Guidebook for Breckenridge

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Guidebook for Breckenridge

Food Scene

Excellent value family restaurant with consistently good food. Get there early in ski season or expect to wait in line.
351 locals recommend
Downstairs At Eric's
111 S Main St
351 locals recommend
Excellent value family restaurant with consistently good food. Get there early in ski season or expect to wait in line.
Fantastic up-scale restaurant with five star food, the best in Breckenridge in our opinion. Reservations recommended especially in ski season
95 locals recommend
Relish
137 S Main St
95 locals recommend
Fantastic up-scale restaurant with five star food, the best in Breckenridge in our opinion. Reservations recommended especially in ski season
Kenosha Steakhouse offers you steaks, BBQ and burgers and a great outside deck. They feature 30 beers on tap, 20 are Colorado Craft beer. Family friendly atmosphere.
59 locals recommend
Kenosha Breck
301 S Main St
59 locals recommend
Kenosha Steakhouse offers you steaks, BBQ and burgers and a great outside deck. They feature 30 beers on tap, 20 are Colorado Craft beer. Family friendly atmosphere.
A real local's coffee house, selling wonderful cakes, snacks, lunches and of course, coffee. They will wrap your lunch to go so you can take it on the slopes or on your mountain hike
53 locals recommend
Cuppa Joe | Breckenridge Coffee Shop
118 S Ridge St
53 locals recommend
A real local's coffee house, selling wonderful cakes, snacks, lunches and of course, coffee. They will wrap your lunch to go so you can take it on the slopes or on your mountain hike
A really good happy hour menu, probably the best in town.
74 locals recommend
Twist
200 S Ridge St
74 locals recommend
A really good happy hour menu, probably the best in town.
A local brewery with great beers and pub food in a great location at the top end of main street.
333 locals recommend
Breckenridge Brewery & Pub
600 S Main St
333 locals recommend
A local brewery with great beers and pub food in a great location at the top end of main street.
They do a great lunch and happy hour at reasonable prices.
362 locals recommend
Blue River Bistro
305 N Main St
362 locals recommend
They do a great lunch and happy hour at reasonable prices.
Stand in line for a sweet or savory crepe and eat outside by the fire pit right on main street.
92 locals recommend
Crepes A La Cart
307 S Main St
92 locals recommend
Stand in line for a sweet or savory crepe and eat outside by the fire pit right on main street.
For that special occasion, fine dining in Breckenridge.
299 locals recommend
Hearthstone Restaurant
130 South Ridge Street
299 locals recommend
For that special occasion, fine dining in Breckenridge.
Good, tasty asian food. Always busy, always good
24 locals recommend
Bangkok Happy Bowl Thai Bistro and Sushi Bar - Breckenridge
103.5 N Main St
24 locals recommend
Good, tasty asian food. Always busy, always good
Try their out of town restaurant, Traverse. Good food and the most incredible views. Remember to go when it is still light...
13 locals recommend
The Lodge at Breckenridge
112 Overlook Dr
13 locals recommend
Try their out of town restaurant, Traverse. Good food and the most incredible views. Remember to go when it is still light...
They do the best iced coffee.....
17 locals recommend
Cabin Coffee Co.
222 S Main St
17 locals recommend
They do the best iced coffee.....
A local distillery, locals love it.
134 locals recommend
Broken Compass Brewery & Tap House
68 Continental Ct
134 locals recommend
A local distillery, locals love it.
This is a great restaurant and distillery, they dont sell wine or beer, just the harder stuff. They will pick you and and drop you home for free! Great food and atmosphere.
131 locals recommend
Breckenridge Distillery
1925 Airport Rd
131 locals recommend
This is a great restaurant and distillery, they dont sell wine or beer, just the harder stuff. They will pick you and and drop you home for free! Great food and atmosphere.
We love Amazing Grace! Great food, lots of veggie and vegan options, home made and delicious....
33 locals recommend
Amazing Grace
213 Lincoln Ave
33 locals recommend
We love Amazing Grace! Great food, lots of veggie and vegan options, home made and delicious....
This has the best happy hour in town, as most items are half price including drinks.
90 locals recommend
Aurum Breckenridge
209 S Ridge St
90 locals recommend
This has the best happy hour in town, as most items are half price including drinks.
Super cute place to be
20 locals recommend
Mom's Baking Co.
100 S Main St
20 locals recommend
Super cute place to be

