Hikes for Photographers | Near Denver, Colorado

Photography

Hone Your Landscape and Wildlife Photography Skills!

These are fantastic adventures to bring your camera. Gorgeous views, picturesque vistas, wildlife and flowers, photograph colorful Colorado!

30 Min from Denver

Roxborough State Park

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

300 Ft Gain

LENGTH

2.4 Miles

Loop

Mount Morrison

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DIFFICULTY

Challenging

2,100 ft Gain

LENGTH

3.5 Mile

Out & Back

Chimney Gulch

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

1755 ft Gain

LENGTH

6 Mile

Out & Back

Rocky Mountain Arsenal

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

Flat

LENGTH

2 Mile

Loop

Table Mountain

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

400 Ft Gain

LENGTH

3-8 Mile

Loop

Red Rocks

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

358 Ft Gain

LENGTH

2 Mile

Loop

Waterton Canyon

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

650 ft Gain

LENGTH

12.7 Mile

Out and Back

60 Min from Denver

Beaver Brook Watershed

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

500 ft change

LENGTH

Many Options

Out & Back

Carpenter Peak

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

1050 ft gain

LENGTH

6.3 Miles

Out & Back

Boulder Falls

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

Flat

LENGTH

.1 Mile

Out & Back

7:30 Mine

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

1,200 ft gain

LENGTH

4 Miles

Out & Back

Reynolds Park

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

500 ft Gain

LENGTH

Many Options

Loop

Saint Mary's Glacier

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

800 ft gain

LENGTH

1.9 Mile

Out & Back

Royal Arch Trailhead

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DIFFICULTY

Challenging

1500 ft Gain

LENGTH

4.2 Mile

Out and Back

Elk Falls

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

1500 Ft gain

LENGTH

11 Mile

Lollipop

1 Hr 30 Min from Denver

Mount Bierstadt

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DIFFICULTY

Challenging

2,800 Ft Gain

LENGTH

7 Mile

Out and Back

Isak Heartstone

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

Flat

LENGTH

.25 Mile

Loop

Mt Evans Summit

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

100 Ft Gain

LENGTH

.5 Mile

Out & Back

Worth the Drive!

Alberta Falls

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

250 ft gain

LENGTH

1.7 Mile

Out and Back

Zapata Falls

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

200 ft gain

LENGTH

.9 Mile

Out & Back

Great Sand Dunes

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DIFFICULTY

Easy

Up to 700ft gain

LENGTH

Up to you!

Make Your Own!

Petroglyph Point Trail

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DIFFICULTY

Moderate

430 ft Gain

LENGTH

2.6 Mile

Loop

Chief Ouray Mine

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DIFFICULTY

Challenging

1900 Ft Gain

LENGTH

4.3 Mile

Out & Back