Looking for the perfect experience gift in Idaho Springs, Colorado? Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, or just-because moment, nothing beats giving someone a real experience. We've curated the best local activities and adventures in Idaho Springs — from adrenaline-pumping track days to relaxing food tours and everything in between. Every experience listed here can be booked directly through the original operator, so you're always getting the real deal.
Things to Do in Idaho Springs
- Colorado Astrophotography Experience - We provide a unique experience to experience Colorado's rocky mountains at a less frequented part of the day. We operate on clear, mild nights and give guests a variety of beautiful and unique locatio (from $0.00)
- Learn to Bake Tea Room Delicacies - These tea room delicacies are delicious and easy to make. They look complicated and fancy - so you can impress your family and friends! No special knowledge of baking, cooking, food preparation or m (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Whitewater Rafting Trip: Advanced Challenge - Clear Creek is one of the best whitewater rafting rivers in Colorado, and for great reasons. The canyon offers all levels of whitewater challenge, and easy access. The setting includes scenic flats, m (from $0.00)
- Early Season Special: Scenic Jeep Tour - What sets the Fall Finale: Scenic Jeep Tour apart is the perfect blend of adventure and relaxation in one of Colorado's most scenic landscapes. While other tours may focus on rugged, intense off-roadi (from $0.00)
- Family Friendly Whitewater Rafting near Denver - Picture yourself floating down a river through the mountains of Colorado with your family and friends on a beautiful summer day. Rafting is a great way to see Colorado and to cool off too! You will ex (from $0.00)
- Whitewater Rafting Adventure Near Denver - This stretch of whitewater has the most continuous rapids out of any river in Colorado and only 30+ minutes from the Denver metro area. This area is also know as Colorado first finding of Gold and you (from $0.00)
- Upper Clear Creek Half-Day Whitewater Rafting from Idaho Springs - Our exciting class III-IV Upper Clear Creek river rafting trip provides an exciting experience for adventurous first-timers and experienced rafters. This continuous, steep, technical section will keep (from $0.00)
- Idaho Springs Cliffside Zipline - Our zipline course is built within the natural topography of the Colorado Rockies, nestled above historic town of Idaho Springs and at the base of the Mount Evans Scenic Byway. Explore the cliffside o (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Gold Rush Whitewater Rafting from Idaho Springs - Our Clear Creek Gold Rush whitewater rafting trip (Class II-III) near Idaho Springs provides a unique introduction to summer in Colorado. If you’re looking for an adventure for a family trip, work eve (from $0.00)
- Intermediate Upper Clear Creek Canyon Rafting Adventures - Consistent rapids will keep your attention the entire trip. After a fun warm-up section of unnamed class III rapids, you will drop into Nomad rapid then immediately finding yourself in Fall River rapi (from $0.00)
- Middle Clear Creek Canyon for Beginners - Experience the best family rafting adventure near Denver on this action‑packed Clear Creek trip! Perfect for beginners and thrill‑seekers alike, this exciting run features 10 lively Class III rapids, (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Intermediate Whitewater Rafting near Denver - Clear Creek Canyon is unique in the quantity and quality of its rapids. It has more rapids than nearly any other commercially run stretch of whitewater in the nation. It is also free-flowing, meanin (from $0.00)
- Advanced Whitewater Rafting in Clear Creek Canyon near Denver - Not for the faint of heart, this is one of the most technical and continuous sections of whitewater in the nation. Sections of this run plummet at a rate of over 100 feet per mile. Teamwork and the ab (from $0.00)
- Whitewater Raft Clear Creek - Intermediate Cannonball Run - Clear Creek is one of the best whitewater rafting rivers in Colorado, and for great reasons. The canyon offers all levels of whitewater challenge, and easy access. The setting includes scenic flats, m (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Advanced/Intermediate 2h 30m Rafting Trip - Embark on an exhilarating 2.5-hour whitewater adventure on Clear Creek, just 30 minutes from Denver. This intermediate rafting trip is perfect for adventurous first timers and seasoned paddlers alike, (from $0.00)
- Beginner Whitewater Rafting on Historic Clear Creek - Middle Clear Creek is one of the greatest beginner rafting runs in the nation. With numerous rapids and historical significance, it is hard to deny the value. Although Clear Creek holds more rapids (from $0.00)
- Raft the Beginner stretch on Clear Creek! - Liquid Descent's Beginner Rafting Trip provides a unique experience during which participants will get their share of light adrenaline, beautiful river scenery, and a glimpse into the history of Idaho (from $0.00)
- Intermediate Clear Creek Blast! Class III-IV Rapids - We offer an experience that is one of a kind. We have beautiful facilities, fantastic gear and amazing guides! From the minute you arrive to the outpost you'll be greeted with a smile by our front des (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Whitewater Rafting Trip: Intermediate Level - Clear Creek is one of the best whitewater rafting rivers in Colorado, and for great reasons. The canyon offers all levels of whitewater challenge, and easy access. The setting includes scenic flats, m (from $0.00)
- Whitewater Raft Clear Creek - Dare the Advanced Gold Rush section - Clear Creek is one of the best whitewater rafting rivers in Colorado, and for great reasons. The canyon offers all levels of whitewater challenge, and easy access. The setting includes scenic flats, m (from $0.00)
- Half Day Fly Fishing Lesson on Clear Creek near Denver - Explore the beauty of Clear Creek Canyon while learning the fundamentals of fly-fishing: casting, wading, reading water, trout habits, pattern selection, and catching fish! (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Advanced/Intermediate Rafting Trip with Lunch - Embark on an exhilarating whitewater rafting adventure on Clear Creek, just 30 minutes from Denver. This intermediate trip offers over 3 hours on the water, navigating continuous Class III–IV rapids t (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Whitewater Raft near Denver: Splashy Fun for Families - Clear Creek is one of the best whitewater rafting rivers in Colorado, and for great reasons. The canyon offers all levels of whitewater challenge, and easy access. The setting includes scenic flats, m (from $0.00)
- YOU Drive the Jeep! Guided Sunset Tour in Idaho Springs (Denver) - If you’re in the area looking for the perfect day-trip getaway, outdoor adventure or even just a unique Instagram photo op surrounded by the fourteeners of the Rocky Mountains, Native Jeeps is the per (from $0.00)
- Raft the Gold Nugget Whitewater Challenge on Clear Creek: Ages 6+ - Clear Creek is one of the best whitewater rafting rivers in Colorado, and for great reasons. The canyon offers all levels of whitewater challenge, and easy access. The setting includes scenic flats, m (from $0.00)
- Mount Blue Sky Via Ferrata Climbing Experience in Idaho Springs - A Via Ferrata, which means “iron way” in Italian, is a method of mountaineering & rock climbing that’s been used in Europe for centuries. Via Ferrata courses use a combination of ladders, rungs, rails (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Classic 2h 30m Rafting Trip - Idaho Springs, CO - The Clear Creek Classic trip offers fun for the whole family with splashy Class II–III rapids. Total activity time is 2 hours and 30 minutes from meet to return. Paddle through the scenic Clear Creek (from $0.00)
- Clear Creek Advanced half day - The Clear Creek advanced rafting trip is extremely exciting and is intended for those who are strong swimmers and in good physical condition. The rapids are long and in close proximity to each other. (from $0.00)
- YOU Drive the Jeep! Guided 4x4 Tour in Idaho Springs (Denver) - You don’t ride along—you DRIVE the Jeep! This is Colorado’s only guided tour where you take the wheel of a real off-road Jeep and follow our expert guide through the mountains near Denver. We provide (from $0.00)