Beaver Creek Travel Guide: Best Restaurants, Hotels & Things to Do (2026)
The best places to stay, eat, drink and explore in Beaver Creek, all on a saveable map
Beaver Creek overview
Beaver Creek is a purpose-built resort that has had forty years to stop feeling like one. It suits first-time skiers and families more comfortably than almost anywhere else in Colorado, because the beginner terrain, the long groomers and the genuinely steep runs all sit on one mountain instead of forcing a group to split up. It also hosts the men's and women's World Cup speed races each December, which is the part first-time visitors tend not to know until their hotel quotes them a holiday rate in the first week of the month.
Four bases are worth knowing, and the difference between them decides most of a trip. Beaver Creek Village is the pedestrian core: lifts, ski school, the ice rink, the Vilar and most of the restaurants, all within a few minutes' walk. Bachelor Gulch is quieter and essentially one property, the Ritz-Carlton, with ski-in ski-out access and very little to walk to. Arrowhead is the western end, residential and calm, with its own lift and one restaurant. Avon sits below the resort on the valley floor and is where the supermarkets, the cheaper beds and a lot of the better casual food are. Down-valley, Edwards is worth the short drive for a butcher, a grocery and a fly-fishing guide.
Three things shape a trip here more than anything else. Lift tickets are not sold at the window, so buy them before you arrive. The village is genuinely walkable and the free Village Connect shuttle covers the three mountain villages, so a car is optional if you stay up top and a real convenience if you stay in Avon. And the first two weekends of December belong to the World Cup, which is a spectacular free thing to watch and a difficult week to book.
Beaver Creek at a glance
Best for: First-time skiers, families and mixed-ability groups who want one mountain rather than four.
Best time to visit: Mid-January through March for the fullest ski experience. Late June to early September for summer, when the lifts and the Adventure Center are running.
Ideal trip length: Three to four nights for a first visit, four to five if you want real ski days plus a slower afternoon.
Do you need a car? Not if you stay in Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch or Arrowhead. Useful if you stay in Avon, and useful for Edwards or Vail.
Best area for a first visit: Beaver Creek Village, without much argument.
What to book first: Lift tickets, then ski school, then the sleigh-ride cabin dinners. All three run out before the hotels do.
The thing that catches people out: There is no walk-up lift ticket window. The resort sells tickets online in limited numbers, so arriving without one is a problem of availability, not just price.
Getting to Beaver Creek and when to go
Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is the closest airport, about half an hour west, and it is a winter airport. Year-round it runs two routes: American to Dallas/Fort Worth and United to Denver. Everything else, including Alaska from Seattle and San Diego and Delta from Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York, is seasonal and roughly December to March. Plan a summer trip around EGE and you may well end up at Denver anyway.
Denver International (DEN) has far more flights and a much longer drive up I-70. In winter, leave real margin. Colorado runs a Traction Law on the interstate during storms, which requires all-wheel or four-wheel drive with adequate tread, winter tires, or chains, and it is enforced with fines that rise sharply if a vehicle blocks a lane. If you are renting, check what you are actually being given.
Getting around. Village Connect is an on-demand, app-based shuttle linking Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch and Arrowhead, running from early morning to midnight. Download it before you arrive rather than in a lift line. If you drive to the mountain, the Elk and Bear lots at the base are free after 1pm with a complimentary shuttle up to the village, and the Ford Hall and Villa Montane garages in the village are paid, with several free hours in the late afternoon. Rates change season to season, so check rather than trusting a number you read somewhere.
Altitude is not a footnote here. The village sits around 8,100 feet and the highest skiable point is 11,440 feet at Grouse Mountain. Keep the first day lighter than you think you need, drink more water than feels necessary, and do not stack a hard afternoon, a long dinner and a lot of wine on the night you arrive.