Essentials

Our local grocery store, where there is also a pharmacy.
336 locals recommend
City Market
400 North Park Avenue
336 locals recommend
Our local grocery store, where there is also a pharmacy.
Its wholefoods!
202 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
261 Lusher Ct
202 locals recommend
Its wholefoods!
The best local spa in Breckenridge. They have a very relaxing oxygen bar where you can relax and feel better quickly if suffering from the effects of high altitude.
Harmony Health Massage & Wellness Spa
326 S Main St
The best local spa in Breckenridge. They have a very relaxing oxygen bar where you can relax and feel better quickly if suffering from the effects of high altitude.
The local hospital
23 locals recommend
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center
340 Peak One Dr
23 locals recommend
The local hospital

Entertainment & Activities

For cross country skiing and snowshoeing in Summit County.
236 locals recommend
Breckenridge Nordic Center
9 Grandview Dr
236 locals recommend
For cross country skiing and snowshoeing in Summit County.
Keystone mountain is great where the runs are longer and steeper than Breckenridge in general. Free skier parking.
272 locals recommend
Keystone Resort
100 Dercum Square
272 locals recommend
Keystone mountain is great where the runs are longer and steeper than Breckenridge in general. Free skier parking.
Vail skiing, as they say ' like nothing on earth'. Good village too for shopping, restaurants and bars.
Manor Vail Lodge
595 Vail Valley Dr
Vail skiing, as they say ' like nothing on earth'. Good village too for shopping, restaurants and bars.
Another really great ski resort, we love going to Beaver Creak where they give out free cookies at 3pm!
80 locals recommend
Beaver Creek
80 locals recommend
Another really great ski resort, we love going to Beaver Creak where they give out free cookies at 3pm!
This is a great mining tour, where you can take a trip down a 1000 foot mine shaft, and then go panning for gold. You keep what you find! The tour takes 45 minutes. Call 970 453 4405 for more info.
42 locals recommend
Country Boy Mine
0542 French Gulch Rd
42 locals recommend
This is a great mining tour, where you can take a trip down a 1000 foot mine shaft, and then go panning for gold. You keep what you find! The tour takes 45 minutes. Call 970 453 4405 for more info.
AT the weekends in the summer months there are free music concerts where the views are fantastic overlooking the lake.
126 locals recommend
Dillon Amphitheater
135 W Lodgepole St
126 locals recommend
AT the weekends in the summer months there are free music concerts where the views are fantastic overlooking the lake.
Breckenridge can boast that it is the only municipality in the world to own a Jack Nicklaus designed, 27-hole golf course.The new Elk nine, offers more elevation change than the Bear and Beaver nines.
193 locals recommend
Breckenridge Golf Club
200 Clubhouse Dr
193 locals recommend
Breckenridge can boast that it is the only municipality in the world to own a Jack Nicklaus designed, 27-hole golf course.The new Elk nine, offers more elevation change than the Bear and Beaver nines.
A wonderful experience of horseback riding over peak 10, where you can ride even if it is your first time.
13 locals recommend
Breckenridge Stables, LLC
620 Village Rd
13 locals recommend
A wonderful experience of horseback riding over peak 10, where you can ride even if it is your first time.
Whitewater rafting getaways and family adventures on the Arkansas River, Clear Creek River, through the Royal Gorge, Browns Canyon and Bighorn Sheep Canyon in Colorado
50 locals recommend
Clear Creek Rafting Company
350 Whitewater Rd
50 locals recommend
Whitewater rafting getaways and family adventures on the Arkansas River, Clear Creek River, through the Royal Gorge, Browns Canyon and Bighorn Sheep Canyon in Colorado
This is the ski resort :-) To get there go to the gondola on Main Street and catch the gondola to Peak 7 or Peak 8
612 locals recommend
Breckenridge Ski Resort
1599 Ski Hill Rd
612 locals recommend
This is the ski resort :-) To get there go to the gondola on Main Street and catch the gondola to Peak 7 or Peak 8

Everything Else

How to get to the gondola to reach peaks 7 and 8
216 locals recommend
BreckConnect Gondola
170 Watson Avenue
216 locals recommend
How to get to the gondola to reach peaks 7 and 8
A free parking lot for winter skier parking where you catch the free bus to either the gondola main street, or you could get off at Beaver Run, for skiing peaks 9 and 10.
20 locals recommend
Ice Rink Lot
189 Boreas Pass Rd
20 locals recommend
A free parking lot for winter skier parking where you catch the free bus to either the gondola main street, or you could get off at Beaver Run, for skiing peaks 9 and 10.
Daily Admission Rates Adult (18-59) $15.00 Youth (3-17) $7.50 Senior (60+) $12.00 Family (2 adults/2 youths) $38.00 Family 6-Pack (2 adults/4 youths) $50.00
226 locals recommend
Breckenridge Recreation Center
880 Airport Rd
226 locals recommend
Daily Admission Rates Adult (18-59) $15.00 Youth (3-17) $7.50 Senior (60+) $12.00 Family (2 adults/2 youths) $38.00 Family 6-Pack (2 adults/4 youths) $50.00

