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20 Porch Notes tagged “trails,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Jefferson County

Jeffco's open space parks come with their own rules

Jefferson County runs a large county-owned parks and open space system, with rules and seasonal closures that differ from state or national lands nearby.

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Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County

Red Rock Canyon turns old quarry ground into west-side open space

Red Rock Canyon Open Space turns Colorado Springs quarry and mill ground into trails, climbing, and links toward Section 16 and Intemann.

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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.

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Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County

Palmer Park is a wild-feeling mesa inside Colorado Springs

A scrubby mesa inside Colorado Springs, Palmer Park offers overlooks, Seven Castles rock, a botanical reserve, and 25-plus miles of trails.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Denver County

Sand Creek Greenway gives northeast Denver a continuous trail line

Denver's Sand Creek Trail work created a continuous paved route from Peoria to Quebec, with native vegetation and wildlife-habitat restoration.

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Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County

Bear Creek Regional Park is county foothills inside the city

Bear Creek is a 545-acre El Paso County regional park ringed by Colorado Springs, mixing Pikes Peak foothills with ten miles of trails.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Broomfield County

Rocky Flats refuge trails sit just west of Broomfield

A federal wildlife refuge with public hiking trails sits just west of Broomfield, and it has its own access rules set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County

Stratton Open Space is the soft edge before North Cheyenne Canon

Stratton Open Space packs 318 acres, five ecosystems, and miles of trail into the edge between Colorado Springs and the mountains.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Denver County

Dedisse Park puts Evergreen Lake inside Denver's mountain-park story

Evergreen Lake sits inside Denver's Dedisse Mountain Park, with a golf course, a log-and-stone shelter, and trails toward Alderfer-Three Sisters.

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Outdoors and wildfire - El Paso County

Fox Run Regional Park is north-county ponderosa shade

Fox Run Regional Park brings ponderosa shade, two lakes, Pikes Peak views, and family trails and pavilions to north El Paso County.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County

Adams County puts public art directly onto its trails

Adams County builds public art into its trails — murals and wood carvings along the Clear Creek and South Platte River paths.

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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.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Park is also a trail and play space

Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Park holds natural-surface trails, a nature play area, a creek, fields, and a picnic pavilion beside the event center.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Arapahoe County

Aurora Reservoir trades pavement for a swim beach and a dive flag

Aurora Reservoir is a City of Aurora lake on the metro's east edge with a lifeguarded summer swim beach, its own SCUBA dive area, an 8-mile loop trail, an archery range, and fishing that has produced four Colorado state records.

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Outdoors and wildfire - La Plata County

Durango's trailheads start at the edge of downtown

Durango's natural-surface trail systems begin minutes from Main Avenue, free and open to bikes, hikers, and horses alike.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Grand County

Grand Lake's winter case for "Snowmobiling Capital of Colorado"

When the snow piles up, Grand Lake trades cars for sleds and opens a trail network that runs from town across national forest to the edge of the national park.

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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.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Montezuma County

Sand Canyon and Rock Creek trails keep you on the route

West of Cortez in Canyons of the Ancients, the Sand Canyon and Rock Creek trails are open to hiking, biking, and horses, but travel is restricted to the designated routes.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County

Cañon City's Arkansas Riverwalk: an easy trail right through town

A flat, crushed-gravel riverfront trail through Cañon City that locals walk, bike, and run year-round, with no canyon driving required.

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History and culture - Mesa County

The Ute people and their trails across Mesa County

Long before the Grand Valley's towns, the Ute people lived in and traveled across what is now Mesa County, and some of their trails are documented at official heritage sites.

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