Seasons. Winter runs from late November to mid-April, with mid-January through March the reliable window. Summer is quieter and genuinely pleasant, but the lifts and the Adventure Center only run from about mid-June to early September, then weekends into late September. Shoulder season is real: April into May and October into November are very quiet, and a meaningful number of restaurants and shops reduce hours or close outright. Nothing in the valley publishes a reliable closure list, so call ahead in those months.
The one week to plan around: the Stifel Birds of Prey World Cup, early December. Beaver Creek hosts both the men's and women's speed races across two weekends, seven races in total, and the women's event is a relatively recent addition that older guides will not mention. It is free to watch and worth watching. It is also the hardest lodging window of the season, and it arrives at exactly the moment a first-time visitor assumes early December is a quiet bargain.
Where to stay in Beaver Creek
Most people who come here more than once end up in a condo rather than a hotel, and the village is built for it: several of the properties below are condominium resorts with front desks rather than hotels in the strict sense. If you want a full-service hotel, the choice is genuinely small and it is concentrated at the top of the market. Beaver Creek itself has nothing inexpensive at all, which is why the budget options below are in Avon.
Where to stay
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa
136 E Thomas Pl, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Sits directly on the ski base beside the ice rink, which makes it the least complicated luxury choice in the village. Allegria Spa takes day visitors as well as guests, and Brass Bear Bar and the Fall Line market downstairs cover the nightcap and the 7am coffee.
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
0130 Daybreak Ridge Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Beaver Creek's most private full-service resort, with ski valet, a large spa and enough dining on site that guests routinely never leave. Year-round. Worth being clear that Bachelor Gulch is this hotel and very little else, so you shuttle or ski to reach the village.
The Osprey
10 Elk Track Rd, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Closer to a chairlift than any other lodging at Beaver Creek, and small enough to feel like a boutique rather than a resort complex. Ski valet included. Best for couples and small families who value the walk-out more than the amenity list.
The Pines Lodge
141 Scott Hill Rd, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Slopeside above the village with Grouse Mountain Grill downstairs. Rooms are closed for building work into late November 2026, so confirm operating status before booking a fall stay. The restaurant is unaffected and trading normally.
Beaver Creek Lodge, Autograph Collection
26 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Suite layouts in the middle of the village, which is the combination families keep looking for: room to spread out without giving up the walk to the lifts. Alpine + Antlers covers breakfast through dinner downstairs.
The Charter at Beaver Creek
120 Offerson Rd, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Condominium space with hotel service attached, including pools, hot tubs and spa treatments. Kitchens and larger layouts make it one of the better group options that does not require leaving the village.
Poste Montane Lodge by East West Hospitality
76 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
European-style lodge directly on the village plaza, and the smallest of the village options. Rooms are simpler than the big resorts and priced accordingly, and almost nothing in the village is more than a two-minute walk. Blue Moose Pizza is in the same building.
St. James Place
210 Offerson Rd, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
One- to four-bedroom condos in the heart of the village, managed by East West. A proper kitchen plus a village address is what most families are actually shopping for here, and this is the cleanest version of it.
Borders Lodge
1120 Village Rd, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Ski-in ski-out condos on the Strawberry Park side, away from plaza noise. Repeat visitors pick it for slope access and square footage rather than for being on the square itself.
The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, Vail Valley
126 Riverfront Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Avon's restaurants and prices with a lift connection attached. The Riverfront Express Gondola runs in winter, weather permitting, and Marriott publishes no fixed operating dates, so check before you count on it. Spa Anjali and Lookout Bar are both here.
The Christie Lodge - All Suite Property, Vail Valley/Beaver Creek
47 E Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
All-suite property in Avon and the closest thing this area has to a value family base. Kitchens, a pool and free bus connections up to the mountain. Year-round, and unglamorous in a way that suits a week with children.
Comfort Inn Near Vail Beaver Creek
161 W Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Straightforward budget hotel on Avon's main strip. It earns a place because Beaver Creek has no inexpensive lodging whatsoever, and pretending otherwise does not help anyone planning a trip on a real budget.
