Steamboat Staff Picks: Summer's Best Trails, Water and Brews

The snow is melting, the days are getting longer, and Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial start of summer! So, our staff are pumping up their bike tires, dusting off hiking boots, tying flies, and inflating paddleboards in anticipation of hitting the trails, rivers and lakes. For many of us at Moving Mountains, summer is our favorite season in Steamboat.

We tapped into the local knowledge of our team members to compile a guide to our favorite (and in some cases secret) trails to hike and bike, heart-pumping rivers to raft, picturesque lakes to paddleboard, and pristine rivers to cast a fly. And at the end of a fun and sun-filled day in the mountains, where do we all head to celebrate our adventures and put back a cold local craft beer.

• Colorado River "Upper C" - Kate Pahula, Reservations Manager
• Colorado River "Gore Canyon" - Jill Stouten, Front Desk Supervisor
• Yampa River "Cross Mountain Canyon" - Robin Craigen, Co-Founder, CEO, President

• Mad Creek - April Sawyer, Reservations Specialist
• Blackmere - Vanessa Beasley, Guest Services Manager
• Gilpin Lake - Teresa Wiedel, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
• Zirkle Circle - Mallory McCall, Guest Services Specialist

• Morning Gloria - David Brod, Finance Associate
• Wild Rose - Teresa Wiedel, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
• Steamboat Stinger - Robin Craigen, Co-Founder, CEO, President

• Hahn's Peak Lake - Kate Pahula, Reservations Manager
• Steamboat Lake - Vanessa Beasley, Guest Services Manager
• Pearl Lake - Teresa Wiedel, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
• Stagecoach Reservoir - Robin Craigen, Robin, Co-Founder, CEO, President

• Yampa River - Stephanie Kuenast, Guest Services Specialist
• North Platte - Teresa Wiedel, Brand & Guest Experience Manager

• Core Trail - Stephanie Stevenson, General Manager
• Butcherknife - Teresa Wiedel, Brand & Guest Experience Manager
• Fish Creek Falls Overlook - Vanessa Beasley, Guest Services Manager

• Mountain Tap Brewery - Robin Craigen, Co-Founder, CEO, President
• Storm Peak Brewing - Teresa Wiedel, Brand & Guest Services Manager
• Mythology - Vanessa Beasley, Guest Services Manager