Colorado Wildflower Places to Go

Places to see lovely Colorado wildflowers in the summer. Includes easy walks, drives, moderate and more challenging hikes

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Rock Formations

Plants Flowers

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Rock formations on the trail to Silver Dollar Lake, with flowers nestled in the cracks of the rocks. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

red flowers with yellow tips and green leaves in the foreground, surrounded by other plants

Rosy Pink

The Meadows

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Here are some spectacularly well-watered red paintbrush on the trail to Silver Dollar Lake--and a bumblebee. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

some yellow flowers are in the grass near rocks and mountains on a cloudy day with blue skies

Mountain Flowers

Mountain Top

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

A group of old-man-of-the-mountain flowers points the way east along the trail to Silver Dollar and Murray Lakes. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

wildflowers and other plants in the woods on a sunny day with blue sky

Elephant Head

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

If you look closely at the blossoms, you can see the little “trunks” that give these elephant head flowers their name. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

wildflowers and mountains in the distance under a blue sky with white puffy clouds

Square Top

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Here is a lovely stand of red paintbrush and purple penstemon on the trail at Square Top Mountain. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

three blue and white flowers are in the grass

Fort Collins

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Herman Gulch is known for its profusion of columbines. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

wildflowers and other flowers grow on the side of a grassy hill with snow capped mountains in the background

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

You can see a variety of flowers in the meadow at the base of the snowcapped peaks at Herman Gulch. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

a stream running through a lush green forest filled with trees and flowers on a sunny day

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Here is a nice stand of Parry’s primrose near the waterfall on Butler Gulch Trail. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

purple flowers growing out of the rocks on top of a mountain under a cloudy blue sky

High Altitude

The Shot

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

I ran uphill at high-altitude to get the shot of columbines on the rocky crags on Butler Gulch Trail before the light changed. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

the trail is surrounded by trees and wildflowers

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

This is what Fern Lake Trail looks like as you begin, but don’t be put off by all the burned trees. Because of all the light and the enriched soil, the flowers were spectacular. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

a deer is standing in the middle of some flowers

Flowers In The Woods

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Deer in the flowers in the woods of Colorado. This is my favorite of all the photos I’ve taken of wildflowers in the woods. As my husband and I hiked Fern Lake Trail, a doe came by and started grazing on the blossoms. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

wildflowers and other plants grow in the woods

Burned Forest

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

I really couldn’t get over how many flowers bloomed in this burned forest on Fern Lake Trail. Here, you see a patch of asters in the forefront. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

colorful wildflowers blooming in a meadow on a sunny day with blue sky and clouds

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Shrine Ridge has the most rosy (pink) paintbrush of the trails I've hiked. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

wildflowers and other flowers are growing in the grass near a large pine tree

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Blue lupines and red paintbrush contrasts nicely in the shade of a tree on Shrine Ridge Trail. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies

the mountains are full of rocks and trees with clouds in the sky above them,

Colorado Wildflowers—Moderately Challenging Hikes

Here is the rock formation you can see from one of the spurs at the top of Shrine Ridge Trail. Article has moderately challenging hikes for wildflowers in Colorado. Descriptions, elevation, and information on whether reservations or fees are required. Rocky Mountains, plants, flowers, photographs, walking, flora, colors, colorful, exercise, hiking, hike, summer, travel, strollers, families, children, ideas, tips, suggestions, travel, columbines, penstemon, lupines, larkspur, roses, wild flowers, Rockies