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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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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 ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
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 ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
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 - 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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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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