Telluride
Bookworms flock to this homey shop with a big selection of local interest, creaking floors and a doting staff. Check online for readings and events. Local…
Must-see shopping in The Rocky Mountains
Estes Park
You can hunker down here with a collection of topographical maps and regional titles to help plan your trip into the park. The book selection is good and…
Southwest Colorado
The place to come for bicycle rentals or purchases. Options range from townie rides for cheaper rates to high-performance mountain bikes and fat bikes on…
Steamboat Springs
No doubt the hippest clothing store on the Western Slope, Urbane stocks cool urban threads for men and women. It’s a great little store and the perfect…
Steamboat Springs
Among the crowded stacks and sharp fragrance of brewing coffee beans, patrons browse for books on local history and light vacation reads. The staff picks…
Never Summer Mountain Products
Northern Colorado
This super friendly shop offers excellent information on area hikes. It is also the only spot to rent bear canisters ($5) and cross-country skis or…
Montana
A long-running family-owned shop with massive floor space stocking high end outdoor clothing and shoes. Mens' sale items are now sold only at the store in…
Denver
In addition to carefully selected outdoor equipment, this shop has an impressive collection of quality used gear (including good deals on hiking boots,…
Colorado
This boutique sells local artisan goods, from edgy sweatshirts to organic soap. Items are pricey but the quality is all there. For a bigger selection,…
Southwest Colorado
With helpful budtenders and lots of different strands and edibles, Soma is considered a professional dispensary for recreational marijuana, with outlets…
Denver
This boutique sells one-of-a-kind gifts, quality souvenirs and home goods plus cards and accessories. Regardless of the item, the aesthetic throughout is…
Southwest Colorado
It’s not as mammoth as some of the other sporting-goods outlets in town, but for camping and climbing, REI sells the best gear and the enthusiastic staff…
Southwest Colorado
A great local bookstore featuring guides, maps, a slew of local authors and a coffee shop on the side. You can also find original gifts that transcend the…
Southwest Colorado
Gunnison's best bike shop can tune your ride and also supplies gear for climbing and skiing pursuits. Check their calendar for cycling events.
Steamboat Springs
This dispensary just outside the main town center has plenty of options for edibles, vapes and good old-fashioned grass.
Durango
Maria’s is a good general bookstore – independently owned and well stocked. It does e-reader orders too.
Durango
This medical and recreational marijuana dispensary is considered one of Colorado's best.
Aspen
If you were to take your mother out shopping for marijuana (so Mom, are you more sativa or indica?), this bright, inviting boutique downtown would…
Central Colorado
Located just off I-70 at exit 205 are three shopping villages of designer-brand stores with discount prices. Brands include Calvin Klein, Nike, Levi’s,…
Colorado
Augustina’s is a one-woman show. The owner-winemaker, Gussie Walter, drives a 1979 U-Haul to Palisades and Grand Junction every autumn to fetch her grapes…
Aspen
This market blooms on Saturday mornings. It’s more than just a farmers market, though self-caterers can grab their organic fruits and veggies, artisan…
Vail
It would be tough to find a more distinctly Western store in all of resort-land Colorado. It specializes in two things: Stetson hats and Lucchese boots…
Denver
For more than 38 years, Wax Trax Records has been trading at this Denver location, stocking a huge quantity of CDs, DVDs, vinyl and music paraphernalia…
Idaho
Fully stocked store and incredibly knowledgeable outdoor specialists. They can outfit you with just about everything you need to explore the endless…
Cody
Cody’s most comprehensive gear shop sells standard outdoor equipment including topo maps and bear spray. It offers camping equipment rentals including…
Boulder
Boulder’s prime center for all the gear and specialty shoes you’ll need for running track, street and trail. It even offers video analysis of your running…
Aspen
All the outdoor gear you need, plus maps and guidebooks to get you where you want to go. If you're interested in alpine touring (aka AT or 'uphilling')…
Boulder
A popular herbal apothecary where herbs are sold loose, in lotions and in oils. There are aromatherapy cases of tinctures and expert herbalists to guide…
Boulder
You'll be greeted by a roaring T-Rex as you walk in the door, a perfect introduction to a shop that's all about rocks and minerals. Polished stones are…
Southwest Colorado
You’re in good hands here: the bearded dude behind the desk greets you as ‘bro,’ breaks down the region’s climbs with back-of-hand familiarity and, a…
Boulder
Though it's a bit removed from the center, first-timers to pot will appreciate the Farm’s spacious waiting area and large supply of paraphernalia and…
Idaho
Rent just about anything outdoor adventure related, from mountain bikes to backpacks to river rafts, wet suits and personal flotation devices. The store…
Wyoming
Wyoming-themed clothing and gifts fill this friendly downtown store, with anything from University of Wyoming Cowboys merchandise to copper and bucking…
Boulder
Tom Peters is the poet proprietor of this funky pile of consistently brainy, soulful books. We’re talking more than 30 Kerouac titles, as well as classics…
Aspen
A sweet and intimate local bookshop, the kind that must survive if humanity is to preserve its literate soul. Little alcoves are stacked with biographies,…
Durango
Superfriendly local mountaineering shop that rents backcountry ski equipment ($50), snowshoes ($15), nordic skis ($25 to $30), sleeping bags (upon request…
Boulder
The Denver flagship it is not, but the Boulder branch of America’s largest and best outdoor outfitter rents sleeping bags, pads and tents, as well as…
Bozeman & Gallatin Valley
Local honeys in all their glory line the shelves here, with raw, infused, creamy and all manner of other varieties to choose from – perfect for a picnic…
Boulder
Monks chant to the patter of beats overhead as shoppers consider organic-dyed yoga outfits. All the clothes are organized by size – a nice touch – and the…
