Getting to Vail: By car

I-70 is a direct route into Vail. It's exactly 100 miles from Denver, and about 130 miles from Denver International Airport. During peak times, I-70 can get very congested and it is not unheard of for a trip from Vail to Denver to take 3 hours or more. Read More »

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Eagle County, Colorado

Missouri Tunnel, 30 km (19 miles)
Red Dirt Bridge, 55 km (34 miles)

Lake County, Colorado

Phillipson Portal, 33 km (21 miles)
Ceresco Ridge Portal, 34 km (21 miles)
Storke Portal, 35 km (22 miles)
Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company Tunnel Number 1, 65 km (40 miles)

Grand County, Colorado

Henderson Tunnel, 35 km (22 miles)

Summit County, Colorado

McCullough Tunnel, 35 km (22 miles)
Quandary Tunnel, 37 km (23 miles)
Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, 38 km (24 miles)
Hoosier Pass Tunnel, 38 km (24 miles)
Harold D Roberts Tunnel, 45 km (28 miles)

Pitkin County, Colorado

Homestake Tunnel, 37 km (23 miles)
Charles H Boustead Tunnel, 43 km (26 miles)
Ivanhoe Tunnel, 44 km (27 miles)
Hagerman Tunnel, 44 km (27 miles)
Nast Tunnel, 44 km (27 miles)
Granite Adit, 44 km (27 miles)
South Fork Tunnel, 47 km (29 miles)
Chapman Tunnel, 47 km (29 miles)
Hunter Tunnel, 49 km (30 miles)
Twin Lakes Reservoir Tunnel Number 2, 63 km (39 miles)

Clear Creek County, Colorado

August P Gumlick Tunnel, 44 km (27 miles)
Vasquez Tunnel, 48 km (30 miles)

Chaffee County, Colorado

Old Alpine Tunnel (historical), 110 km (68 miles)

Moffat County, Colorado

Dowden Bridge, 143 km (89 miles)
Duffy Tunnel, 155 km (97 miles)
Edinger Bridge, 204 km (127 miles)

Streams in Eagle County, Colorado

Indian Creek, 6 km (4 miles)
Lime Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
Kiln Creek, 13 km (8 miles)

Eagle County, Colorado

Liberty Mine, 13 km (8 miles)
Iron Dike Mine, 15 km (9 miles)

Valleys in Eagle County, Colorado

Jones Gulch, 25 km (16 miles)

Summit County, Colorado

Lakeside Hall, 27 km (17 miles)
Iron King Mine, 46 km (28 miles)

Lakes in Lake County, Colorado

Lily Lake, 32 km (20 miles)
Island Lake, 35 km (22 miles)
Lake Isabelle, 42 km (26 miles)

Streams in Grand County, Colorado

King Creek, 34 km (21 miles)
Kinney Creek, 34 km (21 miles)
Keyser Creek, 37 km (23 miles)
Little Blacktail Creek, 41 km (25 miles)
Jones Creek, 41 km (26 miles)
Muddy Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Kelly Creek, 46 km (28 miles)
Iron Creek, 47 km (29 miles)
Modlin Creek, 47 km (29 miles)
Leland Creek, 50 km (31 miles)

Lake County, Colorado

Jennie June Mine, 34 km (21 miles)
John Reed Mine, 35 km (22 miles)
Iron Mask Mine, 39 km (24 miles)
Lady of the Lake Picnic Ground, 40 km (25 miles)
Jones Pit, 41 km (25 miles)
Jason Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
Last Chip Number One Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
Last Chip Number Three Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
Jamie Lee Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
Last Chip Number Two Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
Last Chip Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
Leadville District Mine, 44 km (27 miles)
Kleff Shaft, 44 km (27 miles)
Lazy Bill Mine, 44 km (27 miles)
Kroll Mine, 44 km (27 miles)
J R Loker Mine, 44 km (28 miles)
Irene Number 2 Mine, 45 km (28 miles)
Keno Shaft, 46 km (28 miles)
Johnson Mine, 46 km (29 miles)
Little Alice Tunnel Mine, 48 km (30 miles)
Last Chance Mine, 50 km (31 miles)
Last Chance Mine, 50 km (31 miles)

Lakes in Pitkin County, Colorado

Isolation Lakes, 35 km (22 miles)

Reservoirs in Grand County, Colorado

Jones Reservoir, 36 km (22 miles)
Langholen Reservoir, 38 km (24 miles)
Moore Reservoir, 41 km (26 miles)

Valleys in Lake County, Colorado

Indiana Gulch, 38 km (24 miles)
Johnson Gulch, 43 km (27 miles)
Lincoln Gulch, 44 km (27 miles)

Ridges in Grand County, Colorado

Lawson Ridge, 38 km (24 miles)

