Parks in Buena Vista, Colorado

The valley of Pine Creek is one of the most beautiful in the Collegiate Peaks, with four skyscraping fourteeners. The trail leading southwest along Pine Creek takes you into one of the most beautif... More on Trails

This was a great hike into a beautiful mountain valley. We had the trail to More on Trails

With eight fourteeners (peaks exceeding 14,000 feet in elevation), Collegiate Peaks Wilderness probably possesses the highest average elevation of any Wilderness in the Lower 48. You can climb with... More on Epinions.com

With eight fourteeners (peaks exceeding 14,000 feet in elevation), Collegiate Peaks Wilderness probably possesses the highest average elevation of any Wilderness in the Lower 48. You can climb with... More on Epinions.com

Placing on the map is approximate. More on OffRoadNorthAmerica

Trek through Missouri Basin a spectacular tundra garden, blissfully uncrowded. Trail: Initial 5.6 miles, ... More on Trails

This gentle, Sawatch Range peak has impressive views of some of Colorados highest. Trail: Initial 2.4 ... More on Trails

Bask on this summit, surrounded by giants the skyscraping Collegiate Peaks. Trail: Initial 1.8 miles, ... More on Trails

Keep a sharp eye for mountains goats known to patrol the cliffs above this lovely alpine lake. Buena Vista is my idea of an ideal Colorado mountain town. Surrounded by towering peaks, adjacent to the San Isabel National Forest and ... More on Trails

Beaver, elk, mule deer, and one of Colorado's largest herds of bighorn sheep call the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness home, but human visitors are relatively few, preferring the nearby and more glamorous ... More on Epinions.com

Beaver, elk, mule deer, and one of Colorado's largest herds of bighorn sheep call the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness home, but human visitors are relatively few, preferring the nearby and more glamorous ... More on Epinions.com

Definitely need a high-clearance vehicle for this road. Well worth the jostling drive, though! More on NileGuide

Lincoln Creek Road is a great day-trip from Aspen with outstanding scenery and history, in a high glacial furrow. A number of old log buildings recall mining silver, gold, lead, zinc, iron, graphit... More on Trails