Tag: Recreation
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Denver officials celebrate initial opening of Park Hill Park
The chain-link gates of Park Hill Park opened to the public for the first time Tuesday afternoon as Denver officials celebrated the city’s newest project. The largest acquisition of private property for park use in Denver’s history, the 155-acre parcel of land formerly the Park Hill Golf Course will initially serve as a recreational open…
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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 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…
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Denver’s new Outside Festival showcasing state’s outdoor recreation industry set for June
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A new, large outdoor recreation festival is coming to Denver in June, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The two-day Outside Festival highlighting Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry will be hosted at Civic Center Park from June 1-2. It’s the city’s newest event for outdoor recreation after the industry’s largest trade show, Outdoor Retailer, left Denver in 2022…
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13 places in the Colorado Springs area to cool off this summer
Looking for a place in the Colorado Springs area to swim, grab some rays and cool down this summer? Here’s a list splash pads, fountains and pools to visit on a hot summer day. Free and open to the public: The Watering Hole at Venezia Park: Enjoy more than a dozen water features at the park’s…
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Is slowing down the key to staying safe on snowy Colorado roads?
Denver’s first snow has come, but with great powder comes great responsibility. On the roads and highways especially. Though the Front Range streets were mainly just wet Thursday, mountain driving appeared treacherous as a fatal crash caused I-70 westbound to close for hours. U.S. Highway 40 at Rabbit Ears Pass will close Friday morning so the…
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Oil & gas leasing practice eliminated by Hickenlooper bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal-lands leasing practice critics say allows oil and gas companies to unfairly gain control of publicly owned mineral resources was eliminated by a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper that was included in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that became law Tuesday.…
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be waived on Aug. 1
Entrance fees at all 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be waived on Aug. 1 to celebrate the state’s 146th birthday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction with the state’s birthday, or Colorado Day, for at least five years. Colorado Day was established in 1907 by the state…
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Four Colorado cities among top 5 best places to live
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is home to four of America’s top five cities according to U.S. News & World Report, which this week released its list of the nation’s 150 best cities. Boulder took top marks and Denver came in second, with Colorado Springs in fourth and Fort…
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Summer recreation industry experiencing record year, but with caveats
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many segments of the outdoor recreation industry engaged in summer activities are reporting record sales, but that’s tempered by substantial losses resulting from the beginning of the pandemic. An industry call with reporters, sponsored by…