Hikes Campgrounds Backpacking Biking Fishing Horseback Riding Winter Sports Nederland is located only a few miles from the Continental Divide , surrounded by national forest lands and on the edge of the Indian Peak Wilderness Area . Rocky Mountain National Park is within an hour's drive. Visitors can easily start from one of several area trailheads and hike to 12,000 feet above sea level or higher in just a couple of hours. You can walk across a glacier or see for miles from the top of a 13,000' peak. You can fish a mountain stream, discover old mining digs, bike along abandoned railroad beds, or have a snack at an alpine lake above timberline.
Most people visit our area for the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of our mountains.
Whether you want to explore on foot, by bicycle, or from the comfort of your car, the Nederland area offers some of America's most beautiful landscapes. You can find comfortable day hikes or try rock climbing. There are strenuous or relaxing bicycle trails, backpacking or campground camping, ghost towns to explore or day tripping in your car. You can fish a lake or stream, or go horseback riding. In the winter, there is plenty of snow for alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing.