Everyone Should Take This Spectacular Holiday Trail Of Lights In Colorado This Season

Whether you love the holiday season or dread it every year, there is something undeniably enchanting about beautiful Christmas lights and displays, of which the Centennial State has plenty. Do you wish to see as many lights and displays as possible? Then take our carefully curated holiday Trail of Lights that will lead you to some of the best Christmas displays around Colorado (link to the original, interactive map can be found on Google Maps).

1. Christmas Mountain U.S.A. (Salida)

Did you know that there is such a thing as a Christmas mountain and that it is hiding away right here in Colorado? For one of the most unique and innovative Christmas light displays, make a trip to Salida and Christmas Mountain U.S.A.: a 750-foot-tall tree that is comprised of thousands of bright LED lights.

2. The Broadmoor (Colorado Springs)

Whether you stay in your car and drive by or get out and explore, you are guaranteed to love the Christmas festivities at The Broadmoor! Speaking of getting out and exploring, The Broadmoor is home to an annual gingerbread village that is completely hand-crafted and billed as being the largest gingerbread display in the region.

3. Christmas in Color (Federal Heights)

Arguably the best drive-thru light display in the Centennial State is the unbeatable Christmas in Color, which is located at both Water World and Bandimere Speedway, and features a whopping 1 million lights that are synced to various displays and music. Seriously: neither Scrooge nor the Grinch could resist this festive event.

4. Loveland’s Winter Wonderlights (Loveland)

What is better than a magical Christmas light display? A magical Christmas light display that is FREE! Located in - you guessed it! - Loveland, Loveland’s Winter Wonderlights boasts some 80,000+ lights, displays, and illuminated sculptures and spans 26 acres of the Chapungu Sculpture Park.

5. Garden of Lights (Fort Collins)

Open all through December, the Garden of Lights is a beloved Northern Colorado tradition that is billed as being a "whimsical, twinkling winter wonderland illuminated by hundreds of thousands of LED lights at the Gardens on Spring Creek." (Trust us: If you think this picture is stunning, you will want to see the Garden of Lights in person!)

Who will you bring with you on the trail of lights this year? Tag them in the comments! For even more Christmastime fun around the Centennial State, check out the best Christmas towns in Colorado.