Happy Haus Guidebook 2021
Food scene
It’s the best place in town for Açaí bowls, smoothies, quick bites, and great friendly customer service! Plus, tip well because 3 of our 5 kids work there, ha! Locals love The Blend!
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the Blend at Buena Vista
301 E Main StIt’s the best place in town for Açaí bowls, smoothies, quick bites, and great friendly customer service! Plus, tip well because 3 of our 5 kids work there, ha! Locals love The Blend!
The Midland Stop
801-1B Front LoopGreat coffee, pastries, in the cool part of town!
Brunch on Sundays is amazing, and it’s a great place for happy hour!
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Surf Hotel & Chateau
1012 Front LoopBrunch on Sundays is amazing, and it’s a great place for happy hour!
We love House Rock. Great healthy food and overall one of the best places to eat in BV.
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House Rock Kitchen
421 E Main StWe love House Rock. Great healthy food and overall one of the best places to eat in BV.
Great burger, nice happy hour, and the pretzel bread board is yum. Tasty breakfast breads to take home.
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Simple Eatery & Spoon It Up
402 E Main StGreat burger, nice happy hour, and the pretzel bread board is yum. Tasty breakfast breads to take home.
Part of Surf Hotel, great happy hour, nice dinner, riverside.
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Wesley & Rose Lobby Bar
1012 Front LoopPart of Surf Hotel, great happy hour, nice dinner, riverside.
Locals go, mexican restaurant with decent margarita (we lived in Austin for a decade so we’ve been spoiled LOL) Less crowded in summer than rest of the BV places.
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Casa Sanchez 3
314 Charles StLocals go, mexican restaurant with decent margarita (we lived in Austin for a decade so we’ve been spoiled LOL) Less crowded in summer than rest of the BV places.
Its a Shell station, yep, But you need to go inside to check it out, trust me. Soooo many sodas, well-loved fudge selection, ice cream, plus picnic tables right by locals favorite K’s park.
Stedman’s
227 US-24Its a Shell station, yep, But you need to go inside to check it out, trust me. Soooo many sodas, well-loved fudge selection, ice cream, plus picnic tables right by locals favorite K’s park.
Everybody loves this place for their burgers and shakes, plus it’s right by K’s park with picnic tables. Overall, fun scene.
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K's Dairy Delite
223 US-24Everybody loves this place for their burgers and shakes, plus it’s right by K’s park with picnic tables. Overall, fun scene.
Good pizza (our favorite is the New Mexico). Excellent fries. Nice selection of beer. Great people watching on the corner near the Square in the heart of South Main.
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Eddyline Restaurant | South Main
926 South Main StreetGood pizza (our favorite is the New Mexico). Excellent fries. Nice selection of beer. Great people watching on the corner near the Square in the heart of South Main.
Nice little outdoor seating area, fun place, good selection of beer, nice food selection, chill.
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Eddyline Brewery
102 Linderman AveNice little outdoor seating area, fun place, good selection of beer, nice food selection, chill.
Great little restaurant in the heart of Leadville, nice outdoor seating area in front with fire pit, great rooftop seating. Only 35 minutes from Happy Haus.
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Treeline Kitchen
615 a Harrison AveGreat little restaurant in the heart of Leadville, nice outdoor seating area in front with fire pit, great rooftop seating. Only 35 minutes from Happy Haus.
We love Currents in Salida. Great atmosphere, friendly owners and staff, and tasty seafood!
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Currents Restaurant
122 N F StWe love Currents in Salida. Great atmosphere, friendly owners and staff, and tasty seafood!
Eddyline Brewery
102 Linderman AveGreat place to try some new brews!
Sightseeing
It’s the highest city in the USA! Go visit Cloud City, shop at Melanzana, grab coffee at City on a Hill, and have a wonderful dinner at Treeline.
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Leadville
It’s the highest city in the USA! Go visit Cloud City, shop at Melanzana, grab coffee at City on a Hill, and have a wonderful dinner at Treeline.
