If you are planning to be at a Beaver Creek ski resort during summer, you are probably wondering what your options are for recreation. Answer - there are simply too many! The clear skies, the nice and sunny weather and the refreshing mountain air, all make summertime ideal for visiting the Rocky Mountains. You can play golf, climb, hike, go rafting, kayaking, ice skating, bungee jumping, fishing, ride hot air balloons, go horseback riding, on Hummer tours, attend concerts, explore restaurants, go on picnics and day trips - the list is just endless. All these activities and more are close to the Beaver Creek resorts listed with us, so take your pick and enjoy your summer.
Golf and Hiking
Soak in the beautiful Colorado sun while you play golf at the Vail Golf Course, or any of the other privately owned ones. Between June and September is the ideal time to go hiking in Beaver Creek, and the Beaver Creek Hiking Center can arrange everything for you, from hiking equipment to guides to packed lunch boxes. Make sure you have maps with you before you start, as well as plenty of water and granola bars.
Enjoy the Rides
For thrilling Hummer and Jeep tours, get in touch with Lakota River Guides. Beaver Creek Stables can set you up for horseback rides to the Beaver Lake, and for hot-air balloon rides, contact Aero-Cruise Balloon Adventures or Mountain Balloon Adventures. Want to go on a biplane ride? Rocky Mountain Biplane Adventures can arrange it for you. There are a number of tour operators like Nova Guides and Timberline Tours, who can arrange your rafting and kayaking expeditions.
Weddings, Festivals and Events
Beaver Creek has lots of events happening during summer. June is time for the Beaver Creek Pastry and Culinary Festival, an antique fair is organized every July and an arts festival every August. For thrills and chills, there is the Ultra 100 Mountain Bike Race held in August, while September is time for drinking a lot of beer, thanks to the Oktoberfest. Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, the world famous classical music is also a Beaver Creek summer event. There is the Rodeo Series too, complete with bull riding, barrel racing, a petting zoo and barbeques.
Fun for the Little Ones
Children love Beaver Creek in summer! There is a kiddies' museum, lots of hiking with other children, river rafting, arts and crafts, theater workshops, movie nights just for them, music and dance classes, horseback riding, ice skating, day camps filled with fun activities and lots of picnic lunches.
Beaver Creek
Village looks just like a classic European village, with quaint
shops and eateries. Explore the beautiful Betty Ford Alpine Gardens,
shop at the Vail Farmer's Market on Sundays, or go on day trips to Aspen
or Breckenridge. When you will be at the Beaver Creek resorts,
you will understand why the place is also becoming popular as a venue
for summer weddings.