Donny Morales and Glenn Patterson will perform for Music in the Grapevines on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Two Rivers Winery. They’ve long been part of the Western Slope music scene with their Rocky Mountain soul music and upbeat takes to covers and original tunes. If you want to take a listen go to soundcloud.com/donny-morales. Gates open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm, so you can enjoy a picnic dinner. Wine is available from Two Rivers by the glass or bottle. Tickets in advance are $15 online – artcenterguild.org, at the Art Center of Western Colorado (7th & Orchard) and the Winery (2087 Broadway). At the gate, $20. All proceeds benefit The Art Center of Western Colorado.
Location: Grand Junction
Music in the Grapevines with WILD FLIGHT
Settle in for an evening with singer/songwriters Eric Gross and Emily Jurick and their band Wild Flight on the lawn of Two Rivers Winery. Gates open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm, so you can enjoy a picnic dinner. Wine is available from Two Rivers by the glass or bottle. Tickets in advance are $15 online – artcenterguild.org, at the Art Center of Western Colorado (7th & Orchard) and the Winery (2087 Broadway). At the gate, $20.
All proceeds benefit The Art Center of Western Colorado.
Music in the Grapevines with EXIT 42
Settle in for an evening of Exit 42 and their country rock on the lawn of Two Rivers Winery. Gates open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm, so you can enjoy a picnic dinner. Wine is available from Two Rivers by the glass or bottle. Tickets in advance are $15 online – artcenterguild.org, at the Art Center of Western Colorado (7th & Orchard) and the Winery (2087 Broadway). At the gate, $20. All proceeds benefit The Art Center of Western Colorado.
eve 6 at the Wüffstock Music Festival
Get your tickets to see Eve 6 at the Wüffstock dog-friendly music festival at the Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park on Saturday, May 14, featuring Leon and the Revival and The Static Channel! Celebrate the human-canine bond with live music, food and drink, and of course, dogs!
Tickets on sale NOW: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E005C48EC5D3B63
All proceeds benefit Roice-Hurst Humane Society! View the schedule or inquire about vendor or sponsorship opportunities: rhhumanesociety.org/wuffstock2022
*We will be following MCPH recommendations regarding COVID and will work closely with them in the lead-up to the event to ensure we are in compliance with local and CDC guidelines.
Music in the Grapevines with STRAY GRASS
Settle in for an evening of what Stray Grass calls “handcrafted acoustic Americana” on the lawn of Two Rivers Winery (2097 Broadway, Grand Junction). Gates open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm, so you can enjoy a picnic dinner. Wine is available from Two Rivers by the glass or bottle.
Tickets in advance are $15 online – artcenterguild.org, at the Art Center of Western Colorado (7th & Orchard) and the Winery (2087 Broadway). At the gate, $20.
All proceeds benefit The Art Center.
Tour of the Moon
Want to take an epic trek through the Colorado National Monument? Check out Tour of the Moon and tackle a metric century ride or opt for a 41-mile loop back into Grand Junction. This ride is one of the most important fundraising events benefitting Bicycle Colorado. The event sells out every year so don’t miss it.
Colorado Destinations
Unique Colorado Destination
The culturally rich city of Denver and the quiet mountain escape of Aspen are all attractive Colorado destinations. Colorado has a vacation destination for everyone. Are the high mountain peaks calling your name? Get to know Colorado and plan your trip to check off everything on your bucket list. Rafting, skiing, hiking, art shows, concerts, mountain biking, cycling, dining, fishing, mountain retreats, exploring nature, and much more. Coloradoinfo.com has divided Colorado into 3 regions. Each of these regions represents unique characteristics and proximity.
Colorado's cities and towns are as diverse and beautiful as its landscape.
View our interactive regional map of Colorado to take a closer look and find the locations you want to visit.
Check out our Activity Guides to find fun and interesting things to do in Colorado.
The Central Mountains
The heart of the Rocky Mountains spans the state north to south, and is home to the highest elevated cities and towns in the country, which feature over two dozen ski resorts. This region is Colorado’s gem for world-famous ski areas, mountain lifestyle, and activities.
The Rockies Playground, recently named by the Colorado Tourism Office, is the most central region of the Rocky Mountains and includes some of Colorado's most famous resort towns. Due to their close proximity and popularity as ski resorts, the name was chosen to appeal to potential tourists. This region's towns include Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, Winter Park, Glenwood Springs, Dillon and Leadville. However, significant resort towns lie north and south of the playground region, including Steamboat Springs in north-central Colorado. Resort towns in south-central Colorado include: Crested Butte, Monarch, Del Norte, Powderhorn and Wolf Creek. The Central Mountains region captures almost all of the mountain towns north to south, aside from Telluride and Durango.
The Central Mountains region includes several spectacular national forests.
All of which include amazing mountain scenery, wildlife, trail systems, nearby camping and towns. From north to south:
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Steamboat Springs is a ski town. A large area with a variety of mountain attractions. - White River National Forest
The Rockies Playground, many ski resort towns. Engulfed in mountain recreation. - Pike and San Isabel National Forest
The Royal Gorge attraction. This area is rich with wilderness, fourteeners, Backpacking, Camping…More on recreation. - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest
Crested Butte ski resort and nearby Gunnison. A variety of summer & winter recreation. - Rio Grande National Forest
Wolf Creek ski resort, nearby towns Pagosa Springs and Alamosa, lie within the Mystic San Luis Valley. A huge wilderness area including Great Sand Dunes National Park and Alamosa National Refuge. This area is considered Colorado’s undiscovered jewel. Discover solitude and self-reliance.