Best restaurants in Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek eats better than a resort of its size should, and the split is geographic. The village carries the destination dinners and the slopeside lunches, and prices accordingly. Avon, ten minutes down the hill, carries most of the genuinely good casual food and nearly all of the value. The mountain carries a category almost nowhere else has: three log cabins reached by snowcat-drawn sleigh, which are as much an evening out as a meal.
Book the cabins and the top-end village rooms well ahead, particularly over the holidays and World Cup week. Everything in Avon is easier.
Dinner
Splendido At The Chateau
17 Chateau Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Most polished dining room in the valley, built for a long evening rather than a quick resort meal. Choose it when the food itself needs to be the occasion rather than the view. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Grouse Mountain Grill
141 Scott Hill Rd, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Long-running fine dining inside The Pines Lodge, strong on game and with a serious wine list. Formal enough for a celebration without being stiff about it, and open normally through the lodge's 2026 building work.
Hooked Beaver Creek
122 Beaver Creek Dr, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Seafood and sushi in a ski village, which sounds wrong and works. The whole fish, offered both raw and fried, is the reason to treat this as a destination dinner rather than a lunch stop. Good for a group that has had enough game.
Citrea
60 Avondale Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Mediterranean plates beside the ice rink, with a patio that earns its keep when the village is at its busiest. Flexible enough to work as either a proper dinner or a long après that turns into one.
Golden Eagle Inn Restaurant
118 Beaver Creek Plaza, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Feels more personal than most resort restaurants, with seasonal mountain cooking and game on the menu. It is also reliable for a sit-down lunch, which is rarer in this village than it ought to be.
Mirabelle Restaurant
55 Village Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
French-Belgian cooking in a historic farmhouse just outside the resort gate, with small rooms and a creekside patio in summer. The pick when you want a quiet evening rather than a scene.
Beaver Creek Chophouse
15 W Thomas Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Slopeside steak and seafood with a front-row view of the base area. The setting does a lot of the work, but it handles groups and traditional appetites better than anywhere else in the village.
WYLD
0130 Daybreak Ridge Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Ritz-Carlton's flagship room, locally minded and seriously wine-focused, with a separate WYLD Bar for rare spirits beforehand. If you are staying in Bachelor Gulch, this is the strongest argument against shuttling into the village.
Sakaba
0130 Daybreak Ridge Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
High-end sushi, sake and Japanese whisky inside the Ritz, and the antidote to a third consecutive heavy mountain dinner. Open Wednesday to Sunday, dinner only.
Vin48
48 E Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Small plates and wine in Avon, and the clearest case for leaving the resort bubble. Adults who want a neighborhood restaurant rather than another hotel dining room tend to end up here.
Fattoria
48 E Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Handmade pasta and a substantial wine list in central Avon, from the same team as Northside Kitchen. It shares a building with Vin48 and is a genuinely separate restaurant, not a sibling concept.
Casual and takeout
Coyote Cafe
210 The Plaza, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Tex-Mex and margaritas near Centennial Express, and the closest Beaver Creek gets to a locals' après bar. Come for fish tacos rather than culinary theater. One of the village's most useful casual meals.
Dusty Boot Saloon
210 Offerson Rd # C304, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Burgers, steaks and a full bar in a Western room. Not a destination meal and it does not pretend to be, but it solves the evening when a group wants something familiar and immediate.
Blue Moose Pizza Beaver Creek
76 Avondale Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
New York-style slices and whole pies in the middle of the village. The lowest-friction meal here for children, takeout nights, and any group that cannot face another long dinner.
8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill
136 E Thomas Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Park Hyatt's all-day room, best used for breakfast before the mountain or a low-effort dinner when you are already staying in the village. Heated patio and base-area views do the heavy lifting.
