Idaho Spring is located 40 minutes west of Denver on I-70 at an elevation of 7,526 feet.

It is a small town with a lot of history where there were several mines that extracted silver, copper and gold. As of now, there are two that are open for tourist activity and it also has many other attractions such as hot springs, hiking, sport fly fishing, kayaking, mountain biking, zip lining, there is also one of the famous glaciers, St. Mary's Glaciers. of many that exist in the state of Colorado.