Depart from Hagerty Golden, CO, at 10:30 allowing our Colorado Springs contingent time to get north to our start. After coffee and an orientation meeting, drive west up Golden Gate Canyon to the Peak to Peak highway to Nederland for a break. After our break we continue north and finish the Peak to Peak highway all the way to Estes Park for lunch.
Driving for Kids 2024 - The Overall Route by Day
Day 1 - Friday September 20th- From the Front Range to Kremmling, Colorado
Depart from Hagerty Golden, CO, at 10:30 allowing our Colorado Springs contingent time to get north to our start. After coffee and an orientation meeting, drive west up Golden Gate Canyon to the Peak to Peak highway to Nederland for a break. After our break we continue north and finish the Peak to Peak highway all the way to Estes Park for lunch.
After lunch, we drive over Trail Ridge Road with a stop at the Alpine Visitor Center. Then we cross the Continental Divide drive down through Grand Lake, turn west through Byers Canyon and on to our dinner and overnight lodging in Kremmling, CO.
Day 2- Saturday September 21st – Kremmling, CO to RRR to Kremmling, CO
When we leave Kremmling at 9:00 we will go west over Gore Pass to CO 131 then south to take US 6 along the river to Roundup River Ranch and what you have declared the highlight of each Driving for Kids trip, a visit to the kids. This time though, we will join the kids and have a real ranch lunch at Trent’s Cookhouse! Then we retrace our steps on I-70 back to Wolcott then north to Toponas. From there we go north to Oak Creek and two of our old favorite roads, CO 27 and 33 to Steamboat. Then we climb 3,000 feet to Rabbit Ears and Muddy Creek passes for two crossings of the Continental Divide in just a few miles and back to our lodging in Kremmling for the second night stay. No packing and unpacking for us this year!
Day 3- Sunday September 22nd Kremmling, CO to the Front Range
This third day will have some of the best aspen viewing potential as we depart about 9:00 back west on US 40, then north on CO 14 to our rest stop in Walden. After this, we run south on CO 125, a road we’ve never been on, to Granby and on to our lunch in Winter Park. After lunch, we will head south over Berthoud Pass, and down through Empire to a short jaunt on I-70 to get us to Clear Creek Canyon and down US 6 to Golden. That will let our Denver area folks choose the best way home while the Colorado Springs folks take C-470 to Santa Fe and then south on CO 105 through Monument and home.
That will really finish the Ninth annual Driving for Kids Run. You can be proud that you were with us for another edition of this great event. See you next year.