- Visit the Red Rocks Visitor Center or Museum

- Hike the Red Rocks Trading Post Trail: moderate 1.6 mile loop

- Attend a Thursday or Sunday night concert or event such as Yoga on the Rocks or Film on the Rocks

- Exercise on the steps

- Visit this outdoor museum where you can see and touch

fossils in the mountain side

- Option to purchase a ticket to ride in their shuttle or hike this

moderate 3.7 mile out and back trail

Hike Mount Falcon

- Lookout Trail: easy 1.4 mile out and back

- Upper Loop: moderate 3.9 miles

- Castle Trail Loop: moderate 7.4 miles

- Attend the Golden Farmers Market at 8am on Saturday

- Walk around downtown Golden and grab a bite or beer at one of the many restaurants, we like New Terrain and The Golden Mill

Rent a tube and float down the water in Golden

Rent a kayak or paddle board at Evergreen Lake

- Rent a car and visit Rocky Mountain National Park. Reservations to enter the park are required and can be booked online

- Drive the scenic Trail Ridge Road, a 48 mile transverse across the park

- Hike one of the many beautiful trails in the park. "All Trails" is a hiking app where you can search for trails. Here are a couple recommendations:

- Emerald Lake Trail: highly trafficked, easy 3.2 mile out and back trail that takes you passed multiple mountain lakes

- The Loch via Glacier Gorge Trail: moderate 5.4 mile out and back trail that takes you along waterfalls and a more remote mountain lake

Rent a pontoon boat for the day at Grand Lake

Visit Boulder and shop on Pearl Street or enjoy a bite to eat at one of the many restaurants

Head to Denver for a Rockies game at Coors Field