Getting Around

For guide books, advice and a wonderful museum detailing the history of the gold mining area. Call 970 453 5041 for more information.
204 locals recommend
Breckenridge Welcome Center
203 S Main St
204 locals recommend
For guide books, advice and a wonderful museum detailing the history of the gold mining area. Call 970 453 5041 for more information.
This is the address for the free bus service which runs around town. Go to their website, www.summitcountyco.gov to see the current schedule. Get a free ride to all the local ski resorts except Vail and Bever Creek.
65 locals recommend
Summit Stage
0222 County Shops Rd
65 locals recommend
This is the address for the free bus service which runs around town. Go to their website, www.summitcountyco.gov to see the current schedule. Get a free ride to all the local ski resorts except Vail and Bever Creek.

Parks & Nature

Enjoy a fun-filled time on the ice at Keystone’s five-acre lake. Centrally located in the heart of Lakeside Village, Keystone Lake boasts the largest Zamboni-maintained outdoor skating rink in America
22 locals recommend
Keystone Lake Ice Rink
Decatur Road
22 locals recommend
Enjoy a fun-filled time on the ice at Keystone’s five-acre lake. Centrally located in the heart of Lakeside Village, Keystone Lake boasts the largest Zamboni-maintained outdoor skating rink in America
One of our favorite hikes in summer where you can see mountain goats, marmots and pika. Take another layer of clothing as the altitude is high.
65 locals recommend
Quandary Peak
65 locals recommend
One of our favorite hikes in summer where you can see mountain goats, marmots and pika. Take another layer of clothing as the altitude is high.
Take your bike along the path, try disc golf at the frisco marina, or just walk along the beach of the lake. A great lake for canoeing, sailing and paddle boarding. Hire boats at the Frisco Marina.
176 locals recommend
Dillon Reservoir
176 locals recommend
Take your bike along the path, try disc golf at the frisco marina, or just walk along the beach of the lake. A great lake for canoeing, sailing and paddle boarding. Hire boats at the Frisco Marina.
This is open in the winter only for snow tubing. In the summer you will find a disk golf course right by Dillon Lake.
201 locals recommend
Frisco Adventure Park
621 Recreation Way
201 locals recommend
This is open in the winter only for snow tubing. In the summer you will find a disk golf course right by Dillon Lake.
A moderate hiking trail open July to mid September, a favorite with the locals with a picturesque lake at the end of the hike.
49 locals recommend
Mohawk Lake
49 locals recommend
A moderate hiking trail open July to mid September, a favorite with the locals with a picturesque lake at the end of the hike.
Stunning views of the ten mile range, with plenty of aspen trees so it is a wonderful drive especially in Fall.
47 locals recommend
Boreas Pass
47 locals recommend
Stunning views of the ten mile range, with plenty of aspen trees so it is a wonderful drive especially in Fall.
An easy flat trail through the wildlife preserve. You can walk half and get the gondola back....
7 locals recommend
Cucumber Gulch Wildlife Preserve
1599 County Rd 3
7 locals recommend
An easy flat trail through the wildlife preserve. You can walk half and get the gondola back....
In summer we love to hike peak 10. It is steep but worth it for the incredible views. Head to the Breckenridge Stables, and continue right up the county road and park at the Falcon Super Chair.
Peak 10
In summer we love to hike peak 10. It is steep but worth it for the incredible views. Head to the Breckenridge Stables, and continue right up the county road and park at the Falcon Super Chair.

Sightseeing

Breckenridge Main Street is a historic mining town filled with restaurants, bars and shopping and a very interesting museum and information center.
Main St
Breckenridge Main Street is a historic mining town filled with restaurants, bars and shopping and a very interesting museum and information center.
Frisco is a great small town, with lots of restaurants, bars and shopping and also a wonderful historic museum.
11 locals recommend
Main Street
Main Street
11 locals recommend
Frisco is a great small town, with lots of restaurants, bars and shopping and also a wonderful historic museum.