Outside the front door
Things to do in Leadville
Leadville is a real town with a real Main Street — Harrison Avenue, lined with restaurants, coffee shops and 140-year-old buildings. It is also nine miles from a ski area and half an hour from two of Colorado's highest peaks.
Summer Activities
Hiking, fishing, rafting and burro races — at 10,000 feet there is no such thing as a bad view. Whichever trailhead you pick, bring water.
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Winter Activities
Six ski areas within an hour, plus dog sledding, fat-tire biking, ice castles and skijoring down the middle of Main Street.
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All-Year-Round Activities
Eight museums, scenic railroads, zip-lining and a downtown that never stopped looking like the silver boom.
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Colorado's best-kept secret for ski trips
Lodging in Leadville typically runs 40–60% below staying at a resort base — so you can ski the same mountains and spend the savings on lift tickets, dinners, or an extra night.
This is where the Leadville 100 starts, where skijoring takes over Harrison Avenue each March, and where Boom Days celebrates the Old West every August.
- Ski Cooper
- 9 miles
- Copper Mountain
- 35 miles
- Vail
- 40 miles
- Breckenridge
- 40 miles
- Beaver Creek
- 45 miles
- Twin Lakes
- 20 miles
- Denver International
- 100 miles
- Eagle County (EGE)
- 55 miles