Piney Creek Trail - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

17 Mile House Farm Park is part of a 70-acre Arapahoe County Open Space which includes an 1860s mile house, barn and silo along the historic Smoky Hill/Cherokee Trail route to Denver. It was originally a log cabin, much of which can still be seen.These houses were named based on their distances to downtown Denver. Here travelers could get meals, spend the night, and rest their animals. Of the original mile houses, only 17 Mile House and 4 Mile House exist today.

Centennial Center Park includes hours of fun for children of all ages. Enjoy one of three climbing walls, two expansive, age-appropriate play areas, and the Nautilus water play area in the center of the park. The outdoor amphitheater features a covered stage and is the ideal spot for concerts, events, and meetings with a capacity of approximately 5,000. The Park features restrooms, picnic tables, six barbeque grills, convenient trash receptacles, parking, and bike racks.

This is an 18-hole course in Aurora stretches over 6,492 yards, playing to a par of 70. The course's landscape includes six lakes, which provide water hazards that come into play on several holes. The hole is 401 yards and requires a tricky shot over a water hazard. There is also a putting green and on-site teaching pro, as well as twilight discounts.

The Plains Conservation Center is a nature preserve and educational center with replicas of a homestead village and tipi camp that showcase pioneer and plains Native Americans life in the late 1800's. This site features a historic schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and barn, an heirloom garden and a chicken coop, and a recreated Cheyenne camp with tipis. The Learning Center and library are open to schools and groups.

The Plains Conservation Center is an outdoor education facility and state-designated natural area in Aurora, Colorado.This is a nature preserve and educational center with replicas of a homestead village and tipi camp that showcase pioneer and plains Native Americans life in the late 1800's. It encompasses over 1,100 acres of short grass prairie with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains.

This is a reservoir that has been created by the damming of the Cherry Creek – a tributary of the South Platte River by the Cherry Creek Dam. The reservoir forms a part of the Cherry Creek State Park and is situated to the southeast of the City and County of Denver, in the Arapahoe County of the US State of Colorado.