- The list below includes 197 free or cheap things to do in or near Idaho Springs, Colorado, including 100 different types of inexpensive activities like Rafting, Hiking Trails, Off Road & ATV and Mountains.
- From St. Mary's Glacier to Echo Mountain, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Idaho Springs and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Golden, Boulder, Wheat Ridge and Arvada.
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At Highside Adventure Tours, visitors can trek the rapids of Clear Creek. The tour guide is helpful at navigating the waters and providing training to beginners in the group. They also have a zipline course for visitors.
0.8 Miles
A & A Historical Trails is a horseback riding stable. Guests can learn to ride a horse or participate in pony rides, horse rental, horseback rides, pack trips, hunting horses and Rocky Mountain trail horse riding.
0.8 Miles
Organizing excursions to the surrounding mountains, ATV Experience lets visitors drive their own ATV on a 2 hour trail ride. The guide takes a video of the trip for the visitors to take home with them.
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Offering weekend guided tours, the Underhill Museum is based in the home and working office of a prominent turn of the century local surveyor and writer. One of the free tour is the Victorian garden behind the building.
2.7 Miles
Visitors can enjoy frisbee golf on a private course at Ghost Town Disc Golf Course. The course features a variety of scenic views and terrains and is available by reservation only.
2.9 Miles
Blue Lantern Ghost Tours offers 'haunted' tours of lower downtown Denver and of Central City, two locations it describes as among the most haunted in America. The tours travel through various creepy locations, many of them underground.
4.0 Miles
The Gilpin History Museum captures what life was like in Gilpin County during the 1860s. The site, which was previously a school, features a school room, mining displays, and a recreated Main Street.
4.1 Miles
The Gilpin County Arts Assn is devoted to providing opportunities and exposure for Rocky Mountain artists. The association sponsors a variety of exhibits and displays, and supports arts education in the area.
7.8 Miles
Golden Gate Canyon State Park was established in 1960 and is home to a variety of wetland and riperian plant species, multiple forrested picnic areas, campsites, small creeks and ponds as well as a number of hiking and biking trails.
8.9 Miles
Blue Quill Angler is a full-service fly fishing shop and guide service that also offers several variations of fly fishing classes. In addition to their guided fishing trips they also offer float trips on the Colorado River.