Summer Activities
Summer Vacations in Vail
When the snow melts, a whole new world of activities opens up in Vail. This alpine wonderland features sunny, 80-degree days that create a haven for outdoor enthusiasts.

Experience everything summer in Vail has to offer.
Summer Activities
- 13 championship golf courses
- Art galleries
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
- Bird watching
- Bowling
- Climbing and mountaineering
- Concerts
- Cultural events
- Dining
- Dino digging
- Disc golf
- Eagle County Fair and Rodeo
- Fishing
- Fly-fishing
- Gondola rides
- Gore Range Natural Science School
- Hay rides and cattle rides
- Hiking and backpacking
- Horseback riding
- Hot-air balloon rides
- Indoor and outdoor ice skating
- Indoor laser tag
- Inline skating
- Jeep tours
- Kayaking
- Kids' summer camps and classes
- Lawn sports
- Miniature golf
- Mountain biking workshops and tours
- Music festivals
- Nature Discovery Center at Eagle's Nest
- Nightlife
- Orienteering map and compass course
- Rebound trampoline
- Scenic gondola rides to the top of Vail Mountain
- Shopping
- Skeet shooting
- Snowshoeing
- Sporting clays, trap shooting and paintball
- Tennis
- Train rides
- Vail Nature Center
- Whitewater rafting
When you visit Vail Cascade during the summer, take a walk or bike ride along the scenic, paved trail located behind the hotel alongside Gore Creek. If you follow the trail east, it will take you to Vail and Lionshead Villages, the Vail Golf Course and even over Vail Pass to Summit County. Taken west, the path leads to several parks with lively playgrounds and picnic facilities.
If you want to rent a bicycle, Charter Sports offers bikes and a variety of other summer sporting equipment right here at the hotel.
Check out these events happening in Vail and the surrounding area this summer.
- Blues Brews and BBQ May 26-May 27, 2012
- Mojo Man May 26 - May 27, 2012
- Ragnar Relay Race May 26 - 27, 2012
- Teva Mountain Games May 31 - June 3, 2012
- Tough Mudder June 9 - June 10, 2012
- Bud Light Hot Summer Nights Concert Series June 12, 2012 - August 21, 2012
- Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival June 15 - August 4, 2012
- Family Saturday Afternoon Club June 16 - August 11, 2012
- Lionshead Family Fun Club June 16, 2012 - August 11, 2012
- Farmers Markets June 17, 2012 - September 23, 2012
- Culinary Demonstration Series June 22, 23, 29, 30 , July 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, August 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, September 1, 2, 14, 15, 2012
- Vail Jazz Festival June 24, 2012 - September 3, 2012
- Beaver Creek Rodeo Series June 28, July 5, 19, August 2, 9, 16
- Vail Arts Festival June 29 - July 1, 2012 to 07/01/2012
- Fourth of July July 4, 2012
- Vail America Days July 4, 2012
- Beaver Creek XTERRA July 14 - July 15, 2012
- Eagle County Fair & Rodeo July 22 - July 28, 2012
- Vail International Dance Festival July 29 - August 11, 2012
- Keen Vail Kid's Adventure Race August 10 - 11, 2012
- Vail Soul Music Fest August 17 - 19, 2012
- GranFondo Cannondale Vail August 18 - 19, 2012
- USA Pro Cycling Challenge August 20 - August 26, 2012
- Gourmet on Gore September 1 - 3, 2012
- Labor Day Jazz Party August 31 - September 3, 2012
- Oktoberfest Sept 7-9
- Vail Symposium: Living at Your Peak September 13 - 15, 2012
- Women's Empowerment Workshop September 13 - 16, 2012
- Oktoberfest Sept 14-16
- Vail Restaurant Month September 17 - October 14, 2012
- Season of Song September 20 - 23, 2012
- America Cup Fly Fishing Tournament September 20 - 24, 2012
- Elevate Vail/2012 September 25 - September 27, 2012
- Tour of Vail Cycling Final September 29 - 30, 2012















