13 Outdoors- Other to Explore in Denver County

Barr Lake State Park has been known as a premier bird-watching area. A trail circles the lake, offering prime wildlife viewing and lots of fishing access.Fishing and boating are allowed in the northern half of the park. The southern half is a wildlife refuge, with several wildlife viewing stations and a nature center.

Cherry Creek State Park is a state park in Colorado. It offers a great getaway from the daily grind, with recreation opportunities anchored around a 880 surface-acre lake. Visitors can view birds in their natural habitat. You can also enjoy boating, jet and water skiing, sailing, fishing, swimming, biking, horseback riding, and more.

The Cherry Creek Regional Trail is a picturesque 40-mile route that begins in downtown Denver and connects suburban and rural Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, including the communities of Parker, Centennial and Franktown. The vast majority of the trail has an 8-foot wide concrete surface, but short sections of the more rural southern end consist of gravel trail and road.

A picturesque nature preserve among the grasslands, ponds and cottonwood banks of Deer Creek houses a community farm supported by CSA members. Facilities include nature trails, a wildlife observation area, display gardens, educational exhibits, a historical farm, a 19th century one-room schoolhouse, working beehives and picnic areas.

Dinosaur Ridge is an outdoor/indoor museum near Morrison featuring fossils from the Cretaceous and Jurassic Periods, first studied and named during the Bone Wars of 1877. The exhibits are located along a closed section of West Alameda Ave. The route climbs about 200 feet from the museum/shop to the high point along the ridge backbone. The walk is about 2 miles round-trip taking 2-hours. A shuttle bus tour is available for an additional cost.

Downtown Denver is the main financial, commercial, business, and entertainment district in Denver, Colorado. There is over 23 million square feet of office space in downtown. Some of the more popular specific attractions include the 16th Street pedestrian mall, Larimer Square, the re-emerging Theatre District near Curtis and 14th, and Civic Center Park.

Colfax Avenue is the longest commercial street in the U.S.A. Today, the street is lined with an eclectic mix of eateries, bars, brewpubs and shops, as well as entertainment and live music venues.

Discover this serene, rustic 12-acre historic oasis and the site of Denver's oldest house. You can stroll the gardens and grounds, see antique farm equipment and visit the animals.

The High Line Canal (HLC) is a man-made waterway, used for irrigation and recreation, that serves the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The trail along the High Line Canal meanders 71 miles across the Denver area, offering places to hike, bike, jog and ride horses.

Mount Falcon Park is full of scenic vistas and historic sites with several trails that wind through the parks open meadows and forested hillsides. While the views of the mountains from below are breathtaking on a clear day, the view from Mount Falcon Park, just outside the town of Morrison offers spectacular views in the other direction.

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.

A majestic 15,988-acre National Wildlife Refuge located adjacent to Commerce City, Colorado. The refuge is on the grounds of the former Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a United States Army chemical weapons manufacturing facility. The site was designated a national wildlife refuge in 1992 by the United States Congress. More than 330 species of wildlife inhabit the refuge, including raptors, deer, raccoons, coyotes, white pelicans, black-footed ferrets, black-tailed prairie dogs, and bison.

This is an open space located in Jefferson County west. It has an area of 909-acre which offers a vast view to the forest and wildlife. The Fountain and Lyons Formations pierce the meadows and scrubland of the park. Rocky mountain juniper and Gambel oak are found around the rock spires. Commonly seen wildlife includes mule deer, elk. Common birds include steller's jay. Horse and bicycle travel is allowed on 7 miles . Facilities include a parking lot, restrooms, picnic sites.