This is a must see destination for beautiful Chalk mountain views, amazing service, very cute and tasty restaurant, and super relaxing, healing, magical Hot Springs. Highly recommend.
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Mount Princeton Historic Bath House & Hot Springs
15870 Co Rd 162This is a must see destination for beautiful Chalk mountain views, amazing service, very cute and tasty restaurant, and super relaxing, healing, magical Hot Springs. Highly recommend.
Gear and vibes
Stop in Trailhead for camping, fishing, hiking gear! It’s locally owned by a friend of ours and it’s the coolest.
The Trailhead
402 E Main StFun place to shop on Main Street, plus great place for river gear! Surfing, SUP, kayaking rentals. Good stuff. Locally owned. Go there.
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CKS Main Street - Rentals, Kayak, Stand up Paddleboard, and lifestyle boutique
426 E Main StFun place to shop on Main Street, plus great place for river gear! Surfing, SUP, kayaking rentals. Good stuff. Locally owned. Go there.
One of our very favorites. Excellent fun people inside, very knowledgeable about all things biking related, plus bike rentals. Seriously fun little happy hour outdoor seating right in the heart of South Main. Must visit.
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Black Burro Bikes
801 Front LoopOne of our very favorites. Excellent fun people inside, very knowledgeable about all things biking related, plus bike rentals. Seriously fun little happy hour outdoor seating right in the heart of South Main. Must visit.
It’s small, it’s crazy, it’s overcrowded, but it’s BV. This is where all the local shop. Grocery store for everyone in town HA.
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City Market
438 US-24It’s small, it’s crazy, it’s overcrowded, but it’s BV. This is where all the local shop. Grocery store for everyone in town HA.
Wow, everybody wants to go wait in line outside the store to get their Melly! You just cannot fit in around here if you don’t own at least one of these unique items of the coziest clothes you’ll ever wear. Trust me, you got to go, do it.
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Melanzana
716 Harrison AveWow, everybody wants to go wait in line outside the store to get their Melly! You just cannot fit in around here if you don’t own at least one of these unique items of the coziest clothes you’ll ever wear. Trust me, you got to go, do it.
Neighborhoods
This is the cute little area down on S. Main St., right by the surf hotel, the Midland stop - such a fun little park and gathering area by the Arkansas River. Great place for kids and families to play, there’s a large boulder on the square, and many little pocket parks right along the trails in around in South Main neighborhood. Fun to shop, explore, people watch!
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South Main Street
South Main StreetThis is the cute little area down on S. Main St., right by the surf hotel, the Midland stop - such a fun little park and gathering area by the Arkansas River. Great place for kids and families to play, there’s a large boulder on the square, and many little pocket parks right along the trails in around in South Main neighborhood. Fun to shop, explore, people watch!
Skiing
This is our favorite place to board/ski, it is amazing, it’s where we have our family pass. It’s about an hour from Happy Haus. Such a great mountain with amazing skiing, fun for kids, great family ski place, excellent lessons, overall, 2 enthusiastic thumbs up! Woodward park is the best for all the ski/boarding tricks/jumps!
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Copper Mountain
This is our favorite place to board/ski, it is amazing, it’s where we have our family pass. It’s about an hour from Happy Haus. Such a great mountain with amazing skiing, fun for kids, great family ski place, excellent lessons, overall, 2 enthusiastic thumbs up! Woodward park is the best for all the ski/boarding tricks/jumps!
Monarch is the coolest independent mountain around! Locals place to ski! Great skiing, great vibes, fun and close to BV! Highly recommend!
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Monarch Mountain
123 N F StMonarch is the coolest independent mountain around! Locals place to ski! Great skiing, great vibes, fun and close to BV! Highly recommend!
Tipps für Reisende
Was einpacken?
Mountain weather is unpredictable, bring layers
We definitely recommend wearing layers because some days will start out warm but then you’ll get caught in a snowstorm or you’ll start out with your Melly on and you’ll need shorts by the end of the afternoon! Definitely take layers and be prepared for wild weather swings!