Alpine and Antlers
26 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Breakfast through dinner at Beaver Creek Lodge, with a decent cocktail program. Useful for a mixed group that wants something polished without committing anyone to a fine-dining evening.
Northside Kitchen
20 Nottingham Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Avon's most useful all-day restaurant, running breakfast and lunch before shifting into a fuller dinner menu. The bakery counter and the breadth of the menu make it the reliable family default.
Gondola Pizza
240 Chapel Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Family-owned, hand-tossed, and built for takeout back to a condo rather than a night out. Every rental week needs one of these, and this is Avon's.
Taquería No Se Hagan Bolas
104 Beaver Creek Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Tiny Avon taquería doing quick, genuinely good tacos at a price that stands out sharply against resort dining. Worth the drive down for lunch on a non-ski day.
Lily Sushi & Ramen
100 W Beaver Creek Blvd #125, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Ramen and sushi in central Avon, useful when you want something warm and casual after skiing without paying village prices for it. Also a solid takeout option.
On the mountain
Beano's Cabin
Beaver Creek Resort, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Multi-course dinner in a log cabin high in Larkspur Bowl, with the journey built into the night: a snowcat-drawn sleigh in winter, horseback or a shuttle in summer. The one to book first, and the one people remember.
Zach's Cabin
214 Beaver Creek Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
European alpine cooking in an intimate room above Bachelor Gulch, reached by snowcat-drawn sleigh from the Ritz side. Winter only, and the ride up is genuinely half the evening.
Allie's Cabin
On Mountain, 210 Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Shortest of the three sleigh rides, and the Northern Italian one, which makes it the easiest cabin dinner to attempt with children or with anyone unsure about a long ride in the cold. Winter only.
Spruce Saddle Lodge
HFMR+FF, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Main quick-service lunch stop on the mountain, with enough indoor seating to matter on a cold day. Unusually among the on-mountain venues here, it runs in summer as well as winter, which makes it the natural pairing with a scenic lift ride.
Talon's Restaurant
26 Avondale Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Sits between Birds of Prey Express and Grouse Mountain Express, which makes it the lunch stop for anyone skiing the expert side rather than traversing back to Spruce Saddle. Winter only.
Mamie's Mountain Grill
Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Sunny beer-garden-style stop above Bachelor Gulch looking over McCoy Park. Pretzels, pizza and local beer make it the obvious pause when the weather cooperates. Winter only.
Ice Cream Parlour
Beaver Creek, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Small quick-service spot at the top of the Haymeadow gondola, mostly drinks and ice cream. Modest, but it is what the Haymeadow side has, and it is a useful bribe with children. Winter only.
Broken Arrow
142 Arrowhead Cir, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Essentially all of Arrowhead's public offer: quick service, a full bar and a patio at the base of the Arrow Bahn Express, with a grab-and-go window alongside. Winter only, and the reason an Arrowhead stay works at all.
Best cafes and breakfast in Beaver Creek
Short list, because the village has one real coffee shop and Avon has the rest. Nothing here is padding.
Cafes and breakfast
Vail Mountain Coffee & Tea - Beaver Creek Cafe
15 W Thomas Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Only dedicated coffee stop in the village, doing espresso, pastries, breakfast burritos and sandwiches you can take up the hill. Expect a line before first chair, and order for the group rather than one at a time.
Rimini
45 W Thomas Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Part cafe, part dessert shop, with gelato, crepes, chocolates and hot chocolate. Its real use is the hour after skating or after dinner, when children need somewhere to go and nobody wants another restaurant.
Avon Bakery & Deli
25 E Hurd Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Twenty-five years in Avon, milling its own organic flour, and the sensible place to build lunch before driving up the hill. Order ahead at peak hours or you will lose the morning to it.
Loaded Joe's - Avon Restaurants
82 E Beaver Creek Blvd #104, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Coffeehouse that stretches from breakfast into drinks and evening events, and one of the few places in Avon designed for sitting a while rather than grabbing and leaving.
