Where To Find Colorado's Largest Christmas Trees This Season

While the prettiest parts of Colorado might be the winter landscapes and snow-capped Rocky Mountains, we clean up nicely around the holidays, too. In fact, Colorado is home to a few of the most unforgettable Christmas trees anywhere in the United States.

From the 750-foot Christmas tree on Tenderfoot Mountain to the “Mile High Tree” in Denver, keep scrolling to see some of the largest trees you can actually visit in Colorado.

Christmas Mountain Lights Up Salida

Colorado’s largest Christmas tree sits on the side of Tenderfoot Mountain, which sits just outside the town of Salida. It’s not a single tree; it's a 750-foot-tall Christmas tree outline made of thousands of LED lightbulbs that become a dazzling holiday beacon visible for miles. Lighting the tree began in 1989 with community volunteers wiring the lights each winter. The tree is usually lit the day after Thanksgiving, and stays lit until the first week of January.

The 55-Foot White Fir at Outlets at Castle Rock

If you travel to Colorado Springs during the holidays, you might take the detour to Castle Rock for a look at the 55-foot white fir. While I’m partial to Colorado’s Blue Spruce trees, the white fir from California is an impressive tree once it is all dressed up. In fact, once the ornaments and star are added to the Castle Rock Christmas Tree, it’s about 15 feet taller than Denver’s famous “Big Blue Bear” statue at the Colorado Convention Center.

The Mile High Christmas Tree

Each Christmas in the city of Denver, the holidays have a futuristic look to them thanks to the 110-foot-tall LED Christmas tree at the Tivoli Quad at Denver’s Auraria Campus (1201 5th St, Denver). More than 60,000 LED lights create a choreographed light show paired with music each night of the holiday season.

It's free to visit the Mile High Tree and to enjoy the light shows from around November 21^st to December 31^st each year. Typically, there are programs every 15 minutes or so from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. There’s room for about 140 people to stand under the tree during the light shows. Can you say intense?

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