Aspen Kids' Activities--
Aspen Center for Physics
Note these are mostly summer activities.
For winter, consider the
ski school day camps.
See also the list compiled under "local activities" at
www.mountainparent.com
and the camp list
here
and the elementary school aged kids
list from Aspen Elementary School.
Note: Mountain Parent,
a free newspaper, has a calendar of events for parents in
the Roaring Fork Valley (Aspen,
Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and beyond)
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Parks-Herron Park has a playground area and a small pond along the river.
Small children can spend hours here.
Triangle Park on Lake Avenue in the West End has a small
pre-school-age playground.
Ute Park is semi-wild and has unusual play equipment and Aspen's recently
renovated first cemetery.
The City of Aspen has a list of parks
here.
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Ride the gondola in Aspen or the chairlift at Snowmass. Bring a moutain bike, or ask the lift attendants for frisbees and play frisbee golf. There are FREE kids activities every Monday through Friday, 11 am-2 pm, from mid June til
end of summer on top of Aspen Mountain. e.g. Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Yoga,
Adventure Hikes, Carnival Games
- Play in the Hyman Street Fountain-Try the famous Ben Kelly Maneuver,
bring an umbrella and see what happens.
- Hit the Skateboard Park--Near the theater at the Rio Grande Park.
Bring a helmet.
- Take a walk through ACES-Down behind the Post Office, there's a gift
shop and a nice walk around the lake. (not open Sundays)
- The Braille Trail-Is especially fun with little kids because it's geared
for the blind, so it offers hands-on opportunities. It's up a few miles
on Independence Pass.
- Visit the historic ghost towns of Independence (on Independence Pass)
and Ashcroft (up Castle Creek Road)
- Attend the Snowmass Rodeo on Wednesday evenings.
- Rio Grande Trail-Rent/borrow a bike
or roller blades
- Blazing Adventures allows infants and older on jeeping and biking
expeditions. Age 6 and up can go rafting. Ages 8 and up can go hiking with
parents. Also offers hot air ballooning, rock climbing, and horseback riding.
- Movies are available at the Isis [925-7584].
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Check with Physics Center staff about hiking opportunities in the Aspen area.
- The Aspen
Recreation Center (ARC):
In 2003 the James E. Moore pool reopened as an indoor pool featuring
a short lazy river, a water slide, fountain and kids' play area in
addition to the Olympic-sized pool with swim lanes. It also has an
ice rink and a climbing wall, youth center & snack bar.
- Aspen Parks and Recreation also
has lists of activities.
http://www.aspenrecreation.com
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EL JEBEL:
- El Jebowl-Bowling 963-1978
- Movieland- 925-1300
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS:
- Glenwood Hot Springs- 945-7131
- Glenwood Parks w/playground equipment: Sayre Park and Veltus Park
- Fairy Caves- 945-4228
- Miniature Golf- 945-9608
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BEYOND:
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Laser Bowling -New Castle-970-984-2739
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Paint Ball in Rifle - 970-625-1506
See also
here for more daycare
information and here for under 18 month info
and here
for more listings. Daycare for kids under 2 1/2 requires a lot of advance
planning, and even the programs listed here fill up, so planning ahead is
a good idea!
A 2006 list of home daycare providers from Kid's First is
here.
Aspen Ski Company (970-925-1220) maintains a list of babysitters (at the
Camp Aspen-Snowmass desk). These people have indicated that they
are interested in babysitting, and have differing backgrounds and skills
(this is not a referral service, just a list of people who are interested,
so you should call them and their references to find out if they are
a good fit for you).
They do not represent the Camp, and set their prices individually (the
list for summer 2007 should be put together by June 22).
- Aspen Sprouts [920-1055] 8-5 p.m.
Ages 2 1/2 to 5 years. Focus on outdoor activity. Advance Reservations
needed. $90/9 hr. day in 2006.
- Camp Snowmass [923-0570 or 800-525-6200 x4570] $89 day, discount for
5 days ($395). Ages 3 to teens. Special activities every day, special activities
cost more (horseback riding, rocket camp, etc.)
