Best Weekend Trips From Denver: 7 Short-Haul Escapes
Rocky Mountain ski-town weekends
Aspen is a 3.5-hour drive or 1-hour flight from Denver at $900 to $2,500 per person for four nights (winter and summer both work). Vail and Breckenridge are closer drives (1.5 to 2 hours) at $700 to $2,200 per person. Whistler is a 2-hour flight from Denver at $1,200 to $3,000 per person for four nights in winter.
Southwest desert and canyon weekends
Sedona is reached via a drive to Flagstaff plus a one-hour drive, or a direct flight to Phoenix plus a 2-hour drive. Four to five nights in Sedona runs $1,200 to $2,800 per person. Grand Canyon South Rim is a 2-hour drive from Flagstaff; a long weekend to the Grand Canyon runs $1,000 to $2,200 per person.
Las Vegas and Wyoming weekends
Las Vegas is a 90-minute direct flight at $600 to $1,800 per person for four nights. Yellowstone and Grand Teton are accessible from Denver via Jackson, WY (90-minute flight to Jackson Hole or 8-hour drive to West Yellowstone). A long-weekend Yellowstone trip runs $1,200 to $3,000 per person.
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