Après and bars in Beaver Creek
Be realistic about this: Beaver Creek is not a nightlife destination and does not try to be. Après is good, early and civilized, the hotel bars are genuinely comfortable, and anything resembling a late night happens in Avon. If you want a proper bar scene, Vail is a short drive.
Après and bars
Powder 8 Kitchen & Tap
Beaver Creek Plaza, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Ski-in base-area stop where location matters more than the menu, and the easiest place to regroup when your party finishes at different times. Winter only, and a separate venue from the Park Hyatt's own lobby bars despite the shared address.
The Great Room - The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch
0130 Daybreak Ridge Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Built around a three-story stone fireplace at the Ritz-Carlton, with live music most evenings. Go for the room and the setting rather than a late night, because it is emphatically not one.
Lookout Bar Avon
42 Riverfront Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Fifth-floor cocktail bar at the Westin Riverfront with a wide view back toward Beaver Creek. Reserve if you want a sunset table, because there are not many of them.
Bobs Place
100 W Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Avon's original sports bar, trading since 1992, with more than thirty TVs and a late pub menu. The practical answer when Beaver Creek Village has gone quiet and you want a game and a burger.
Southside Benderz
182 Avon Rd #208, Avon, CO 81620, USA
More a burger restaurant with a bar than a nightlife venue, so set expectations accordingly. Happy-hour pricing and a patio make it a useful break from polished resort lounges.
Things to do in Beaver Creek
The village does a lot of the work here. Most of what follows costs nothing or close to it, and it is what fills the hours around skiing rather than competing with it.
Things to do
Beaver Creek Ice Rink
60 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Anchors the village and works especially well with small children, because there is almost no logistics involved once you are staying nearby. An easy hour before dinner. Winter seasonal.
Beaver Creek Village
18 Elk Track Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Warm chocolate chip cookies handed out near the base at 3pm, and the small tradition first-time visitors remember longest. The Wonder sculptures scattered through the village and a free scavenger hunt from Guest Services fill the same wandering hour.
Vilar Performing Arts Center Beaver Creek
68 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Serious venue tucked beneath the village, booking concerts, comedy, dance and touring theater through the winter and into spring. Check the calendar before the trip, because one good show reshapes a non-ski evening.
Creekside Park
Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Landscaped park below the Covered Bridge, with a strong playground, lawn and creek paths. In summer it is the best free way to give younger children a break from scheduled activities.
Walking Mountains
318 Walking Mountains Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Nature center in Avon with exhibits, trails and real programming, and the strongest non-resort option when mountain weather turns. Free to visit, and genuinely interesting for adults as well. Year-round.
The Mountain
One mountain, which is the whole point. A group of mixed ability can ride the same lifts and meet for lunch instead of splitting across separate resorts. Beaver Creek is on the Epic Pass alongside Vail, and buying ahead is not optional here.
The mountain
Beaver Creek Resort
Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Unusually good for mixed-ability groups, because beginner terrain, long groomers and the Birds of Prey World Cup steeps all sit on the same hill. Ski school check-in is above Beaver Creek Plaza, not at Haymeadow, and lessons sell out over holiday weeks. Winter, roughly late November to mid-April.
McCoy Park
McCoy Pk, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Opened in 2022 as a lift-served, high-alpine bowl of gentle groomed runs, which is genuinely rare: most beginner terrain sits at the bottom of a mountain rather than the top. Confident beginners and early intermediates get real views instead of a nursery slope. Winter seasonal.
Arrowhead Village
160 Cresta Rd, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Quietest way onto the mountain, reached by the Arrow Bahn Express from a small residential village at the western end. Cruising terrain and short lift lines, with the tradeoff that there is almost nothing to walk to. Winter seasonal.
Trails and outdoors in Beaver Creek
Summer here is quieter than winter by a wide margin, and better for it. The catch is the calendar: lifts and the Adventure Center run roughly mid-June to early September, then weekends into late September, so a late-May or early-October visit finds a beautiful, largely closed mountain.
