For that beach alternative check out some Colorado
Activities, Skiing, Snow Boarding,
Hiking, Fishing, Mountain Climbing, White
water rafting and much more.
Colorado Recreation Information
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Ready to carve some turns,
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Quick links to my favorite ski
resorts...
e-zine
dedicated to Colorado ski mountaineering.
Colorado
Resort Net
Snow
conditions at all Colorado ski resorts and photos of a few
resorts
Colorado
road conditions provided daily by the Nat'l Center for Atmospheric
Research, Boulder
Snow
Conditions from Nat'l Weather Service, Denver
Daily
weather report from Channel 4 in Denver
Fishing hot spots, licensing
information and more...
Colorado
Fishing
Parks, rafting,
hiking and camping information...
The Colorado Rocky Mountains offer a lot more than just skiing. Camping,
hiking, mountain climbing, boating, wind surfing and backpacking can be
enjoyed at many of the national parks, forest and state parks. Information
on white water rafting, another favorite pastime in Colorado, can be obtained
by contacting:
Arkansas
River Tours
2036 E. 17th Ave.
Denver,Co 80206
303-333-7831
Colorado
Outward Bound School
945 Pennsylvania Ave.
Denver, Co 80203
303-837-0880
Within the city of Denver is a system of 206 urban parks comprising
about 4300 acres with picnic areas, playgrounds, golf courses, tennis courts,
softball fields, fishing and boating lakes and swimming pools. The parks
also have over 80 miles of paved trails for hiking, jogging, and bicycling,
with more planned. Of special interest are City Park, which contains the
Denver Zoo, the Museum Of Natural History and the Gates Planetarium; Denver
Botanic Gardens; Cheeseman Memorial Park;Washington Park, with Colonial
Gardens patterned after those of Mount Vernon; and Cranmer Park, which
has an unusual Chinese sundial and a profile of the Continental Divide
mountain peaks done in terrazzo. Denver mountain parks are unique. Maintained
by the City and County of Denver, this system is comprised of 24 individual
parks covering 14,000 acres west and southwest of thee city. All are readily
accessible by and excellent network of highways. Five recreational areas
are located in the Denver Metro area.
Cherry
Creek Recreational Area
1 mile s. of I-225 on Parker Rd.
Chatfield
Dam Recreational Area
SW of Denver on C-470
Golden
Gate Canyon State Park
30 miles W. of Denver
Roxborough
State Park
25 Miles S. of Denver on Highway 85
Aurora Reservoir
5800 South Powhatan Rd., 2 miles east of Gun Club Road on Quincy
Rocky Mountain National Park
265,000 acres, near Estes Park, northcentral CO
Activities: camping, hiking, fishing, rock climbing, picnicking.
Features: Visitor Center. 91 peaks over 11,000 ft. Small glaciers
and volcanoes. Longs Peak. Trail ridge Road. 355 miles of trails.
Telephone: (303) 586-2371
