Start from 25 curated places around Frisco, CO, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Silverheels Bar & Grill
The anchor of Historic Main Street, Silverheels has been feeding Summit County residents through ski seasons and wildflower summers for decades. The kitchen executes pub-food fundamentals — burgers, nachos, sandwiches — with quality ingredients and generous portions. The covered deck and firepit tables make it a year-round outdoor dining destination.
Greco's Pizzeria
A Summit County institution that resists every trend — just well-made, generously topped New York-style pizza sold by the slice or whole pie. Locals return constantly; visitors who stumble in leave wondering how this kind of pizza ended up 9,000 feet up in the Rockies. It's the best post-hike pizza in the county.
Trails & outdoors
Dillon Reservoir Loop Trail
The 18-mile paved loop around Dillon Reservoir is one of Colorado's great flat cycling routes — stunning mountain views from every angle, smooth surface, and the experience of circumnavigating a 9,000-foot reservoir with the Ten Mile Range looming overhead. Walkable in sections if you don't have a bike.
Peaks Trail — Frisco to Breckenridge
A 9-mile singletrack that connects Frisco to Breckenridge through subalpine forest and across open ridges, the Peaks Trail is one of Colorado's finest mountain bike trails — and works equally well on foot. The views from the high points across the Ten Mile Range are genuinely alpine, and the trail-to-town connection at both ends is seamless.
Things to do
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Eleven minutes from Frisco by car (or free Summit Stage bus), Breckenridge is one of America's most beloved ski destinations — five peaks, 187 runs, and consistent snowfall in a pedestrian-friendly Victorian mining town at the base. The free bus from Frisco makes it as accessible as skiing from a ski-in/ski-out property.
Copper Mountain Resort
Eight miles up Ten Mile Canyon from Frisco, Copper Mountain is the insiders' pick for Summit County skiing — the mountain is naturally divided into beginner, intermediate, and expert terrain without artificial routing, the lift lines are consistently shorter than Breckenridge, and the ice skating rink at Center Village is a winter evening unto itself.
Landmarks & sights
Dillon Reservoir
The largest body of water in Summit County and one of Colorado's most scenic high-altitude reservoirs, Dillon sits at 9,017 feet surrounded by the Ten Mile Range and the Gore Range. The 27-mile shoreline trail, the marina sailboat fleet, and the 360-degree mountain panorama make it the centerpiece of any Frisco visit regardless of season.
Historic Main Street Frisco
One of Colorado's most authentic small-town main streets — a two-block stretch of independently owned shops, restaurants, and galleries that has somehow held off the resort-chain invasion. Victorian-era commercial buildings house a hardware store, a used bookshop, a proper outdoor gear shop, and enough good restaurants to anchor multiple evenings.