{"id":2364,"date":"2019-05-08T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitgrandcoun.wpengine.com\/articles\/top-5-off-the-beaten-path-attractions-in-grand-county-colorado\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:53:03","slug":"top-5-off-the-beaten-path-attractions-in-grand-county-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/blog\/top-5-off-the-beaten-path-attractions-in-grand-county-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Off-the-Beaten Path Attractions in Grand County, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Grand County is full of adventure, and life should be, too. So instead of walking the same well-trodden paths as everyone else, why not try something new? To skip the crowds and discover another side to Grand County, check out these five off-the-beaten-path attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Off-Roading in Grand Lake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Grand Lake<\/a> attracts visitors from far and wide during the winter. But once the snow melts, the trails become a wide-open playground for ATV and OHV enthusiasts. Just outside of town, Idleglen OHV Recreation Area<\/a> boasts 130 miles of well-marked trails with lake, mountain and canyon views \u2014 and maybe even some wildlife, too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Hiking In Hot Sulphur Springs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Elk Mountain Trail<\/a> is an under-the-radar hike in the Arapahoe National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs. Besides being a great place to see birds and other wildlife, this 3.5-mile trail is also laden with wildflowers in the summertime. Once at the summit, hikers are rewarded with 360-degree views of Grand County and Rocky Mountain National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Rafting on the Colorado River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For whitewater rafting adventures<\/a>, the upper Colorado River near Kremmling is the place to go. Families and first-timers will enjoy the beautiful canyon scenery and easy-to-navigate class II and III whitewater. And more experienced rafters can experience nonstop drops, obstacles and steep gradients in Gore Canyon\u2019s<\/a> class IV and V rapids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Camping Near Hot Springs In Kremmling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the banks of Sheephorn Creek just upstream from where it meets the Colorado River, Mugrage Campground<\/a> is definitely off the beaten path. But what this primitive campground near Kremmling lacks in facilities, it more than makes up for by being just a short walk (or paddle) to Radium Hot Springs<\/a>. Mugrage is a great place to stay when whitewater rafting or tubing on the Colorado River, and for those who need more amenities, Radium Campground<\/a> and Pumphouse Campground<\/a> are both excellent nearby options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Mountain Biking Through the Fraser Valley to Lake Granby <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The gorgeous combined Strawberry Creek West\/Doe Creek Trail starts north of Tabernash and winds through the Fraser Valley to Strawberry Lake and then along Doe Creek Trail to the shores of Lake Granby<\/a>. Along the way, it passes through meadows, hops over log bridges and crosses creeks with views of the Indian Peaks in the distance. Although this 23-mile trail gets fewer riders than other Grand County mountain bike trails<\/a>, it ranks among the best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skip the crowds and discover another side to Grand County. Check out these five off-the-beaten-path Colorado activities and attractions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10487,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364\/revisions\/10487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitgrandcounty.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}