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Walking Mountains
Beaver Creek, CO | active | 2 to 4 hours
Walking Mountains Science Center is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Avon, Colorado between Vail and Beaver Creek. Free gentle naturalist-led hikes guide guests through aspen and riparian communities covering local ecology and animal adaptations. The Tang Campus Visitor Center features interactive alpine ecology exhibits, a learning lab, and a gift shop — all open to drop-in visitors. Guided backcountry snowshoe tours and hikes operate seasonally by reservation. Open year-round, with summer seven-day-a-week hours and Monday through Saturday hours the rest of the year.
Activity Level: active
Costs: Free to visit. Some guided programs have fees; see website for details.Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Open Hours
- Sunday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Monday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Tuesday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday9:00am - 5:00pm
*Hours subject to change.
Visit the company's website for current details.
Email: nature@walkingmountains.org
Phone: (970) 827-9725
318 Walking Mountains Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Overview
Walking Mountains Science Center is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Avon, Colorado between Vail and Beaver Creek. Free gentle naturalist-led hikes guide guests through aspen and riparian communities covering local ecology and animal adaptations. The Tang Campus Visitor Center features interactive alpine ecology exhibits, a learning lab, and a gift shop — all open to drop-in visitors. Guided backcountry snowshoe tours and hikes operate seasonally by reservation. Open year-round, with summer seven-day-a-week hours and Monday through Saturday hours the rest of the year.
Activity Type: active
Costs: Free to visit. Some guided programs have fees; see website for details.
Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Walking Mountains Science Center is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Avon, Colorado between Vail and Beaver Creek. Free gentle naturalist-led hikes guide guests through aspen and riparian communities covering local ecology and animal adaptations. The Tang Campus Visitor Center features interactive alpine ecology exhibits, a learning lab, and a gift shop — all open to drop-in visitors. Guided backcountry snowshoe tours and hikes operate seasonally by reservation. Open year-round, with summer seven-day-a-week hours and Monday through Saturday hours the rest of the year.
Activity Level: active
Costs: Free to visit. Some guided programs have fees; see website for details.Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Open Hours
- Sunday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Monday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Tuesday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday9:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday9:00am - 5:00pm
*Hours subject to change.
Visit the company's website for current details.
Email: nature@walkingmountains.org
Phone: (970) 827-9725
318 Walking Mountains Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Overview
Walking Mountains Science Center is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Avon, Colorado between Vail and Beaver Creek. Free gentle naturalist-led hikes guide guests through aspen and riparian communities covering local ecology and animal adaptations. The Tang Campus Visitor Center features interactive alpine ecology exhibits, a learning lab, and a gift shop — all open to drop-in visitors. Guided backcountry snowshoe tours and hikes operate seasonally by reservation. Open year-round, with summer seven-day-a-week hours and Monday through Saturday hours the rest of the year.
Activity Type: active
Costs: Free to visit. Some guided programs have fees; see website for details.
Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Inhaven Insights
Free Guided Hikes
Naturalist guides lead free educational hikes through aspen and riparian zones near Beaver Creek.
Science Center Campus
On-site interactive exhibits cover alpine ecology, conservation, and the Vail Valley watershed.
Summer Hours Expand
Open seven days a week in summer; hours shift to Monday through Saturday the rest of the year.
Inhaven Insights
What's great
Free Guided Hikes
Naturalist guides lead free educational hikes through aspen and riparian zones near Beaver Creek.
What's unique
Science Center Campus
On-site interactive exhibits cover alpine ecology, conservation, and the Vail Valley watershed.
What's worth knowing
Summer Hours Expand
Open seven days a week in summer; hours shift to Monday through Saturday the rest of the year.
