Colorado Fall Bucket List Part 1 🎃 🚴 👻

Colorado Fall Bucket List Part 1 Haunted History Ride Colorado Rail Bike Adventures Code: EmilyB10 for 10% off! Open October 8-31 Enjoy a special night time 90 minute ride! Each railbike fits up to 4 people and is great for the family, group of friends or a double date! Enjoy lantern lit rail bikes, a short historic ghost story and spooky decorations along the way! Make sure to book tickets ASAP before it sells out! WELCOME TO EMILY BUCHTEL'S 2026 COLORADO FALL BUCKET LIST My name is Emily and I have created the ultimate Colorado Fall Bucket List! Created by Colorado Local Emily Buchtel Welcome! Hey there! My name is Emily and I am a Colorado native who loves to hike and explore the state. I love farmers markets, craft beer and catching sunsets on rooftop bars. My name is Emily and I have created the ultimate Colorado Fall Bucket List! I created this guide to help you experience the very best of Colorado this fall - from scenic drives bucket list hikes to charming mountain towns, local restaurants and hidden gems. Thanks for downloading my list! Cheers to the best fall yet! PEAK FALL COLOR CALENDAR Fall color timing varies each year depending on weather conditions. During especially dry years, peak color may arrive earlier and fade more quickly. Be sure to check local fall foliage reports and news updates before your trip for the most current conditions. NORTHERN COLORADO CENTRAL COLORADO SOUTHWEST & WESTERN COLORADO: DURANGO, RIDGWAY: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 2 SOUTHERN COLORADO (DURANGO, PAGOSA SPRINGS): OCTOBER 1-10 FRONT RANGE (COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, PUEBLO): OCTOBER 8-16 PUMPKIN PATCHES Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch - Longmont Miller Farms - Platteville Anderson Farms - Erie Little High Farms - Bennett Colorado Pumpkin Patch - Monument Rock Creek Farm - Broomfield Wishing Star Farm - Callan Munson Farms - Boulder Cottonwood Farm - Lafayette Trinity Acres Pumpkin Patch - Byers The Bartels Farm - Fort Collins Moon Farm - Fruita Osbom Farm - Loveland Miner's Pumpkin Patch - Colorado Springs APPLE ORCHARDS Adam's Apple Orchard and Country Store - Fort Collins Yafa Farm and Orchard's - Boulder Triple M Orchard - Giathe Happy Apple Farms - Penrose Black Bridge Winery and Orchard - Paonia BEST SCENIC LEAF DRIVES SCENIC DRIVE APPROX MILES LOCATION HIGHWAY 41 (STATE FOREST STATE PARK) 30 MILES MALDEN GOLD BORBAS PASS ROAD 22 MILES BRECKENRIDGE GUANELLA PASS SCENIC BYWAY 32 MILES GEORGETOWN INDEPENDENCE PASS (HWY 82) 25 MILES TWIN LAKES ASPEN MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY (US 550) 32 MILES SILVERTON COPPER MOUNTAIN TO LEADVILLE (US 91) 25 MILES COPPER MOUNTAIN LEADVILLE WEST ELK LOOP SCENIC BYWAY 205 MILES CARBONDALE GUNNISON POUDRE CANYON SCENIC BYWAY (CO 14) 107 MILES FORT COLLINS ESTES PARK PEAK TO PEAK SCENIC BYWAY 85 MILES BLACK HAWK ESTES PARK SAN JUAN SKYWAY 35 MILES DURANGO It has over 250 activities to do! You can download it for FREE! BEST SCENIC LEAF HIKE HIKES MILES ELEVATION GAIN LOCATION EASY Maroon Bells Scenic Loop 2 miles 869 ft ASPEN Bear Creek Trail to Castle 2 miles 902 ft IDAHO SPRINGS Adan's Falls 2.8 miles 193 ft GRAND LAKE MODERATE Devil's Head Lookout 3 miles 996 ft SEDALIA Lily Pad Lake 3.4 miles 996 ft ESTES PARK Rabbit Ears Peak Trail 5.5 miles 1,033 ft STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Upper Luster Trail 5.8 miles 996 ft CRESTED BUTTE Ouray 5.9 miles 1,033 ft Telluride Maroon Creek Trail 4.2 miles 1,095 ft CONIFER Vallecito Creek Trail 4.7 miles 1,095 ft DURANGO Bear Creek Falls 4.2 miles 1,095 ft TELLURIDE HARD Hanging Lake 3.1 miles 1,082 ft GLENWOOD SPRINGS Western Creek 6.2 miles 1,466 ft NAYTHORN Missouri Creek 6.5 miles 1,351 ft Pass Mill via Schofield 6.3 miles 2,647 ft CARBONDALE Blue Lakes in Ridgway 8.6 miles 2,351 ft RIDGWAY It has over 250 activities to do! You can download it for FREE! HALLOWEEN & FALL ACTIVITIES Haunted History Ride - Colorado Railbikes (CODE: EmilyB10 for 10% off rides) Magic of the lock 6 Lanterns at Hudson Gardens Ghost at the