Trails and outdoors
Beaver Creek Nordic Sports Center
1280 Village Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and the rentals for both, which gives a non-downhill skier an actual plan for the day rather than a morning of waiting around the village. Winter seasonal.
Centennial Express Lift
Centennial Express Lift, Colorado 81620, USA
Ride Centennial Express up for the views without committing to a hike, or use it for lift-served mountain biking on trails that run from green to black. The Hiking Center at the base handles trail advice and guided walks, which is worth using if altitude or a wide range of fitness levels makes choosing hard. Summer seasonal.
Harry A. Nottingham Park
420 W Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Avon's big community park, with a lake, lawns, playgrounds and a swim beach in summer. Free, walkable from most Avon lodging, and the obvious answer to an afternoon nobody wants to spend at the resort. Year-round.
Activities and rentals in Beaver Creek
This is the section that makes a car-free trip work, and the one worth reading before you book anything. Note which operators deliver to your lodging and which expect you to turn up at a shop, because that distinction matters far more here than the price difference.
Activities and rentals
Beaver Creek Sports - Delivery
300 Prater Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Resort-owned, with eight or nine locations including slopeside pickup, and the parent of Epic Mountain Rentals, which delivers and fits gear at your lodging at no extra charge. Epic Pass holders get a discount. Winter seasonal.
Ski Butlers Vail/Beaver Creek
40814 US-6 # H, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Independent alternative to the resort's own service, based in Eagle-Vail. Delivers, fits at your lodging, and collects at the end without you needing to be there. Winter seasonal.
Venture Sports Avon
100 W Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Local shop trading since 1997, and one of the few that both takes walk-ins and delivers, covering East Vail to Edwards. Rents bikes in summer as well as skis in winter. Year-round.
Black Tie Ski & Bike Rental Delivery in Vail & Beaver Creek
616 W Lionshead Cir Unit 201 & 202, Vail, CO 81657, USA
Delivery-only, with no Beaver Creek storefront, which suits anyone who wants mid-trip swaps handled without a trip to a shop. Winter seasonal.
Christy Sports Avon
182 Avon Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Reliable in-store rental in Avon and at Beaver Creek Lodge. Worth knowing that its delivery program covers Steamboat, Telluride and Park City but not this valley, so treat it as pickup only here.
Surefoot
15 E Thomas Pl, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Custom boot fitting in the village, which matters more than any other gear decision if you ski more than a few days a year. Winter seasonal.
Craniologie Beaver Creek
25 Avondale Ln #216A, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Helmet and goggle fitting a few steps from the slopes, genuinely useful for children who have outgrown last year's kit. Opens the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and closes for the summer.
Beaver Creek Stables
Elk Track Rd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Guided rides through aspens and ski terrain, including a sunset dinner ride up to Beano's Cabin. Beginners get consistently good feedback here, which is not true of every stable. The Adventure Center alongside runs 4x4 mountain tours for anyone who wants the scenery without a saddle. Summer seasonal.
Spa Anjali at the Westin Riverfront
126 Riverfront Ln, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Westin Riverfront's spa, open to non-guests either with a treatment or on a day pass that includes the athletic club. Easier to get into than the resort spas up the hill, which is the practical point.
Vail Valley Anglers
97 Main St Unit E-102, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Edwards-based guides working the Eagle and Colorado rivers as well as Gore Creek, which is the distinction that matters if you are based at Beaver Creek rather than Vail. Year-round.
Stand Up Paddle Colorado - Nottingham Lake
Nottingham Lake, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Paddleboards, kayaks and pedal boats on Nottingham Lake, rented on site with no delivery. The cheapest good afternoon in the valley, and walkable from most Avon lodging. Roughly late May to early September.
