Aspen & Snowmass' Summer Adventures
Aspen & Snowmass are surrounded by the pristine White River National Forest Elk Mountain Range. From rafting to climbing rock or 14ers, paragliding to golf, fly fishing to hiking, cycling to mountain biking, swimming to tennis, there are adventures for all ages and abilities from indoor recreation centers to the great outdoors.
Welcome
to The City of Aspen Parks & Recreation Department.
Our goal is to ensure that your experience related to any of our
facilities, parks, trails or programs is the best possible. Families
will enjoy hours of fun together at the Aspen Recreation Center and
its many water features, NHL sized
ice sheet, or the 32 foot climbing tower. You can go for
a walk through the award-winning John Denver Sanctuary or along the
Rio Grande Trail and enjoy Aspen's beautiful natural surroundings. Don't
miss our 18-hole Championship Golf Course, which doubles as a Nordic
Center in the winter. If tennis is your game, we offer six state-of-the-art
clay courts at the Aspen Golf & Tennis Club. Also Rio Grande
Park hosts one of the countries premiere skateboard facilities which
has played host to many pro skaters already.
Experience
the thrill & freedom of free flight with a tandem paragliding flight
over Aspen or Snowmass! With no prior experience necessary
you can SOAR over Aspen, Colorado with one of our USHGA
certified tandem pilots. Email us at fly@aspenparagliding.com or call
us at 1 (970) 925-7625 to schedule your flight! We recommend you schedule
your flight time early on during your vacation in Aspen or Snowmass....
just in case we need to reschedule due to weather.
Climb
rock, rappel, go on a zipline from the ground up on the great granite
crags of Independence Pass, mountain hike up to the Pyramid amphitheater
and/or climb one of Aspen's 14'000' peaks to enjoy more than stunning
mountain views.
World-class
whitewater rafting trips on 4 rivers close to Aspen, zipline
trips and more! Join us for scenic floats, family-friendly whitewater, or the most advanced rapids on trips from just 1/3-day to multi-day overnights. Free wetsuits and splash jackets on AVA-run trips. Add a zipline to your day with our 8-zipline course on our forested, 44-acre alpine property overlooking the Arkansas River valley. We have several types of whitewater and adventure trips just a short drive from Aspen. Drive and save $$!