Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Castlewood Canyon State Park
Rock climbing, hiking & other activities. Expansive park with hiking trails, rock climbing walls, wildlife viewing opportunities & more.
Roxborough State Park
Hiking trails with rock formation views. Geological site with wildlife, hiking trails overlooking red-rock formations & a visitor's center.
Waterton Canyon Trailhead
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South Platte Park and Carson Nature Center
Vast space with trails & fishing lakes. Spanning over 880 acres, this park offers 5 lakes for fishing, extensive trails & nature programs.
Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve
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Hentzell (Paul A) Park
Parkland with native vegetation. 71-acre area featuring paths through a rustic prairie landscape with native grasses & wildflowers.
Jewell Wetlands Park
Wildlife sanctuary with a trail network. A habitat for diverse wildlife, this conservation area offers trails & a butterfly garden.
Bear Creek Park
Community space for outdoor activities. Community park offering trails, boating, fishing, an archery range & a variety of programs & events.
High Line Canal Trail
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Cherry creek trail
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Bear Creek Greenbelt
Fishing, paths & a picnic shelter. Creekside park area featuring multi-use paths & an ample picnic shelter, plus fishing & geocaching.
Bear Creek Trail Parking
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Cherry Creek Hike/Bike Path
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Belmar Park
Park with hiking, biking & stone artwork. Tree-filled park offering hiking & biking paths, a playground & facilities, plus stone artwork.
Morrison Trailhead
Hiking, biking, historic sites & vistas. Public park with trails, scenic overlooks & historic sites, plus picnic tables & restrooms.
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.
Sand Creek Park
Urban natural area with multi-use trails. This city greenspace features a system of scenic trails for hiking & biking, plus nature viewing.
Bluff Lake Nature Center
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Mount Falcon Park
Park with trails, ruins & a tower. National park featuring hiking & horseback riding trails, castle ruins & a wooden observation tower.
William Frederick Hayden Park
Mountain park with a trail system. Scenic mountain park & wildlife habitat with a multi-use trail system, plus restrooms.
Matthews / Winters Park
Natural area with hiking & biking trails. This scenic park features trails for hiking, biking & equestrian use, plus trees & a creek.
Dakota Ridge Trailhead
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Crown Hill Park
Paved & horse trails around a lake. Trails for walking, biking, skating, bird-watching & horseback riding surround a fishing lake.
Lair o’ the Bear Park
Park with a creek, trails & picnic spots. Featuring a creek with diverse wildlife, this park offers hiking trails, fishing & picnic tables.
Lake Mary Loop Trail
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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.
Ralston Creek Trail
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Wheat Ridge Greenbelt Youngfield Entrance
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Enchanted Forest Trailhead
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Lookout Mountain Park
Striking vistas & the Buffalo Bill grave. Park boasting wooded foothills, scenic road, picnic shelter & Buffalo Bill burial site & museum.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Urban wildlife refuge for eagles & more. Open lakes, wetlands, prairie grasslands & woodlands home to more than 330 species.
Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve
Trail through ponderosa pines & meadows. A 110-acre preserve of ponderosa pines & meadows, with a nature center, trail & guided tours.
Windy Saddle Park
Elevated trails for hikers & paragliders. Mountainous park offering 3.5 miles of hiking & biking trails & a launching point for hang gliders.
Chimney Gulch Trailhead
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Majestic View Nature Center
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Majestic View Park
Park with playground & nature center. Scenic park with a mountain view featuring a nature center, playground, fields & tennis courts.
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.
Mount Galbraith Park
Steep hiking trails with canyon views. 5 miles of steep, rocky hiking trails to a 7,260-foot peak, with views of the Continental Divide.
Seven Bridges Trail
Moderate hikes along a mountain stream. Trail offering moderate hikes on sloping terrain, with bridges over a cascading mountain stream.
Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm
Park for fishing, walking & picnicking. This natural area offers several wheelchair-accessible trails, plus fishing access & picnic tables.
Flatirons Vista
3.3-mile loop trail with mountain views. Flat, 3.3.-mile loop trail for hikers, bikers & wheelchairs with mountain vistas & facilities.
Eldorado Canyon State Park
Hiking & climbing amid sandstone cliffs. Park known for rock-climbing & outdoor activities, thanks to sandstone cliffs & natural attractions.
Shanahan Ridge Trailhead - Lehigh Connector
Mountainous equestrian & hiking trails. Mountainous area featuring horseback riding & hiking trails with wildlife & homestead remnant views.
Bear Canyon Trail
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Bobolink Trailhead
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NCAR Trail Head
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Walker Ranch Loop Trailhead
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Walker Ranch Loop Trailhead Parking Lot
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Enchanted Mesa Trailhead
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Gregory Canyon Trailhead
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Realization Point
Scenic views & an amphitheater. Scenic point on Flagstaff Mountain with views & amphitheater accessible by hiking & seasonal road.
Panorama Point
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