Evening Family Activities
Join Walking Mountains at the Vail Nature Center for fun family evening events.

Evening Beaver Pond Tours
Beavers are one of the animals that define the Rocky Mountains and Vail is lucky to have a healthy beaver population right in town. The evening begins in East Vail, after a short hike, enjoy educational activities at a beaver pond where there is an active lodge. Bring warm clothes and a flashlight.
All ages, $10 per person.
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays | 6pm-6:30pm

Campfire Tails
Gather around an evening campfire as you and your family learn about evening ecology while roasting a marshmallow. Specific topics change weekly. All Ages.
Thursdays at 7:00-8:30pm, $10 per person, at the Vail Nature Center
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Free Guided Snowshoe Tour, Vail Mountain
Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:30 am | Nature Discovery Center
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Free Guided Snowshoe Tour, Vail Mountain
Dec 20, 2024 @ 1:30 pm | Nature Discovery Center
Register Here Join us on Vail Mountain for a free guided snowshoe tour with a Naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center! Travel by snowshoes on an educational tour through the […]

Free Winter Nature Walk, Avon
Dec 20, 2024 @ 2:00 pm | Walking Mountains Science Center
Register Here A free winter nature walk is a perfect introduction to Colorado’s natural world. Join a Naturalist for a free, gentle educational hike through aspen and riparian communities at [&helli...

Free Guided Snowshoe Tour, Vail Mountain
Dec 21, 2024 @ 10:30 am | Nature Discovery Center
Register Here Join us on Vail Mountain for a free guided snowshoe tour with a Naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center! Travel by snowshoes on an educational tour through the […]

Free Guided Snowshoe Tour, Vail Mountain
Dec 21, 2024 @ 1:30 pm | Nature Discovery Center
Register Here Join us on Vail Mountain for a free guided snowshoe tour with a Naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center! Travel by snowshoes on an educational tour through the […]