• Colorado has 25 designated Scenic & Historic Byways

• Colorado has 42 State Parks and 10 National Parks

• Colorado has 26 ski areas and resorts

• 1,000 + acres of ski-able terrain in Colorado

• There are 12 mountain ranges in Colorado

• Colorado has 54 fourteeners (peaks with elevations 14,000 ft +)

• Nearly 20 rivers’ headwaters begin in Colorado

• There are 10 Scenic & Historic Trains in Colorado

• Colorado is home to 6 National Monuments

• There are 11 National Forests in Colorado

• There are 222 State Wildlife Areas in Colorado

• 493 species of birds can be seen along the Colorado Birding Trail

           Source for the above: Longwoods International’s Annual Visitor Survey

• Colorado ranked the 3rd best place to live in 20 years (U.S. News & World Report, 2012)