Tag: recreation
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Child drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday
A child was pulled from Cherry Creek Reservoir on Saturday night after going under the water several hours earlier, parks and wildlife officials say. Witnesses said that the victim was initially with another child on a float near the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from…
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City Life & Recreation
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Make Sand Dunes a priority and bring the kids | Take a Hike
If you have not yet visited the Great Sand Dunes, what are you waiting for? This landmark Colorado feature is only about a 2.5 hour drive from Woodland Park, which is a bit far for a day trip so staying for an overnight (or more) is the best option to fully explore and enjoy the…
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Make Sand Dunes a priority and bring the kids | Take a Hike
If you have not yet visited the Great Sand Dunes, what are you waiting for? This landmark Colorado feature is only about a 2.75-hour drive from Monument, which is a bit far for a day trip so staying for an overnight (or more) is the best option to fully explore and enjoy the area. The…
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Massive Zebulon sports complex being eyed by Douglas County
Douglas County commissioners in October unanimously approved a crucial land exchange deal to build a massive sports complex on land previously bought by developers of Colorado’s largest master-planned community. The county partnered with Sterling Ranch to create plans for a 500-acre sports complex in northwest Douglas County called Zebulon. The land transfer impacts 46.5 acres…
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‘Now we’re moving to action:’ $2.5 million grant set to advance recreation goals on Pikes Peak
Local and state officials have big ideas for Pikes Peak recreation and conservation. Now there’s money to support those ideas. Many were outlined in a 491-page “vision plan” last year by nonprofit Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance (PPORA), which over the previous decade has convened land managers, advocates and business leaders for regular talks about…
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‘Now we’re moving to action:’ $2.5 million grant set to advance recreation goals on Pikes Peak
Local and state officials have big ideas for Pikes Peak recreation and conservation. Now there’s money to support those ideas. Many were outlined in a 491-page “vision plan” last year by nonprofit Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance (PPORA), which over the previous decade has convened land managers, advocates and business leaders for regular talks about…
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New mapping tool aims to be ‘game-changer’ for Colorado recreation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For adventure in Colorado and across the country, a new online tool seeks to be “a game-changer.” That’s the word from Ariel Doumbouya, the U.S. Geological Survey specialist behind the agency’s 25K Recreational Topos. The name is for the scale of the maps, in which…
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Trail Trax: Denver Hiking & Biking — North Table Mountain
Host Jonathan Ingraham walks you through the best hikes near Denver, Colo. for all levels of ability. In this episode, Jonathan goes to Golden’s North Table Mountain to find surreal geology and views highlighting the Denver metro to the West, while getting a prime vantage point of the front range.