Denver, the Mile High city, is a city full of life, warmth, and character. Whether it’s your first time visiting or twentieth time, there’s always something fun and amazing to do, especially if you’re bringing your family along. The reason is, although there are plenty of activities to do for kids, there are just as many and if not much more for adults. This makes Denver a great city to visit with your family whether your children or relatives are on the younger side, or whether they’re of age. Some of the fun activities you and your family can do together are to visit some of Denver’s world class museums, along with wildlife and theme parks! There are also plenty of places to hike, and family and kid friendly places to eat when you’re done. If everyone in your family happens to be a bit older there are plenty of teen friendly and adult friendly activities to do as well such as larger hiking trails, skiing, or even head on to the 16th street mall for an amazing shopping experience. Not to mention, depending on the season and time of your arrival you could even catch a live sporting event. In this article we’ll go through some of the best family activities to do in the Mile High city so you and your family can have an idea of how to plan your trip to Denver.
Hiking trails and outdoor adventures
Hiking trails come in many shapes and sizes, with different themes and scenic points. If you and your family are making a trip to Denver, a great pastime and activity, especially if you guys Iove nature, would be to go on one of the nearby trails and enjoy the beautiful landscapes that Colorado has to offer.
One of the coolest and more popular family friendly hiking trails in Denver is the Cherry Creek Trail. It’s an easy to walk, paved trail that’s used for hiking, biking, and other activities. If you guys are more into biking there’s also the Cherry Creek Falls trail which involves mountain biking. In total the Cherry creek trail stretches 45 miles and is a great hike especially for those who are new to Colorado. If your family or young ones are big into skateboarding, then you’re in luck. Denver has a legendary skatepark located in Lodo called the Denver Skatepark. The Denver Skatepark has over 60,000 square feet of concrete to skateboard on. The park is open to skateboarders, rollerbladers, and bikers of all levels. At the time of this article admission is free so there’s no excuse not to go check it out should you be in Denver. However, if you decide to participate, understand you are doing it at your own risk, as skateboarding, rollerblading, and biking, especially at a skatepark, involve foreseeable and unforeseeable dangers.
Shopping
Kids love toys, and teens love to shop. Well, in all actuality, who doesn’t like to go shopping? In Denver you’ll be happy to know that there is a huge shopping scene that actually delivers in every way you’d want, and if you’re looking for such an experience then heading on down to the 16th Street Mall wouldn’t be a bad idea. The 16th Street Mall is located downtown between Welton and Tremont.
At the time of writing this article, the mall houses some very big and well known names such as H&M, Forever 21, Hot Topic, and several more! There’s also plenty of different types of restaurants within and near the mall for you to choose from should you ever get hungry. If you don’t happen to be in the shopping mood, the mall also has a theatre and a bowling alley so you can enjoy some downtime from shopping. With a mall like this, it’s easy to see how you can spend almost your entire day just browsing stores and enjoying some of the family friendly activities that it has to offer. Overall the 16th Street Mall is quite the place to be especially if it’s your first time in Denver.
Winter Activities
Many people take time off during the winter time, whether it be for the holidays, new years, or just because it lines up with your schedule, coming in the colder months is still a wonderful idea. Why? Because Denver has many world class ski resorts nearby! If you love to ski, or are at least curious enough to try, you could hire a private car company like us here at Epic Limo to bring you to one of the nearby ski resorts. However, please note that some of the ski resorts are actually a few hours away. To give you an idea, some of the great ski resorts around where you can not only ski, but also snowboard, and engage in other winter activities are, the Breckenridge Ski Resort, the Winter Park resort, the Vail Ski resort. With that being said, taking a trip and taking your family skiing at a world class ski resort in the Colorado Rockies will definitely be the makings of an unforgettable trip for you and your family.
Conclusion
Taking a trip to Denver with your family could easily be one of your greatest family trips yet. There is so much to do here for everyone of all ages, so whether your kids are still quite young. In their teens, or are adults, there’s plenty of activities, especially depending on the time of year that you come. If you happen to come here in the summer months, there’s plenty of outdoor hiking trails you’ll want to visit that aren’t too intense and allow you to embrace nature. For instance you and your family could hike the Cherry Creek Falls trail and enjoy everything it has to offer. Or, if your kids are into skateboarding you guys can always head down to the Denver Skate Park which is open to skateboarders, and bikers of all experience. Whether you or one of your family members would like to participate is entirely up to you and at your own risk; skateboarding, biking, rollerblading, and other related activities involve foreseeable and unforeseeable risks which could possibly result in some form of injury. If you are planning to come down in the colder months, you may also head on down to one of the ski resorts nearby if that’s your thing. Also, if you’d rather go shopping, there’s plenty of options and malls to do that in the Mile High city. Between the 16th Street Mall and all the other independent stores around Denver you’ll have plenty of options to choose from and lots of things to browse. With that being said, if you are heading in from Denver Airport and would like a private shuttle, feel free to hire us here at Epic Limo. We have luxury sprinter vans that can hold up to 14 passengers, and we are one of the best private car services around. Also, if you would like to go from Denver to Vail our private car service has you covered.