Park County, Colorado

Kentucky Belle Mine, 39 km (24 miles)
Kite Lake Campground, 40 km (25 miles)
Kivari Number One Mine, 41 km (25 miles)
Kidnap Shaft, 42 km (26 miles)
Joe Dandy Mine, 42 km (26 miles)
Johnson Shaft Mine, 43 km (27 miles)
John Reed Mine, 45 km (28 miles)
Jones R L Mining Claims, 45 km (28 miles)
Key Mine, 45 km (28 miles)
Jessie Mine, 46 km (29 miles)
Jefferson Creek Campground, 48 km (30 miles)
Kurt Mine, 50 km (31 miles)
Liesburg Homestead, 51 km (32 miles)
Jefferson Boundary Picnic Area, 52 km (32 miles)

Lakes in Park County, Colorado

Kite Lake, 40 km (25 miles)
Leavick Tarn, 52 km (33 miles)

Grand County, Colorado

La Plata Mine, 42 km (26 miles)
Mayhoffer Ranch, 47 km (29 miles)
Martin Ranch, 53 km (33 miles)

Valleys in Grand County, Colorado

McQueary Gulch, 43 km (27 miles)

Gaps in Grand County, Colorado

Jones Pass, 43 km (27 miles)

Schools in Lake County, Colorado

Lake County High School, 44 km (27 miles)

Clear Creek County, Colorado

Jean Mine, 44 km (27 miles)
Kent Mine, 48 km (30 miles)
Jim Lode Mine, 48 km (30 miles)
Kelso Group Mine, 48 km (30 miles)
Laura Mine, 48 km (30 miles)
Joseph Mine, 48 km (30 miles)
Ironclad Placer Mine, 49 km (30 miles)
L M Mine, 52 km (32 miles)
King Albert Mine, 52 km (33 miles)
Johnny Bull Mine, 53 km (33 miles)
Johnny Bull Mine, 53 km (33 miles)
Investigator Mine, 53 km (33 miles)
Leavenworth Mine, 53 km (33 miles)
Irene Mine, 54 km (33 miles)
John L Frannie Mine, 54 km (34 miles)

Reservoirs in Park County, Colorado

Jefferson Lake, 48 km (30 miles)
Lininger Lake, 54 km (34 miles)

Depressions in Lake County, Colorado

Iowa Amphitheater, 48 km (30 miles)

Streams in Park County, Colorado

Jefferson Creek, 48 km (30 miles)
Jefferson Lake Fork, 48 km (30 miles)
Lake Fork, 49 km (31 miles)

Valleys in Clear Creek County, Colorado

Jackwhacker Gulch, 50 km (31 miles)

Plains in Routt County, Colorado

Long Park, 52 km (32 miles)

Canals in Park County, Colorado

Lininger Ditch, 52 km (33 miles)

Valleys in Park County, Colorado

Kirby Gulch, 54 km (33 miles)

Jefferson County, Colorado

Jim Dandy Number One Mine, 54 km (33 miles)

Plains in Eagle County, Colorado

Jack Flats, 54 km (34 miles)

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Amrapur Dhulandi in Bangladesh
Bani `Arraf in Bani Sa'd, Muhafazat al Mahwit, Yemen
Bargani, a stream in Punjab, Pakistan
Basfjarden, an inlet in Gaevleborgs Laen, Sweden
Belgica in Provincia de Villa Clara, Cuba
Cerro Lucmillo, a mountain in Departamento de Arequipa, Peru
Cherry Patch Spring, a spring in Humboldt County, Nevada
Chikaku in Western Province, Zambia
Golomowa in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Gora Partizan, a mountain in Amurskaya Oblast', Russia
Goraykudhal in Gobolka Bari, Somalia
Harpeth School, a school in Williamson County, Tennessee
Jami` ash Sha`biyah, a mosque in Libya
Keener in Scott County, Arkansas
Lac Papille, a lake in Quebec
Lengarenanyokie in Rift Valley Province, Kenya

Liujiayingcun in Shaanxi Sheng, China
Maka Bay, a bay in Fiji
Masetle in Northern Province, Sierra Leone
Minton Cemetery in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Mucuixi, an intermittent stream in Provincia do Cuanza Sul, Angola
Naran Sevesteyn Baruun Hooloy, a ravine in Govi-Altay Aymag, Mongolia
Odou in Provincia de Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Old Nazareth Baptist Church, a church in Cherokee County, Alabama
Paisley (historical) in Valley County, Montana
Podrezovo in Smolenskaya Oblast', Russia
Ruffato School, a school in Richland County, Montana
Sirbari in Balungpani, Lamjung, Gandaki Zone, Western Region, Nepal
Staromikhaylovka in Respublika Bashkortostan, Russia
Vrutak, a spring in Montenegro
Wahi Sawaya in Punjab, Pakistan

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