Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek occupies a mountainside setting on Beaver Creek Mountain in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Developed as a ski resort in 1980, it is a purpose-built alpine community of lodges, restaurants and pedestrian village streets rather than a historic mining town. The resort’s Birds of Prey course is a fixture of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup circuit and hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1989, 1999 and 2015. White River National Forest surrounds much of the area, linking groomed slopes with high-country forest. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Beaver Creek and the Colorado Rockies.

Among the states of the United States, Colorado stands out for the high Rocky Mountain country running through its centre. Around this part of the state, forested slopes, open basins and granite outcrops form the interior landscape of the Rockies, where conditions can change rapidly with the season. The Continental Divide crosses Colorado, separating waters that flow toward the Pacific from those bound for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The Arkansas River rises in the central Rockies and is one of the state’s major waterways. Admitted to the Union in 1876, Colorado is still known as the Centennial State. See how central Colorado connects with the wider Rocky Mountain region by browsing webcams nearby.

The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.