Activities in Keystone Ski Resort and Summit County Colorado
There is much to do in Keystone and Summit County. Anything you can think of is available. The 7 nearby Ski resorts offer just about every activity you can think of. There are enough activities to keep you busy for weeks! We have trail maps inside the condo marked with all the snowshoeing, hiking and biking trails nearby.
Keystone Resort Activities
Keystone offers both Winter and Summer activities including skiing, snowboarding, sledding hill, ice skating, snowshoing, snowmobile riding, snowcat skiing, golfing, swimming, hiking, downhill and cross country mountain biking, gondola rides, festivals, and dining to name just a few.
Hiking in Keystone
Hiking – Try out Loveland Pass, Hoosier Pass near Breckenridge, the Colorado Trail, and all over Swan Mountain.
Horseback Riding – Keystone Stables provides a number of different trail rides in the area. It’s even within walking distance to get there!
Skiing - Keystone, A-Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Vail.
Gondola Rides – Keystone
Biking – There is a paved trail from Keystone to Breckenridge all the way around Lake Dillon. Off-Road trails are found all around Keystone and the surrounding valley. Don’t forget about riding the ski lifts up the hill and riding your bike down at any of the major resorts nearby.
Fishing – Try Lake Dillon Marina, Snake River, or many other smaller lakes and streams in the area. Check with Blue
4x4ing near Wheeler Lake
River Anglers for details.
Golfing – Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain
Cross Country Skiing – Frisco Nordic Center
Shopping – Silverthorne Factory Stores
River Rafting – Good Times Rafting
Sailing – Dillon Marina, Frisco Marina
Inexpensive things to do in Keystone Resort
- Ice Skating at Keystone.
- Festivals nearly every weekend during the summer. Entry to the festivals is usually free.
- Tubing hill at Keystone – top of Keystone $18/hr well worth it.
Fishing on the Snake River, Keystone
- Sledding hill at the Keystone Nordic Center
- Hiking all around Keystone – numerous trails everywhere
- Biking up Keystone Gulch
- Fishing in the Snake River
- Riding paddle boats on Keystone Lake
Other Areas of interest
Arapahoe Basin
Only 8 miles away. Go out to Hwy 6, and turn right. Pass through Keystone and up the hill towards Loveland Pass. Arapahoe Basin will be on your right. A-Basin mostly offers Winter activities. Being the highest in altitude of all Colorado resorts, they have the ability to stay open later than any other resort. Depending on snowfall amounts, they usually close around July 4th. Arapahoe Basin offers excellent advanced skiing and far fewer people than the bigger resorts.
Breckenridge
Only 13 miles away. Go out to Swan Mountain Road and turn left. The road will wind it’s way over Swan Mountain, and intersect Hwy 9. Turn left onto Hwy 9 and head into town. Breckenridge offers both Summer and Winter activities such as skiing, snowboarding, sledding hill, ice skating, snowshoing, snowmobile riding, snowcat skiing, golfing, swimming, hiking, downhill and cross country mountain biking, gondola rides, festivals, and dining to name just a few.. There are typically festivals each weekend in both seasons.
Copper Mountain
Only 15 Miles away. Go out to Hwy 6, turn left. In Dillon, go Westbound on I-70. Copper Mountain will be on the left right before the highway starts to climb to Vail Pass. Copper offers many Summer and Winter activites such as skiing, snowboarding, sledding hill, ice skating, snowshoing, snowmobile riding, snowcat skiing, golfing, swimming, hiking, downhill and cross country mountain biking, gondola rides, festivals, and dining to name just a few. Don’t forget about the paved bike trail that goes to the top of Vail Pass! Excellent views and 6 miles to the top!
Loveland Pass / Ski Area
Only 15 miles away. Go out to Hwy 6, and turn right. Pass through Keystone and up the hill towards Loveland Pass. Loveland Ski area is at the base of Loveland Pass at the East Portal of the Eisenhower Tunnel. Mostly winter activities, but excellent hiking and awesome views in the summer. Don’t be afraid to pull off the road and do some cross country hiking above tree line…you’ll see wildflowers in the summer like you see on the postcards!
Vail
Vail is only 35 Miles away from Keystone. One of the coolest attractions is on the way to Vail. Just after Copper Mountain, you go over Vail Pass. Stop at the rest stop and take in the high alpine environment. Summer activities include hiking, biking and just a great place to get out and stretch your legs. In the winter, enjoy snowshoeing and snowmobiling in this area.
