Grand Lake Area Chamber Media Center
Dear Media Professionals,
Welcome to our media center chocked full of story ideas, news, and information about our area.
Please contact me with any questions regarding the Grand Lake area.
Sincerely,
Sara Sable
Executive Director
Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
(970)627-3402 Ext. 202
ssable@grandlakechamber.com
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Visitor and business focus
Event focus
Story Ideas:
· Road Biking – With some of the safest roads in Colorado, Route 34 into Grand Lake Village has an excellent shoulders and with challenging rolling hills. Ride the scenic byway into Rocky Mountain National Park and a great warm up to biking Trail Ridge Road.
· Hiking – Rocky Mountain National Park, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Never Summer Wilderness
· Running - Grand Lake Buffalo BBQ 5K Run
· Grand Lake People:
· Grand Lake's oldest motel Smith-Eslick Project
· Grand Lake – Local Artists
· Golf Grand Lake
· Art Festival
· Brew Festival
· Music
· Repertory Theatre
· Grand Lake Fire Protection District
· Grand Lake Yacht Club June 20, 2010 - "Tops of The Rockies"
On the shores of Grand Lake, the Grand Lake Yacht Club stands apart as one of the highest yacht anchorages in the world. The private club also claims its place in history as one of the oldest yacht clubs in the West. Founded in 1901, the Grand Lake Yacht Club sponsors a Regatta Week every year, with fun-filled days of racing in mid-August.
· Colorado River Headwaters
The roaring Tonahutu River, which is the headwaters to the mighty Colorado River, is just one of the hundreds of lakes, streams, creeks and waterfalls you can see while you’re in Grand Lake, Colorado or Rocky Mountain National Park.
· Plan your Day
· Fishing & Hunting
Story Links
Grand Lake Facts:
Grand Lake is located 150 miles northwest of Denver. From Denver, take I-70 to exit 232 and Route 40 through Winter Park and Granby, take 34 North to Grand Lake. From Estes Park, follow Route 34 west through Rocky Mountain National Park.
Elevation 8,437
Grand Lake is the western entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Climate:
Grand Lake summers are mild, cool and dry. August is the hottest month with an average high of 80 degrees and low of 20 degrees.
Area Attractions & Points of Interest
On Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Lake and Lake Granby, you can enjoy sailing, water skiing, windsurfing and fishing. Grand Lake is 500 acres big and is fed from natural flow from snowmelt watersheds coming from the Continental Divide. A canal that allows boat passage connects Grand Lake to Shadow Mountain Lake, a 1,400-acre, shallow reservoir. At 7,256 acres, Lake Granby is the second largest body of water in Colorado.
Year-round recreation for the whole family: fly fishing, horseback riding, boating, golfing, sailing, mountain biking, camping, hiking, ATVing, float fishing, water skiing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing.
Grand Lake is famous for its clear, natural lake – the deepest in Colorado – and there are full-service marinas, docks, guided tours and rentals, as well as public boat launches.
Grand Lake is also known nationwide for its 300 miles of snowmobile trails, suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders. Grand Lake consistently ranks in the top 10 for snowmobile destinations in the United States, and you can access trails from many of the local lodges, motels, hotels, bed and breakfasts and inns (some of which have onsite rentals).
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre offers a rousing summer season of musical theatre, and Grand Lake is home to the only bowling alley in Grand County. Cultural events, wine tastings, festivals and fairs are held throughout the year.
One mile from Rocky Mountain National Park and all of its natural wonders.
Grand Lake Historical Association
Grand Lake Chamber Events
6/12-13 Grand Lake Festival of the Arts & Crafts
6/18 Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater Opening Night – 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
6/26
Annual State Chili Cook Off
7/2 Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater Opening Night – Thoroughly Modern Millie
7/4
Grand Lake Fireworks Extravaganza
7/16-18
63rd Annual Buffalo BBQ Weekend
8/1-8 Regatta Week – Grand Lake Yacht Club
8/27-28
Rocky Mountain Blues Festival
8/27 Rocky Mountain Repertory Theater Opening Night – Always Patsy Cline
9/17-18
Grand Lake Bluegrass Festival
