National Forest · Colorado
White River National Forest
Maroon Bells and the Colorado high country
TypeNational Forest
StateColorado
Best seasonSummer & fall
Don’t missMaroon Bells
Colorado’s most-visited forest, home to the Maroon Bells — the most-photographed peaks in North America — plus Aspen, Vail, and a wall of fourteeners. Aspen gold in fall is the headliner.
What to see
- Maroon Bells
- Hanging Lake
- Glenwood Canyon
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- Aspen / Snowmass
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