The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
← The Colorado Rockies

Stop 11 · Days 581–584

Aspen, Vail & Breckenridge

Aspen, Vail & Breckenridge, CO

Colorado's legendary high-country resort towns — the Maroon Bells, alpine villages, and historic mining streets, gold with aspens in the fall.

Where to stay

  • A base in Vail or Breckenridge

    Central to the I-70 high country.

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You gotta eat this

  • Alpine dining & a hot cocoa

    Mountain-town food at 8,000+ ft.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 581Day 581 — Aspen & the Maroon BellsFull day · 5h planned
  2. 582Day 582 — VailFull day · 4h planned
  3. 583Day 583 — BreckenridgeFull day · 4h planned
  4. 584Day 584 — Out to the plainsDrive day · 5h drive

What this stop is made of

  • Cities & Metros
  • Landmarks & Monuments