Welcome to the Vail Valley.

Bring your hiking boots and Camelbak!

Look for these animals on your adventures: bears, elk, marmots, mountain goats, white-tailed deer, bald eagles, and mountain lions!

Hiking

• Beaver Creek Hiking Center

• Popular hikes: Beaver Lake Trail, Village-to Village Trail, Missouri Lakes Trail, Booth Falls Trail

Biking

• Beaver Creek Bike Rentals (Rentals at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain)

Fly Fishing

• Fly Fishing Outfitters

• Gore Creek Fly Fisherman

Whitewater Rafting

• Timberline Tours

Golf

• Beaver Creek Golf Club

• Red Sky Golf Club

Horseback Riding

• Beaver Creek Stables

Restaurants

Beaver Creek

• Blue Moose Pizza

• Hooked (Seafood)

• Dusty Boot (Good apres ski bar)

• Rimini (Amazing hot chocolate and gelato)

Vail

• Alpenrose (Good place to have some Austrian food and a cold beer)

• Mountain Standard (Yummy Colorado cuisine)

• Bully Ranch (Fun place for western food and flare)

• Pepi's Bar and Restaurant (Austrian food and live music)

• Bol (Food and Bowling)

• Tenth Mountain Whiskey Distillery

• Pazzo's Pizza

• Campo De Fiori (Italian)

• Kelly Liken (Fine Dinning)

• La Tour (French)

• Sweet Basil (Modern American) Wyn and Chelsea's Favorite!

• Terra Bistro (American)

Vail Live Music Spots

• Red Lion

• Pepi's Bar

Edwards/Avon 15-20 min from Vail

• Gas House (Fun place to get Colorado food. Look for the Jackalope)

• Eat + Drink (Wine and cheese place)

• Juniper (Nice restaurant on the Eagle river)

• Boxcar (Colorado cuisine)

Breakfast Options

• Avon Bakery (Yummy breakfast sandwiches and bagels) - Wyn's favorite stop before skiing

• Northside Cafe

• Route 6

Local Breweries

• Vail Brewery

• Crazy Mountain Brewery

Weather

August weather averages 75°-85° during the day and around 40°-50° at night.

Afternoon showers may occur, but are always followed by sunshine and hopefully a rainbow.

Elevation

The base elevation of Vail and Beaver Creek is over 8,000 feet. We strongly encourage guests to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.

Fun Facts

What's the state flower? 

Rocky Mountain Columbine

What's the highest peak in Colorado?

Mount Elbert (14,439 feet)

Why do you never see a single aspen tree?

An aspen grove shares one root system. Enjoy their beauty!

What kind of fish can you catch in the Eagle River?

Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout

What do you do if you meet a bear?

Stop what you are doing, be calm, talk in a calm voice, back away slowly. Walk, don't run. Keep

your eye on the bear!

What do you do if you meet a mountain lion?

It's already too late! haha

About the Area

The early Eagle River Valley was first inhabited by the Utes. These Native American horsemen spent

winters in the mild climate to the west and returned to, in their language, “the shining

mountains”, each summer to hunt mule deer, elk and the great buffalo.

The earliest Anglo-Americans visited the area to trap beavers to supply the fur trade.

Settlers arrived in the early 1880's who took up homesteads in the area (some of the cabins

are still here!), growing hay and raising cattle to feed hungry miners in nearby Red Cliff. In the

1920’s, head lettuce was the crop of choice in Beaver Creek and Bachelor Gulch. Through the

years area land produced cattle, hay, potatoes, peas, oats and sheep. The Bachelor Gulch

lanterns you see throughout the village represent the original bachelors who lived in the area

and would use the light of the lanterns to guide their way down the mountain for libations and

supplies.

During World War II the United States Army created a training center south of the valley

called Camp Hale where the 10th Mountain Division trained for alpine combat. Made up of

excellent skiers and mountaineers, the 10th fought in mountainous northern Italy.

In 1980, Beaver Creek Ski Resort opened! It hosted the 2015 Alpine World Ski

Championships and is home to Lindsey Vonn, Helmut, and the infamous Iceman and Yogi "the

party animal"!