Chatfield State Park | A Hotbed for Outdoor Pursuits
This is not your father’s state park.
Sure, there are still picnic tables, grills, boats and camping, but Chatfield State Park borders on resort status. Pulling into the park, you’re greeted wi...
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Hiking Near Denver: Amazing Trails are Waiting for You
If you live in Colorado, it’s easy to overthink the hiking experience.
Hiking in Colorado doesn’t have to be complicated. It doesn’t require hours of driving or reaching heights above 14,000 feet. Great trails can be accessed less than...
Brews and Views: Touring the South Platte River
Farm House at Breckenridge Brewery
Colorado’s summer days offer a perfect opportunity to marry our favorite activities: beer drinking and recreating, as in having fun outside. Whether you’re cycling, running, doing paddle sports or ...
High Line Canal: Denver’s Premier Urban Trail
Photo Courtesy of High Line Canal Conservancy
I’ve had a love affair with the High Line Canal since I moved from Boulder to southeast Denver almost 30 years ago. Ever trying to find interesting places to run, this ribbon of green is t...
Glamping in Colorado
Photo courtesy of Vail Collective Retreat
It’s part glamorous, part camping, part mishmash of accommodations -- otherwise known as glamping. For people who harbor ambivalent or uneasy feelings about camping, this is the answer to their pra...
October 2016 Events in Denver, CO
Fright Fest at Elitch Gardens, weekends | Sept. 30-Oct. 30
Elitch Gardens transforms from family by day and fright by night, including all your favorite theme park rides. During the day, the little goblins enjoy free candy on the trick ...
September 2016 Events in Denver, CO
First Friday Art Walk | Various Locations, September 2
Neighborhoods including RiNo, Tennyson, South Pearl and Santa Fe host Art Walks on First Friday. They are not to be missed! See a complete list of neighborhoods here.
A...
Train Rides in Colorado
Things to do in Colorado: Train Rides in Colorado -- A Chance to Slow Down
By Pat O’Connor
Now that your kids are off the couch and running after Pokemon, this is a great end of summer opportunity to pile them in the car and enjoy one ...
August 2016 Events in Denver, CO
Check out these August 2016 events happening in (or near) Denver, Colorado! Don’t see an event? Tell us in the comments below!
Urban Market – August 4th
The 10th annual Urban Market is the Denver’s premier open air marketplace, o...