Best Hikes with Dogs Colorado

We bought this for our last trip out to CO. We were camping in Rocky Mountain National Park with our pup, a 12 yo mixed breed, & wanted hikes in the area that were appropriate to take him on. The book is a great resource and we found the difficulties and descriptions appropriate. The fees and “busy” times are a bit outdated. Expect to pay more for state parks & expect locations/parking to fill in the peak summer months early even on week days.

I purchased this book to give to a friend but I personally own one and just love it! I think I've done almost every hike in the book with my dogs. Definitely the best hikes in Colorado!

I enjoyed the book. It seemed like some of the mileages posted weren't correct so that made it difficult for trail head finding. Other than that very informative and was able to find many hikes in the mountains I wouldn't have otherwise been aware of!

Great book!

Must have if you love taking your best friend on treks.

This is a great book if you live in or visit Colorado regularly! We found it very helpful, especially since we have a mix of dogs (ages, breed & physical capabilities).

After traveling from Texas, we used this book to select a quick 2 mile hike on our first day in Colorado,. Upon getting started on the hike, we realized that the author's idea of an easy hike was way off base. The hike had 500 feet of elevation gain per mile and was way to steep to enjoy with our dogs on leashes (especially downhill). Later we researched the hike with another author and found the hike graded as strenuous. A local hiker asked us on our hike why we picked the such a steep trail for our initial hike. We will not use the Best Hikes with Dogs Colorado again. We will do our own research and calculate the elevation change ourselves.If you are an advanced mountain hiker and work with your dog off leash frequently, this book will probably work for you. If you are a flatlander and come to Colorado for its wonderful mountains, the hikes selected in this book are probably too aggressive for hiking with your dog.

Excellent book can t wait to go on hikes in the spring