Guidance for Summer Vacation Travel

Before you go:

Get fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Wait 2 weeks after getting the final required dose of your vaccine to travel — it takes time for your body to build protection after any vaccination.
Review travel restrictions, guidance and resources for your destination before you go.
Be extra cautious leading up to your trip. Avoid contact with people outside your immediate household, and use your best judgment when attending high-risk activities such as:
- Going to a large social gathering like a wedding, funeral, party or mass event.
- Being in crowds like in restaurants, bars, fitness centers or movie theaters.
- Participating in group sports.
- Taking public transportation like planes, trains, or buses, or being in transportation hubs like airports.

Get tested 1-3 days before you travel. Keep a copy of your negative test result with you during travel in case you are asked for it. Find free testing sites in an around Jeffco at www.jeffco.us/testing.
- Cancel your trip and do not travel if you are sick, develop symptoms of COVID-19 or if you receive a positive test result. Follow quarantine or isolation guidelines from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Consider what you would do if you become ill while you’re away. If you become ill with COVID-19 while traveling, you will be required to complete isolation at your travel destination. Similarly, if you are exposed to COVID-19 while traveling, you will be required to complete quarantine at your travel destination. Isolation and quarantine at travel destinations will be at your own expense.
If possible, keep your travel partners limited to those you already live with.
Pack extra supplies, such as masks and hand sanitizer.

If you are concerned about the safety of a situation, or have not yet been vaccinated, wear a mask that fits snugly. If you wear a double mask, use a cloth mask with multiple layers or a disposable mask under a cloth mask.
Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water. If you don’t have access to soap water, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol until you can wash your hands.
Keep your distance from others who don’t live with you. Stay at least 6 ft. away from others.
Avoid large crowds.
When indoors, improve ventilation by opening windows and doors or by placing central air and heating on continuous circulation if you can.
Weigh the risk of activities at your destination and remember that outdoor activities are preferable to indoor activities.
Remember that alcohol and/or drug use can reduce your vigilance and increase risky behavior.

Residents (or visitors) returning to Colorado should get tested again with a viral test 3-5 days after your trip. Find free testing sites in and around Jeffco at www.jeffco.us/testing.
Be aware that all air passengers coming to the U.S., including U.S. citizens, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board a flight to the U.S. Read more.