Avon Recommendations

AVON RESORTS

Wyndham Resort at Avon

• 0.2 miles to dining & shopping
• Concierge is very good
• No sales staff on site
• PR get free valet parking, free breakfast, & $150 credit to use at three places
• Rooms large & well decorated
• Ski valet & storage service

AVON RESTAURANTS/FOOD

• Imperial Hotel (Cripple Creek, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Midland Depot (in Imperial Hotel, Cripple Creek, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Ticino (Italian) (right behind resort)
• Tuscanini (Italian)

AVON BARS

AVON ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

• 4 Eagle Ranch Rodeo (free on Wednesday nights)
• Air Force Academy (2-1/2-hour drive)
• Aspen (2-hour drive)
• Avon Colorado Gold Panning
• Avon Recreation Center (nice pool, lazy river, waterslide)
• Beaver Creek Gondola
• Betty Ford Gardens (Vail, CO)
• Breckenridge (gondola ride) (one-hour drive)
• Cascade Falls (Rocky Mountain National Park) (3-hour drive)
• Cave of the Winds (Manitou Springs, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Colorado Railroad Museum (Golden, CO) (2-hour drive)
• Coors Brewery (Golden, CO) (2-hour drive)
• Copper Mountain (1/2-hour drive)
• Estes Park, CO (3-hour drive)
• Fishing
• Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Georgetown Loop Railroad (Georgetown, CO) (one-hour drive)
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park (Glenwood Springs, Co) (one-hour drive)
• Gold Bar Theater (in Imperial Hotel, Cripple Creek, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Gondola ride at Canon City, CO (2-hour drive)
• Hiking the trails in area
• Hot springs (Glenwood Springs, CO) (one-hour drive)
• Leadville & Southern Railroad (Leadville, CO) (one-hour drive)
• Lionshead Village (Vail, CO) (walking around it)
• Maroon Bells (outside Aspen)
• Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour (Cripple Creek, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Phantom Canyon Drive (Penrose, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Pikes Peak (3-hour drive)
• Pikes Peak Cog Railroad (Manitou Springs, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Red Rock Amphitheater (Morrison, CO) (2-hour drive)
• Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, CO) (3-1/2-hour drive)
• Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park, CO) (3-hour drive)
• Royal Gorge (Canon City, CO) (2-hour drive)
• Royal Gorge Canyon Bridge (do the walk across) (Canon City, CO) (2-hour drive)
• Royal Gorge Route Railroad (Canon City, CO) (2-hour drive)
• Vail Gondola
• Vail Village, Vail, CO) (walking around it)
• Vines at Vail Winery
• White water & non-white water rafting in the area

AVON GROCERY STORES

AVON OTHER INFO

• $20/day valet parking
• Good area for beginner skiers

AVON ADDRESSES

Wyndham Resort at Avon
75 Benchmark Road
Avon Eagle County, CO 81620
Phone: 970-748-6600

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.