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Top Colorado Family vacation Resources

A full range of Rocky Mountain wildlife can be seen throughout Colorado. Although most species hide from humns by inhabiting the state's millions of acres of national forests and parks, there are a numberof places where, if you get out of your car, open your eyes, and look in the right direction, you will have a pretty fair chance of seeing wildlife. Below are some of the most accessible areas for watching wildlife.

Rocky Mountains bighorn sheep, the state animal, prance and parade among the rocky crags directly above I-70 near Georgetown, about 50 miles west of Denver. The Bighorn Viewing Site (Exit 228) is equipped with high-powered telescopes and information about these numble cliff dewllers. A herd of about 200 animals can usually be seen all year.

Between Meeker and Craig in northwestern Colorado, this wildlife area is home to elk, deer, blue grouse, red-tailed hawks, rabbits, coyotes, and pheasant, depending on the season.