10 Ways to Enjoy a Colorado Weekend Getaway at Gateway Canyons:

1. Start your Colorado weekend trip by driving the one-of-a-kind Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway. Not only are the natural surroundings of great significance, but so are many of the cultural sites found along the way, such as the Driggs Mansion historic site, the engineering achievement of Hanging Flume and outlaw hideouts along Sewemup Mesa.

2. Take the time for healthy living at Gateway Canyons. Rise early for morning yoga or run along the trails that line the Dolores River. Follow it by a freshly prepared meal at the casual Paradox Grille. We believe in wellness and can help you design a weekend getaway that celebrates the whole you.

3. Why not spend an afternoon of relaxation at the Gateway Canyons Spa with a detoxifying seaweed body wrap treatment, facial or manicure/pedicure? Our all-natural skin care products paired with highly skilled massage therapists and aestheticians are reason alone to take the weekend trip to Gateway Canyons.

4. For the car lover in us all, there is no better place to cruise than the Gateway Auto Museum, a private collection of cars owned by Gateway Canyons founder John Hendricks. Learn about American auto innovation on your Colorado weekend getaway, while eying more than 40 classic American vehicles, including the rare, $3.2 million 1954 Oldsmobile Concept Car – the F-88.

5. There is nothing like the brilliance of the Western night sky. We invite you to sit in the Mission Bell Amphitheater at night and watch stars, planets, meteors and satellites dance through space. You’ll be amazed at the heavenly show.

6. Gateway Canyons has recently partnered with The Discovery Channel to host educational weekends at the resort. Beginning in 2012, contact our front desk for a schedule of events and plan your weekend learning, doing and experiencing education with leading experts from around the world.

7. At Gateway Canyons, we know how to throw a party. For starters, mark your calendars for the annual BBQ Blues festival over Labor Day Weekend, the Alegre Retreat for fiber artists and the always popular Gateway Canyons Classic Car show. New events are being added all the time, so be sure to ask our friendly front desk staff or special events coordinators about upcoming dates to plan your weekend trip.

8. See the evolution of the world through the rocks right in our backyard. Channel the inner geologist-paleontologist and hunt for dinosaur tracks or explore the Uncompahgre Plateau, which extents for 70 miles, and contains many steep-walled canyons, including the geologically distinct Unaweep Canyon.

9. Go rappelling! Add some thrill to your Colorado getaway weekend by experiencing the gravity defying sport of rappelling. Our guides will provide you with harness, rope, instruction and hands on help on location. All you have to do is sit back and let go (figuratively, that is). It is a sport both exhilarating and challenging at the same time.

10. Whether it is mountain bikes or classic cruisers, our Adventure Center wants to get you on two wheels. Take a spin around our property on the flats and get acquainted with your surroundings, before taking a ride along some fantastic, rolling mountain biking trails nearby.