The Front Range & Plains
A way of referring to how the plains of Colorado meet the eastern slope of the continental divide.
If you want to watch a Broadway show or enjoy a museum exhibit, you will have the most options in the Front Range. The urban cities of Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs are well known for their performing arts, museums, and cultural festivals.
Don't Miss Front Range Colorado Destination
The Front Range region includes notable attractions such as Estes Park, the eastern gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Pikes Peak, a whole family mountain attraction, lies just west of Colorado Springs. Featuring a scenic train, rafting, horseback riding and much more.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, an amazing music venue in the foothills west of Denver.
Colorado's Western Slope
The Western Slope is a much more remote experience. Grand Junction is the largest city in the area and is often referred to as a city with a small-town feel. This high plains region is rich in agriculture, canyonlands, and warmer weather. The town of Palisade has both wineries and legendary peaches due to its extended growing season and access to water flowing out of the mountains to the east.
For those looking for a more remote experience should check out Gateway to the south of the Grand Valley. The wide open lands surrounding Gateway are a high desert wonderland with only a trickle of the traffic that comes through Grand Junction.
Northwest Colorado, or The Great West
Features of this area are the national parks such as Dinosaur National Park, the remote Brown’s Park, and the wild horses of the Sand Wash Basin. This area is popular with outdoor enthusiasts offering a variety of camping, RV parks, off-road vehicles, horseback riding, rafting, cycling and exploring in general. While the mountains are melting down, northwest Colorado is in full bloom.
Southwest Colorado, or The Mountain Mesas
Another very diverse region of Colorado with a mix of Colorado destinations and ski resort towns such as Telluride, and Durango. Complemented by Montrose, a very agricultural community but also rich with adventure. In the very southwest corner of Colorado is Cortez. Surrounded by big attractions such as Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley . Cortez is also the gateway to the Four Corners and the Canyonlands of Utah.
Grand Junction
Visit Grand Junction, Colorado
Surrounded by some of the most fantastic – and fantastical – landscapes on the continent. The richly tinted desert landscape, the high mesas and the lush rivers combine to make the valley a magical place. You can ski in the morning on the Grand Mesa riding lifts at Powderhorn resort and ride mountain bikes in the afternoon at the Lunch Loops. The temperate climate also boasts abundant fruit tree orchards, vegetable farms and an increasingly fruitful wine industry.
Grand Junction was originally named after the Grand River which has since been re-named the Colorado River. The meeting of the Gunnison River with the Colorado gave the town it’s name while the valley is still called the Grand Valley. The rivers flow right through the middle of town providing a burst of nature and a scenic retreat from the bustling city that Grand Junction has become.
Things to do Places to See – Grand Junction
Off to the west of the city, where the desert gets serious, visitors encounter jutting spires, enormous domes and yawning, mysterious canyons of the awesome Colorado Monument, but just a short drive to the southeastern hem of the city is the much cooler, much higher pine and aspen forested wilderness of Grand Mesa, the largest flattop mountain in the world.
Oh, and to the north is a moonscape of weathered rock known as the Book Cliffs due to the layered sediments that make it look like a library shelf.
You’ll find much in the way of water sports – there’s plenty of fishing both on the Mesa and the Gunnison; the Colorado is great for guided white water raft trips that can be expanded to include kayaking.
Mountain biking is unparalleled no matter which direction you go. Just across the river from downtown is the area known as the Lunch Loops which provide a number of quick riding option as well as the much larger Edge loop which can challenge any rider. To the west of town is Fruita which has excellent riding at 18 Road up against the Bookcliffs and Ruby Canyon a little further west with great singletrack at both venues. The hiking around Grand Junction is likewise an adventure waiting while you to lace your boots; horseback riding can take you through lush forests atop the Mesa or into a shadow-filled canyon. Climbing enthusiasts will enjoy nearby rock climbing, mountain climbing, bouldering, canyoneering – the challenges change with the topography.
And don’t forget you can get off the beaten path and go four-wheeling and motorcross riding through the high desert terrain as well.
The surrounding area has multiple opportunities for adventure check out West Slope travel destinations for more of what to do around the Grand Valley and for more ideas of what to do around the state check out our Summer Vacation Planner to plan out your summer vacation.
Grand Junction Business District
Downtown is a charming mix of old and new, Western and college town. There are enough restaurants to give you ample choices in cuisine and appointment; shopping is just as adventurous as you might expect in a town that continues to spread its wings culturally. It’s eclectic but, at the same time, reassuringly peaceful – a mix of culture and outdoor activity flare.
Music at Colorado Mesa University is a series of more than three dozen concerts; the Math & Science Center features more than 150 interactive exhibits geared for kids; Western Colorado Center for the Arts features exhibits and educational programs; and you can cheer on the boys of summer at a Grand Junction Rockies Minor League baseball game!
Grand Junction offers a little bit of something for everyone and with such a big wide open valley a little space for everyone too. Come for the mild climate and stay for the recreational opportunities and the convenience of a well appointed city. Grand Junction is easy to get around in and has a great variety of activities, a place where you can do a lot all in one day.