Denver Botanic Gardens (Oct 18-31) Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms (Friday-Sunday Sept 28-Nov 3) Show at Adams Murder Mystery Playhouse Haunted House at Cave of the Winds Lucky Blu Ranch Rocky Ridge Farms La Junta's Spooktacular Pumpkin Patch Hot Air Zip Lining My Wendy's Farm Victoria Colorado Telluride (FREE) Breathtaking (FREE) Idaho Springs Aspen Glenwood Springs Visit the two rolls - Isaac in Breckenridge Farm Fusion Harvest Skills Sessions Horseback Riding Silverton ATV Rental CODE: EmilyB10 (for 10% off) Rent bikes and ride around Dillon Reservoirs Trip to a hot springs • Durango • Pagosa Strawberry Park House Princess Iron Mountain Indian Glenwood Hot Springs Day trip to Piney River Ranch Tour a show at the Terrarium Zoo at Makeshift Make a custom fall ring at Yuff Love Fall Craft at The Craft Place Scenic Train Ride Silverton to Durango Glen Eyrie Castle Miramont Castle Cherokee Castle It has over 250 activities to do! You can download it for FREE! FALL FESTIVALS & EVENTS Labor Day Lift Off - Sept 1-7 Colorado Pizza Festival - Sept 5 Lafayette Park Denver Firefly Handmade Market - Sept 18-20 Taste of Fort Collins - Sept 16-27 Breckenridge Oktoberfest - Sept 23-27 Autumn Gold Festival in Estes Park - Sept 23-25 Denver Oktoberfest - Sept 28-30 & Oct 1-2 La Junta Tarantula Fest - Sept 23-26 Morrison Ciderfest - Sept 26 Evergreen Elk Art Festival - Sept 27-28 Mountain Harvest Festival - End of Sept Durango Cowboy Gathering - Sept 30- Oct 3 Grand Junction Air Show with the Blue Angels - Oct 4 Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival - Oct 14-16 Glow at the Gardens - Oct 15-18, 20-24 Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival - Oct 17 Witch Paddle at Chatfield Lake - Oct 17 Broadway Halloween Parade - Oct 17 Denver Film Festival - Oct 21- Nov 1 Dia de los Muertos in Longmont - Oct 24 Emma Crawford Coffin Races - Oct 24 The Shining Ball 2026 at the Stanley Hotel - Oct 24 Bloody Mary Festival - Oct weekends Denver Arts Week Nov 7-16 Check out the link in my profile and follow for more! HAUNTED HOUSES & GHOST TOWNS 13th Floor Haunted House - Denver Frightmare Compound - Westminster Haunted Field of Screams - Thornton Terror in the Corn - Erie Haunted Stage Stop - Nederland Denver Terrors - Haunted Pub Crawl Denver Terrors - Ghost Tour Slaughter Gulch - Castle Rock A Creepy Walk in the Woods - Loveland Hell Scream Haunted House - CO Springs The Fear Complex Haunted House - CO Springs Independence Ghost Town - Aspen Vicksburg Ghost Town - Buena Vista Animas Forks Ghost Town - Silverton Ashcroft Ghost Town - Aspen Timber Ghost Town - Telluride Nevadsville Ghost Town - Central City COZY SIPS & BITES Scream and Sugar Coffee Shop Wolverine Publik House Coffee Shop Nest Coffee Shop Sweetheart Winery Salt and Ciders Bean Rock's Farm Boulder Winner's Circle Huntington Tavern (Grand Lake) Willow Creek Restaurant Aspen Peak Cellars Larkspur Brewery Kabin Creek Brewing Mae Nation Cafe Wine Tasting in Paonia Wine Tasting in Paonia Coffee Lab in Gothic Honeyville - Durango James Ranch Durango Outer Range Brewery Afternoon Tea Babes Tea house in Golden Golden Eyrie Castle Miramont Castle Cherokee Castle TOP FALL MOUNTAIN GETAWAYS Grand Lake Vail Breckenridge Estes Park Silverton Durango Telluride Georgetown Leadville Crested Butte Lake City Steamboat Springs Mount Princeton Palisade STATE & NATIONAL PARKS Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park, Grand Lake Black Canyon National Park Gunnison Great Sand Dunes National Park Mesa Verde National Park Alamosa Colorado National Monument Fruita Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area Chaffee, Fremont, Lake. Buena Vista Barr Lake Adams Boyd Lake Larimer Harvey Gap Garfield Highline Lake Mesa Jackson Lake John Martin Reservoir Bent Lake Pueblo Paonia Lathrop Huerfano Luce Mesa Otero Douglas DID YOU KNOW COLORADO RESIDENTS CAN GET A $20 RE COLORADO WILD PASS WHEN REGISTERING A CAR, MOTORCYCLE OR RECREATION VEHICLE? ALSO YOU CAN GET A FREE COLORADO STATE PARKS PASSPORT IN ANY OF THE VISITOR CENTERS! ST. VINCENT WEID FLAGSTAFF FOREST STATE FOREST