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parks
20 Porch Notes tagged “parks,” from counties across Colorado.
Local rules - Douglas County
Douglas County open space has its own rulebook
County open space sets its own rules for dogs, fires, vehicles, trails, trash, and closed areas, so check before you go.
Read note ->Local rules - Adams County
Adams park commercial activity needs a vendor permit
Charging money in an Adams County park, from fitness classes to food service, calls for a county vendor permit first.
Read note ->Local rules - Adams County
Adams park fireworks and weapons are not allowed
Fireworks, firearms, projectiles, and explosives can't be set off in Adams County parks, trails, and open space unless law allows it.
Read note ->Local rules - Adams County
Adams special use permits cover larger park groups
In Adams County, a group of 25 or more at a park, trail, or open space needs a special use permit, with dates and areas spelled out.
Read note ->Local rules - Arapahoe County
Arapahoe open space dogs need leashes unless posted otherwise
Keep dogs leashed on Arapahoe County open space and in county parks unless a posted sign sets a different rule.
Read note ->Local rules - Boulder County
Boulder County open-space research needs permission first
Research and biological collection on Boulder County open space need a permit before any fieldwork begins.
Read note ->Local rules - Boulder County
Large Boulder County open-space groups need permit homework
Big group gatherings on Boulder County open space need a special-use permit, and commercial activity is mostly off the table.
Read note ->Local rules - Adams County
Adams park objects stay where they are
In Adams County parks and open space, leaving plants, rocks, signs, and fixtures untouched is a rule, not just trail manners.
Read note ->Local rules - Adams County
Adams park trash rules include what you bring from home
Adams County park trash cans are for park use; hauling household or business garbage in to dump is off limits.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
La Raza Park is more than a small northside park
La Raza Park at 1501 West 38th Avenue is a recognized Historic Cultural District and a Northside symbol of community and unity.
Read note ->Local rules - Larimer County
Larimer park events can need a special use permit
An organized event on a Larimer County park or open space may need a special use permit, depending on how it affects the land and other visitors.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County
Adams County's open-space tax helps explain its park map
A voter-approved sales tax, first passed in 1999, funds the parks, trails, farmland, and wildlife areas behind Adams County's open-space map.
Read note ->Local rules - Adams County
Adams park research needs county approval
Any study in an Adams County park or open space needs the Parks director's approval before fieldwork begins.
Read note ->History and culture - Arapahoe County
Centennial Center Park builds history into a newer civic space
A newer city without an old town square uses Center Park's plaza and amphitheater to carry civic identity tied to the Cherry Creek Basin.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County
The land around the Royal Gorge Bridge is a city park, not a private resort
Royal Gorge Park west of Cañon City is owned by the City of Cañon City as a large mountain park, with the famous bridge run as one attraction inside it.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Denver County
Washington Park is Denver's outdoor living room
Wash Park pairs two hand-launch boating lakes, Denver's biggest formal flower beds, and a loop path that the neighborhood treats like a shared backyard.
Read note ->History and culture - Adams County
Alvin Thomas Park carries Northglenn's early civic memory
Once Leroy Park, this Northglenn green space was renamed by City Council in 1980 for founding leader Alvin B. Thomas.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Morgan County
Riverside Park details should start with Fort Morgan parks
Fort Morgan's Parks Department is the official starting point for Riverside Park maps, reservations, and current facility questions.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County
Temple Canyon Park south of Cañon City is a rugged city park on Grape Creek
Temple Canyon Park is a city-owned natural area southeast of Cañon City along Grape Creek, reached by winding gravel roads and open dawn to dusk for camping and hiking.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
Denver's tree-lined parkways are a designed historic system
Denver's grand boulevards and parks were planned together as one system in the early 1900s, and the whole network carries historic recognition.
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