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9 Porch Notes tagged “fairplay,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Park County
Much of Park County sits inside the South Park National Heritage Area
Congress designated the South Park National Heritage Area to recognize and help interpret the mining, ranching, and railroad history spread across much of Park County.
Read note ->History and culture - Park County
Every July, Fairplay races burros over a 13,000-foot pass
Fairplay's Burro Days festival each July features the World Championship Pack Burro Race, where runners and their burros climb over Mosquito Pass on a course of more than 29 miles.
Read note ->Local rules - Park County
Short-term rental rules in Park County depend on whether you're in the county or a town
Unincorporated Park County requires a county short-term rental license, while homes inside incorporated towns like Fairplay and Alma fall under the town's own authority instead.
Read note ->History and culture - Park County
Fairplay was born in the gold rush, and Alma grew with the mines that followed
Fairplay began as a gold-rush camp, Alma grew later as a supply and smelting town for nearby mines, and the mining era still shapes the towns, place names, and disturbed ground around South Park.
Read note ->History and culture - Park County
South Park City in Fairplay is a town rebuilt from Park County's lost mining camps
South Park City Museum at the west end of Fairplay's Front Street is an open-air museum of historic buildings moved in from the county's vanished mining camps.
Read note ->Local rules - Park County
Two school districts split Park County, so your address decides which one you're in
Park County is divided between Park County School District RE-2 around Fairplay and Platte Canyon School District RE-1 in the Bailey area, and your home's location sets which one serves it.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Park County
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, near Fairplay, is quiet meadow country with bighorn sheep
On the southwest edge of the Mosquito Range, the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness offers walkable meadow-and-forest backcountry close to Fairplay and Hartsel, with one of Colorado's largest bighorn sheep herds and strict wilderness rules.
Read note ->History and culture - Park County
Park County's seat moved twice before it settled in Fairplay
The county seat started at the Tarryall diggings, shifted to Buckskin Joe, and finally landed in Fairplay, tracing where the mining action was at each moment.
Read note ->History and culture - Park County
Park County's libraries are spread across four communities, not one central building
Park County Public Libraries operate branches in Bailey, Fairplay, Guffey, and Lake George, reflecting a county that has several population centers rather than one hub.
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