Glenwood Canyon Kayak offers a large selection of Kayaking, Rafting, and other water sport products. They also offer a full-service kayak school where you can learn all the techniques necessary to take you to the next level in whitewater kayaking. Rate this Business:

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We are excited by the possibility of the newly planned Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park being built on the Colorado River. This is a great use of one of our major natural resources and we think more people should benefit, both economically and recreationally, from a strong flow of water through town.

The park will be located on the Colorado River at the Midland Avenue Bridge in West Glenwood Springs and will bring an economical, ecological, educational and recreational opportunities to Glenwood Springs. (more…)

Storm King Memorial Trail is a moderately hard trail which is steep and/or rocky in many places. It is about a mile long. The trail is in memory of the 14 firefighters who died on Storm King Mountain. There are numerous plaques and monuments which gives the hike additional historic interest. Many firefighters visit this spot - check out the stickers on the sign in box.

The trail was left rugged and steep as it was for the firefighters. An observation point was established one mile up from the trail giving the complete view of the fire area. From this point, a more primitive trail continues up another 3/4 of a mile to the point where the firefighters perished. The path is very similar to the ones the firefighter tood only they carried heave packs and equipment on their backs.

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Here are two good videos about Fly Fishing in the Roaring Fork Valley: The Roaring Fork River and Frying Pan River:

This is a six minute video. If you like it, the full 29 minute version is available here.

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The South Canyon Wave is notable attraction for kayakers. This is a fun 6 minute video of tricks on the wave.

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This is a video of a group rafting and kayaking the Crystal River - the gnarly stretch between Carbondale Colorado and Marble, CO.

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The Jeanne Golay trail, formerly known as Red Mountain Trail, climbs to the top of Red Mountain.

Red Mountain is where the Glenwood Springs cross is located — a shining beacon from Thanksgiving through New Years located high above town.  The Jeanne Golay Trail is a hiking and biking trail that is about 3 miles long.  Like most hikes in Glenwood Springs (except the Glenwood Canyon Bike Path) the hike is all uphill to the top and all downhill on the return.  It is moderately steep.

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We added a Fly Fishing Access Map for the Colorado River and Roaring Fork River today to the Glenwood Blog. We also showed No Name Creek and Grizzly Creek access.

The map is provided by Community Walk and is collaborative: you can login and add comments, photos, or your own access points. Give it a go. It is interactive: you can zoom in and out, see street or satellite view. There is an export feature if you want to export the markers to Google Earth.
Our other collaborative map is a Restaurant Map and a General Glenwood Springs Map (that has hotels on it)

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This is the Coaster Ride up at Glenwood Caverns, a pretty thrilling ride. (more…)

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Hanging Lake is about a two mile round-trip hike. The hike is very vertical and of moderate difficulty.   Access to the trailhead is from I-70 eastbound only. Which means that if you are heading westbound on I-70, you must go past the trailhead to the next exit, Grizzly Creek, and turn around and head back east to the Hanging Lake exi

There are NO DOGS and NO FISHING.  Get ther early to beat the crowds or go in the off season… this is a popular trail!

A cool movie of an otter in hanging lake

A very nice video of winter hiking at hanging lake - professionally created

Hanging Lake on Google Maps with more photos

A travellers review of Hanging Lake, with some photos