lower Level of the
college.
Catering & Private Chefs
* Kelly Green: 970-333-0176 kkg71@yahoo.com
Hearthstone Catering: 970-453-7028
Catering Delivered: You can plan your vacation meals on this easy to use website.
Peak Provisions assembles everything that they need for those meals in proportion and deliver them in easy to prepare or oven ready form. Their suppliers are the same as those that supply the finest restaurants in the county, so you can be assured of the quality.
Schools
KID'S SCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE
Great Breckenridge Website for KIDS Click Here
Peak 9
Peak 9 Ski School: 970-453-3259
Peak 8
Peak 8 Kid's Castle (4 - 12 years): Breckenridge
Central Reservations for ALL Ski and Board Lessons and Schools:
The Village Children's Center: 888-LRN-2SKI
Peak 8 Children's Center: 970-453-3258
Child Care
The Breckenridge Children's Centers entertain the youngest members of your family
with fun-filled activities both inside and in the great outdoors. Our slopeside nurseries
provide individualized care for your infant, toddler or pre-schooler under the watchful
eyes of trained staff. Reservations required.
Breckenridge Ski Resort - Colorado
Telephone: 800-562-0528 Hours of Operation:
Service: Baby Sitting Services & Child Care Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm
(closed Noon - 1:00 & Sunday)
(Day) Peak 9 Kinderhut: 800-541-8779
(Day) Peak 8: 970-453-3258
Pet Care
The Dog House (just north of Breckenridge): 970-453-5301,
If your pet will be traveling with you; this is the kennel located in Breckenridge.
* We regret that our Private Homes and Condos do not allow pets out of the courtesy of
those travelers it may inconvenience in the future.
Photographers: (family portraits where you are staying!)
*Katileen Higneys: 970-468-8892
Mountain Photographer: 970-453-7304
Sharpshooters: Breckenridge - 970-453-7304
** Vail is only 45 minutes away; Keystone is 20 minutes; Arapahoe Basin is 20 minutes; Copper Mountain is 20 minutes. All beautiful drives and neat places to check out.
** Town Trolley / Shuttle Bus System provides FREE service to Base areas, downtown,
Stops in front of The Atrium, and the beginning of County Rd 708 for The Slopeside
House, The Timbers and The Breck Lodge. Running every 15 minutes, day and evening.