Epic Mountain Express
434 Edwards Access Rd, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Shared and private airport transfers from both Denver and Eagle County, still running this route even though the company discontinued its Aspen service. Book ahead in winter. Year-round.
Groceries and provisioning in Beaver Creek
Most people here are cooking at least a few nights, and the geography is simple: do the big shop in Avon or Edwards, then top up in the village rather than buying a whole week at village prices.
One thing that catches almost every first-time visitor: Colorado supermarkets sell beer and wine but not spirits. Grocery stores have been able to sell full-strength beer since 2019 and wine since 2023, but liquor still requires a dedicated store, and a 2025 law blocked any new grocery locations from getting a full liquor license. If you want a bottle of anything stronger, plan a separate stop.
Groceries and provisioning
City Market
72 Beaver Creek Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Main full-size supermarket for most Beaver Creek rentals, with a pharmacy attached. Do the big first-day shop here. Year-round, and busy on Saturdays in a way that is worth avoiding.
Village Market
34295 US-6, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Full grocery in the Riverwalk at Edwards, and the better option if City Market is heaving or you are already down-valley for dinner. Open early to late. Year-round.
Walmart Supercenter
171 Yoder Ave, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Cheap groceries plus everything a ski trip turns out to need: toiletries, chargers, base layers, sleds. Not glamorous, and frequently the single most useful stop of a rental week. Year-round.
Costco Wholesale
170 Cooley Mesa Rd, Gypsum, CO 81637, USA
Bulk run for a big house, out near the airport, which makes it an easy stop on the drive in from EGE rather than a separate trip. Membership required. Year-round.
Cut Meat and Seafood Market
56 Edwards Village Blvd, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Edwards butcher and fish counter doing Colorado-raised meat, sustainable seafood, house sausages and cheese. The specialty stop for a house that actually plans to cook. Closed Sundays.
Avon Liquor
100 W Beaver Creek Blvd #114, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Central Avon bottle shop, and one of the few places nearby that can legally sell spirits. Convenient if you are already at City Market across the road.
Beaver Liquors
110 E Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Second Avon bottle shop, with a broad selection and delivery, on the east side of town, so it suits anyone already eating or shopping that end of the strip.
Edwards Corner Farmers Market
57 Edwards Access Rd, Edwards, CO 81632, USA
Saturday morning market at Edwards West Plaza with produce, prepared food and around thirty vendors, running roughly June through September. Avon holds a smaller Wednesday evening market at Nottingham Park over the same months.
The Market at Beaver Creek
210 Offerson Rd C101, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Village grocery carrying everyday food, gourmet items and its own liquor department, which makes it the one place up top where you can buy spirits. Convenient rather than cheap, and it saves a trip down the hill for milk. Year-round.
Shopping in Beaver Creek
The village retail mix leans heavily on national outdoor brands, which are useful if you underpacked and forgettable otherwise. The short list below is the part actually worth your time.
Shopping
Gorsuch
136 E Thomas Pl, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Most distinctive shop in the village by a distance, selling curated luxury ski apparel and mountain goods you will not find in a branded outlet. Browsing here is an activity in itself on a weather day.
Beaver Creek MADE
15 W Thomas Pl # C-2, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Better souvenir stop than the logo shops, stocking locally made and Colorado-oriented goods. The place to go when you want a gift that connects to where you actually were.
Patagonia
45 W Thomas Pl C2, Avon, CO 81620, USA
Included as the practical answer for someone who underpacked, since replacing a layer in the village beats driving down-valley to do it. Stronger for necessity than for browsing.
C Anthony Gallery
Market Square, 61 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Contemporary gallery in the village, one of a small cluster of art spaces that give the plaza more character than its chain storefronts suggest. Worth ten minutes between meals.
Alpine Kind
61 Avondale Ln, Beaver Creek, CO 81620, USA
Locally made gifts and apparel in a shop you could miss, and the antidote to buying another resort-logo hoodie. Good for taking something home that someone will actually use.
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