Aspensnowmass.com then
click camps, then kids camps. (For winter, seems one needs to click on
"family fun" under events and go from there.)
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Early Childhood Center [923-5846]
Ages 1.5 to 5 years.
- Little Feet [920-9000]
Ages: 6 wks - 5 years 7:30-5:30.
- Little Red Schoolhouse [923-5020]
Ages: 1-5 years. Hours: 7:45-5:30. In Snowmass Village, on Owl Creek Road.
- Wildwood School
[925-5678] Ages 3-5 Hours: 8:30-4. Environmental
arts preschool program. Advance Reservations needed.
Bus transportation provided to/from Aspen.
www.wildwoodschool.org.
- not all day Music Together 923-5020,
allvalleymusic.com
(see also the list at
Mountain Parent, the 2006 list
is archived here.)
- Aspen Club Summer Camp
www.aspenclub.com, ages 5-11.
m/w/fri 10am-3pm, Jun 9-Aug. 29, Contact Domi Sosna, 920-5874.
$35 member, $50 non-member.
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Aspen Day Camp [920-5140] Ages 5-14 (5 year olds must have
completed kindergarten).
7:30-5:30. M-F $40/day ($30 resident).
There is also an activity fee per season. Each
Friday one can call to obtain the next week's schedule of camp activities.
Needs immunization records and forms filled out.
- Aspen Day Trippers [920-1769] For kids 8-14, in summer 7 days a week,
9-9:30 am to 3:30-4:30 pm. Rafting, biking, water activities, etc.
- Camp Ecology and
Camp Eco Sports ages 5-8 and 7-10 respectively,
June 19 to Aug 25. 970-274-2267.
- Camp Chip A Tooth, 927-0169, 5-12 years. License Program, Mon-Fri,
7:30-6 pm.
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Camp Aspen/Snowmass [923-0570 or 877-AT-ASPEN],
ages 2.5 to 13 years. Swimming,
hiking, arts & crafts, sports, games, nature study, horseback riding,
tennis. Different activities for different age groups, some extreme
sports. Rates for e.g. base camp: $89/day, discount for more days at
once ($395 for 5 days),
adventure camps requiring equipment rental are more expensive.
Pick-up and drop-off in Aspen at Yellow Brick Schoolhouse.
Hours: 8:00- 4:00 (inquire about additional time in pm).
www.aspensnowmass.com/camps/kids.cfm
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Rocket Camp, 2 and 3 day sessions (based on age), part of
Camp Snowmass, check online for dates/costs or call
923-0570/877-AT-ASPEN (part of winter ski school in winter)
- Wildwood School
[925-5678] Ages 3-5 Hours: 8:30-4. Environmental
arts preschool program. Advance Reservations needed. Rates: $57/day for a
2-week session, $67/day drop-in. Bus transportation provided to/from Aspen.
www.wildwoodschool.org.
- Challenge Aspen, 923-0578, 7-12 years for children with physical or
mild mental disabilities
- Aspen Camp for the Deaf, 923-2511
www.aspencamp.org
- Sopris Therapy Services, all ages.
Daycamps and weekly sessions, horseback riding, fun with horses programs
as well as Equine Assisted Learning and Therapeutic programs. Miniature Horse
Program for preschoolers with disabilities and special need. $25
per session, 963-4677.
See also the daycamps listed on the
daycare list.
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Anderson Camp-near Gypsum, Colorado (about 1 1/2-hour drive from Aspen) is an international camp that offers myriad outdoor activities for children ages 7-17. The sessions are two- or three-weeks long.
(970) 524-7766/andersoncamps.com
Phone area codes are all 970 unless otherwise indicated. You need
to dial the area code only if you call from outside the Roaring Fork Valley.
This brochure is simply an information service for ACP Participants'
families. The Physics Center and its funding agencies do not endorse or
guarantee any of these programs, events or outings.
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Comments or Questions? Contact jcohn@astron.berkeley.edu
Last modified Mar 8, 2006
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