The Front Range constitutes multiple area’s all quite unique in their character. Technically not contained to just Colorado, The Front Range starts near Casper, Wyoming and goes south to Greenhorn Mountain near Pueblo, Colorado. Along this 390-mile-long stretch, being on average, 40-50 miles wide, are localized areas like: Roxborough State Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, The Lewis Overthrust, Red Rocks, The Kenosha Mountains, Medicine Bow Wilderness and the Palmer Divide to name but a few. Some of the bigger mountains include: Pikes Peak, Mt. Blue Sky (Evans), Longs Peak and the pair, Grays Peak (14,275’) & Torreys Peak. Grays Peak is the highest peak in the Front Range.  

Because of its proximity to what’s called the, ‘Urban Corridor,’ this particular range sees a LOT of visitors and use. Recreation volume is staggering. Hiking, mountain biking, camping, trail-running, fishing & hunting, climbing etc. can all be had within a short drive from the larger Denver Metro area. And of course, who can forget Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the Nation’s busiest National Parks in the NPS.   

The Front Range is home to five National Forests: Pike, Arapahoe, Medicine Bow, Routt and Roosevelt. And Pikes Peak was where in 1893, Katherin Lee Bates penned, “America the Beautiful.” And at one point in time, Aurora, Denver, Commerce City, Central City and Leadville were all vying for state capitol.