Visit Evans, Colorado, to get a glimpse of one of America's older Western cities. Evans is known for its parks and recreation facilities. Evans City Park has a large picnic pavilion equipped with barbeques, horseshoe pits, a playground and basketball court. Five other public parks have riverfront hiking trails, bike trails and a dog park. Indoor activities are offered at the Evans Community Complex’s game room, gymnasium and fitness area. Evans, due north of Denver International Airport, is just south of University of Northern Colorado and the Northern Colorado Medical Center.
Americas Best Value Inn is a 10-minute drive to the Northern Colorado Medical Center or five-minute drive from the University of Northern Colorado. The hotel offers a swimming pool and complimentary breakfast. The air-conditioned rooms are furnished with microwave ovens, refrigerators and high speed Internet service. Some pets are allowed: when making your reservation, ask if your breed is welcome. Randy’s Bar and Grill and the Double Clutch Café are within walking distance. As of 2011, rates run between $55 and $75 per night.
The University of Northern Colorado is 1 ½ miles from the Motel 6 in Evans. Kids stay free. Well-behaved pets are welcome, at the manager’s discretion, for $10 per day, as of 2011. Truck parking is available and the inn serves free morning coffee. Facilities include an outdoor pool and a coin laundry. Smoking and non-smoking rooms are available with a choice of two double beds or one queen size bed. Rates start around $40 per night, as of 2011. Walk one mile southeast to Evans City Park or to Schwartz's Kraut Burger Kitchen, which is just west of the park.
The Fairfield Inn, a mile northwest of Evans in Greeley, plush bedding and shower massage. Rooms are equipped with one or two queen-size beds, one king bed or one king with a sofa bed. The complimentary breakfast includes waffles. Wireless Internet is available in all rooms. Smoking is not permitted in any of the rooms and pets are not allowed. Guests are given passes to Greeley’s full-service gym -- The Conditioning Spa -- located two miles northeast at the University of Northern Colorado. The Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse and Cinemark are all within walking distance. Prices are about $100 per night, as of 2011.
The Sod Buster Inn Bed & Breakfast is less than a 10-minute drive up route 34 from Evans. The inn offers a homelike atmosphere with 10 distinctive rooms decorated with antique or country furnishings and each with a private bath. The inn serves gourmet breakfasts. High-speed Internet is available. The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is within walking distance. The Nathan Meeker Historic Museum is one block from the inn. Pets are not allowed, and there is no smoking inside the inn. Accommodations are not tailored children. Plan to spend about $140 per night per room, as of 2011.
