Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
OFFLINE MAP
(735 Oak St; 9am-5:30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 11am-4pm Sun)
For camping gear rental and good
advice on local trips, stop by this local outfitter.
Festivals & Events
First Friday Art Walk
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.steamboatspringsartwalk.com
; Lincoln Ave; 5-9pm 1st Fri of each month)
Steamboat Springs'
monthly Art Walk transforms local shops into galleries and sends wine-sipping visitors
along the Lincoln Ave promenade between 4th and 12th Sts.
ARTS
Yampa River Festival
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.friendsoftheyampa.com
; Yampa St at 7th St; all-event ticket $30; 1st weekend in Jun)
This festival fea-
tures a kayak rodeo - which attracts national and international world-class playboaters -
an upstream slalom race, and the Crazy River Dog Contest, in which dogs retrieve sticks
from the river.
WATER SPORTS
Strings Music Festival
( 970-879-5056;
www.stringsmusicfestival.com
;
900 Strings Rd; Jun-Sep)
This long-running summer
music festival hosts some 70 performances through the summer with a range of genres, in-
cluding rock, blues, bluegrass, jazz and chamber music. When the weather is nice you can
snag cheap seats on the lawn.
MUSIC
Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series
OFFLINE MAP
RODEO
( 970-879-1818;
www.steamboatprorodeo.com
;
cnr 5th St & Howelsen Pkwy; adult/child $15/8; 7:30-9:30pm
Fri & Sat mid-Jun-Labor Day)
A historic rodeo that sees some of the best riding and roping in the
West. It also has a helluva BBQ stand.
Hot Air Balloon Festival &
Art in the Park
ARTS, BALLOONING
