AC Hotel by Marriott Frisco Colorado

This route offers hikers, snowshoers, cross-country skiers and horseback riders some of the best scenery and views in the state. Starting out in the north of Frisco just west of interstate 70, the trail is pretty much straight uphill all the way, so be ready for some truly grueling elevation gain over a relatively short distance.

This is a really fun day hike. When hiked as mapped here, you'll start out at the trailhead at the southwest end of Meadow Creek Trail road, next to highway 70. The first half of the hike is a long and steady incline, sure to get the heart pumping and the legs burning. From the top, the turnaround point marked here, you'll be rewarded with some gorgeous meadow views.

Lily Pad Lake is a popular destination reachable from two different trailheads. This hike starts on Meadow Creek Trail near Frisco, which provides diverse scenery and wildflowers. Buffalo Mountain towers above the lake. Great views of Frisco can be seen along the trail. Water is sparse along the trail. Hunters may use this area during the hunting season. The trail is neither marked nor maintained for winter use, but many locals use the trails during winter for walking, snowshoeing, and...

There are gorgeous views of the lake and mountains from this mostly gentle, mixed surface trail. The Aspen trees are stunning in the fall. Accessibility: There is 1 designated accessible space in the small paved parking lot off of Dillon Dam Road by the west end of the trail. It is van-accessible with a striped access aisle. The trail surface is paved asphalt, gravel, or a natural (dirt and rock) surface. It is typically at least 3 feet wide with many wider passing spaces. The most...

This is an amazing trail which can be fun no matter what time of year you're planning to visit. In the winter, you can bring the family to go snowshoeing, and when the snow melts, you can hike up to the top of Mount Royal, gain a thousand feet or so in elevation, and enjoy some gorgeous mountain meadow views along the way.