Milly's Favorites for Buena Vista
Food Scene
The food is outstanding with amazing homemade soups, salads, bison-ravioli and burgers as well as a great vegetarian menu. Staff is always delightful and efficient. Patio dining in good weather is the best!
82 locals recommend
Simple Eatery & Spoon It Up
402 E Main StThe food is outstanding with amazing homemade soups, salads, bison-ravioli and burgers as well as a great vegetarian menu. Staff is always delightful and efficient. Patio dining in good weather is the best!
Buena Vista's main coffee house hang-out! Their breakfast burritos are my favorite quick breakfast before heading up the Midland Trail nearby. Fun to go enjoy a cappuccino while playing chess outdoors on their patio and watch the world go by.
50 locals recommend
Buena Vista Roastery Cafe
409 E Main StBuena Vista's main coffee house hang-out! Their breakfast burritos are my favorite quick breakfast before heading up the Midland Trail nearby. Fun to go enjoy a cappuccino while playing chess outdoors on their patio and watch the world go by.
Amazing food, affordably-priced. Serving dinner year-round but even in slower times you will want to call ahead and make a reservation or you may not get in.
47 locals recommend
The Asian Palate
328 E Main StAmazing food, affordably-priced. Serving dinner year-round but even in slower times you will want to call ahead and make a reservation or you may not get in.
Always a lively place in an historic building the Lariet serves the best burger in town and often hosts live music.
63 locals recommend
The Lariat
206 E Main StAlways a lively place in an historic building the Lariet serves the best burger in town and often hosts live music.
Parks & Nature
Inter-Laken is a closely held local's favorite, just 17 miles north of Buena Vista. The easy 2.5 mile hike in along the west side of Twin Lakes to the historic resort from the 1800's is amazing! Hiking in the summer and snow-shoeing in the winter you can take a picnic lunch and enjoy some of the most stunning scenery Colorado has to offer. The buildings are being renovated and you can now enjoy walking through the Dexter Cabin. Sign the guestbook and close the door behind you! But shhhh! Don't tell TOO many people about it!
7 locals recommend
Interlaken Historic Resort
Inter-Laken is a closely held local's favorite, just 17 miles north of Buena Vista. The easy 2.5 mile hike in along the west side of Twin Lakes to the historic resort from the 1800's is amazing! Hiking in the summer and snow-shoeing in the winter you can take a picnic lunch and enjoy some of the most stunning scenery Colorado has to offer. The buildings are being renovated and you can now enjoy walking through the Dexter Cabin. Sign the guestbook and close the door behind you! But shhhh! Don't tell TOO many people about it!
Any easy drive from town, you can camp, fish and hike at Cottonwoord Lake. Stunning views!
23 locals recommend
Cottonwood Lake
Any easy drive from town, you can camp, fish and hike at Cottonwoord Lake. Stunning views!
You can enjoy the mountains in this National Forest area, whether you like to hike (look for wilderness trails), ride on ATV's, mountain bike or horseback ride. Gets pretty crowded in the summer weekends but not too bad during the week and almost deserted in the cooler months.
Fourmile Creek
You can enjoy the mountains in this National Forest area, whether you like to hike (look for wilderness trails), ride on ATV's, mountain bike or horseback ride. Gets pretty crowded in the summer weekends but not too bad during the week and almost deserted in the cooler months.
Step back in time with a snowshoe or a hike in this tiny mountain town chock full of history!
51 locals recommend
Saint Elmo
Step back in time with a snowshoe or a hike in this tiny mountain town chock full of history!