Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Aurora
Star K Ranch
Open space with a nature center & trails. This park offers hiking trails, wildlife & picnic tables & is home to the Morrison Nature Center.
Bluff Lake Nature Center
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Avid4 Adventure
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Four Mile Historic Park
Open-air museum with historic exhibits. Museum & park set on 12 acres includes an 1800s log cabin, barn with farm animals & guided tours.
Smoky Hill Shelter
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Village Greens Park
City park with fields & a playground. Large city park offering playing fields, picnic areas, a playground & a biking/hiking trail.
Amazing Adventures Colorado
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Cherry Creek State Park
Outdoor recreation around a reservoir. Large park around a reservoir with camping, water sports & many other outdoor leisure activities.
Johnson-Habitat Park
Riverside park with multiuse trails. Secluded riverside park offering bike & pedestrian paths as well as picnic areas.
Grant-Frontier Park
Multiuse riverfront green space. Riverfront park with bike paths, trails, picnic areas & a playground, on a historic settlement site.
Rocky Mountain Lake Park
Park with a large lake & a playground. A park with a looped trail around a lake, plus a playground & baseball, football & softball fields.
Sloan's Lake Park
Green space & trails around a huge pond. Denver's 2nd largest park, with jogging paths & grassy spots around a boating-friendly lake.
Berkeley Lake Park
Waterfront green space with trails. Outdoor recreation area encircling a fishing lake with a paved path, tennis courts & a dog run.
Bear Creek Park
Community space for outdoor activities. Community park offering trails, boating, fishing, an archery range & a variety of programs & events.
Belmar Park
Park with hiking, biking & stone artwork. Tree-filled park offering hiking & biking paths, a playground & facilities, plus stone artwork.
Colorado Adventure Point
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Kendrick Lake Park
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Majestic View Nature Center
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Standley Lake Regional Park & Wildlife Refuge
Scenic hub for fishing, boats & camping. This recreational area is anchored by a reservoir & offers boating, fishing & camping options.
North Standley Lake Open Space Park
Protected area for bald eagle nesting. The northern part of Standley Lake Park, viewable from the water-only due to bald eagle nesting.
Bear Creek Lake campground
Tent & RV sites in a regional park. Campground in Bear Creek Lake Regional Park offering tent & RV sites, plus restrooms & showers.
South Table Mountain Park
Scenic retreat & hiking spot atop a mesa. Set atop a mesa, this nature area offers panoramic views, hiking trails & raptor sightings.
Bear Creek Lake Park
2,600-acre space for hiking & swimming. Massive 2,600-acre open area for camping, hiking & horseback riding, with a lake for swimming.
North Table Mountain Park West Trailhead
Hiking, wildlife & panoramic mesa views. Sprawling mesa park formed by ancient lava flows provides hiking, panoramic views & native wildlife.
Lookout Mountain Park
Striking vistas & the Buffalo Bill grave. Park boasting wooded foothills, scenic road, picnic shelter & Buffalo Bill burial site & museum.
Avid4 Adventure
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Little Park
400 acres for hiking, fishing & cookouts. 400 acres of mountain land donated by C.W. Little offers trails, creek fishing & a grilling area.
Sawmill Hiker Campground
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Eldorado Canyon State Park
Hiking & climbing amid sandstone cliffs. Park known for rock-climbing & outdoor activities, thanks to sandstone cliffs & natural attractions.
Eldorado Canyon State Park Visitor Center
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Sawhill Ponds
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Valmont Bike Park
Sprawling terrain with trails & jumps. Public 40-acre bike park for all ages & levels, with trails, plus jumps, stairs & slalom slopes.
Alpine to the Max Mountain Guides
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Colorado Wilderness Rides And Guides
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St. Vrain State Park
Nature watching, hiking & camping. State Park drawing nature watchers with multiple trails, plus camping facilities & fishing ponds.
Eben G. Fine Park
Grassy park with play equipment. Green space with a playground, grassy areas & picnic facilities, plus access to trails.
The Peoples’ Crossing
Small city park offering trail access. Small, low-key city park serving as a base for a network of scenic trails & rock formations.
Sensory Nature Trail - Open Space & Mountain Parks
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Boulder Reservoir
Kayaking, sailing & lakeside walks. Peaceful manmade lake with a mountain backdrop, popular for kayaking, swimming & waterside hikes.
A-Lodge Boulder (Boulder Adventure Lodge)
Low-key lodging with free breakfast. Casual creekside lodge featuring rooms & cabins, as well as free breakfast, a pool & a hot tub.
Winiger Ridge
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Base Camp at Golden Gate Canyon
Campsite with heated cabins & Wi-Fi. Heated cabins are available at this camping spot with camper & tent sites, plus a shop & free Wi-Fi.
Colorado Mountain Ranch
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Camp Always Choose Adventures
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Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain Open Space
Picnicking & scenic hiking/biking trails. Nature preserve with a picnic shelter & hiking/biking trails, plus an overlook & information boards.
Evans RV Park
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Camp Dick
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Monfort Park
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The Great Outdoors RV
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Allen Park
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Island Grove Regional Park
Park & fairgrounds facility with events. This 155-acre historic park & fairgrounds facility with exhibition space holds many regional events.
Boyd Lake State Park
Water sports, camping & other features. Placid lakeside park featuring boating, fishing & other water sports plus a campground & more.
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