Tag: Park
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Colorado’s ‘best beach’ may not appear this year because of low snowpack
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in Camping, Colorado News, Environment, Hiking, Lifestyle, News, Outdoors, Things to Do, travel, WeatherMedano Creek — a seasonal waterway that cuts directly next to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes — may not have enough snow runoff to reach its usual location. Visitors to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park this spring and early summer may miss out on a surreal seasonal attraction. Due to a dry winter with below-average…
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New downtown Westminster park gets an official name
Aerostat Park is scheduled to open in downtown Westminster later this spring. The neighborhood’s center park location finally has a name, voted on by residents, just months before the locale opens for family fun. The City of Westminster Parks, Recreation and Libraries announced the official name of the park on March 11 after narrowing down…
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Man dies after falling through ice at Sand Creek Park
A man died in the hospital Wednesday after he fell through iced-over water at Sand Creek Park in Aurora Tuesday evening. Around 7 p.m., a witness at the park saw an adult and three dogs walking near the frozen-over pond in the 2500 block of North Fitzsimons Parkway, according to Tuesday social media posts from…
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Denver adds dragon, duck boats to City Park, Wash Park
Just like Loch Ness, multiple lakes around Denver will play host to their own mythical creatures this spring. As part of an acquisition of boat operations at City and Washington Parks, Denver Parks & Recreation has added two new types of paddle boats to its fleet, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday morning. Available for rent when…
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deadmau5 bringing new stage design, music and free meet-and-greets to two-day Red Rocks run
While Joel Zimmerman — better known as the man under the signature mouse helmet and moniker, ‘deadmau5’ — is making a familiar return to Red Rocks for two nights, Nov. 7th and 8th, he will be missing an iconic piece of his act. Zimmerman has officially retired, ‘the Cube’, an elevated, LED-paneled, rotating stage that…
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Wheat Ridge opens first new park in 11 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wheat Ridge’s new park — The Green at 38th — is set to open Saturday, marking the first new park in the city since 2014. The city will be holding an official ribbon cutting at the park, 7101 W. 38th Ave., at 10 a.m. Saturday, with music,…
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Amusement rides and carnival games a draw at Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Anyone attending the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival on Saturday was greeted with a swath of vendor tents, carnival games and amusement park rides. The three-day festival, an annual celebration in Wheat Ridge for over a half century, took over Anderson Park starting Friday night, bringing…
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Black Arts Festival brings music and culture to City Park on Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City Park played host to the Colorado Black Arts Festival on Saturday as part of a three-day weekend celebrating African American arts and culture. In its 39th year, the festival featured over 80 local artists and businesses, as well as three different stages showcasing different…
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Colorado USFS employees speak out after DOGE layoffs
Ian McDonald and his entire crew won’t be clearing trails and other important duties near Steamboat Springs, Colo. this summer. Video courtesy of Ian McDonald.