Denver to Copper Mountain CO drive: Distance, time & attractions
By car, the distance from Denver to Copper Mountain is 78 miles, with a 1h21m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Denver to Copper Mountain drive are Idaho Springs, Georgetown CO and Frisco CO.
Planning a Denver to Copper Mountain road trip itinerary
The Denver to Copper Mountain drive connects the Colorado capital to one of the top Rocky Mountains ski resorts.
Top Denver experiences include Rocky Mountain National Park day tours, downtown Denver food tours and chilling guided ghost walks around the Cheeseman Park cemetery.
Copper Mountain is usually one of the first Colorado ski resorts to open every winter – often in November rather than December. There’s a healthy mix of beginner, intermediate and advanced runs across more than 2,500 acres of skiable terrain.
Activities available at the Copper Mountain Resort include a tubing hill, ice skating, a snow maze, the Rocky Mountain Coaster and a family-friendly play and sledding zone.
Denver to Copper Mountain distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Denver to Copper Mountain is 78 miles. That makes for a driving time of around one hour and 21 minutes. The quickest route is mostly along the I-70.
The best stops to add to a Denver to Copper Mountain road trip itinerary are Idaho Springs, Georgetown CO and Frisco CO.
Denver to Copper Mountain road trip attractions: Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs is a former gold mining town in the mountains. You can learn about that gold mining past on a tour to the ARGO Gold Mill and Mine.
These days, however, the town is something of an adventure sports hotspot. Whitewater rafting on Clear Creek is particularly popular, and you can try it at beginner, intermediate or advanced level.
Other Idaho Springs experience options include via ferrata climbing on Mount Evans, the cliffside zipline and Jeep tours.
- For more suggestions, read the guide to the Denver to Idaho Springs drive.
Denver to Copper Mountain drive: Georgetown CO
On the I-70, Georgetown CO offers an engaging handful of tourist attractions. Most popular of these is the Georgetown Loop Railroad, where steam trains head across scenic bridges through the mountains. You can also go deep inside the old Lebanon silver mine, with tours heading inside the tunnels dug into Leavenworth Mountain.
Best stops between Denver and Copper Mountain: Frisco CO
Frisco CO is a mountain town surrounded by some of the world’s best ski resorts. It does, however, have a few attractions in its own right. The Dillon Reservoir is a good spot for kayaking tours, fishing and boating, while the Frisco Historic Park and Museum collects together several handsome old buildings. There’s a museum about local history inside the old schoolhouse.
The Frisco Adventure Park offers tubing, Nordic skiing, hiking and biking.
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