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CPW lists Chatfield as a state park in Littleton, CO with daily 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. park hours, a $12-$17 daily vehicle pass and $4 individual daily pass on its page header, four reservable group picnic areas, and trail access via the Chatfield Dam Trail and internal trail network. Capacity limits and group picnic policies appear in a 2019-dated PDF.
CPW lists Cherry Creek in Aurora, CO at 4201 South Parker Road, with 35 miles of trails (including 15 paved), an 850-surface-acre reservoir, 135 modern campsites and a swim beach open Memorial Day through Labor Day according to its Activities & Trails page. An over-100-acre dog off-leash area requires an additional pass, and a campground rules PDF gives check-in, quiet-hours and site rules.
CPW lists Golden Gate Canyon as a state park in Golden, CO with 12,119 acres, 156 campsites, 125 picnic sites and 35 miles of trails, day-use hours 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and no entrance gates with nine self-pay kiosks. The Activities & Trails page describes hunting rules by county, ponds and an ADA-accessible pier at Kriley Pond, carriable picnic sites and Panorama Point views. Address and phone differ between the 2023 management plan and the current park pages.
CPW lists Roxborough in Roxborough, CO at 4751 East Roxborough Drive with park hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and a $10-$15 daily vehicle pass on its page header. The park brochure describes a Colorado Natural Area and National Natural Landmark with day-use-only rules, no pets, horses or bicycles on trails and no picnic facilities, while the park's own group page header lists leashed dogs and horses among permitted animals, a direct source conflict. The highlights page describes red-rock formations, archaeological designations and Rox Ride golf-cart tours.
Eldorado Canyon State Park lies about nine miles south of Boulder in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, and is one of the top climbing destinations in the United States, with more than 500 technical climbing routes. The park also offers hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing for brown and rainbow trout in South Boulder Creek, and picnicking along the creek. Trails range from the easy Fowler Trail to the 3.6-mile Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, which passes historic hotel ruins and a Continental Divide overlook. From May 1 through October 1, timed vehicle reservations are required on weekends and summer holidays; reservations are made in advance through cpwshop.com and cannot be booked at the park.
Boyd Lake State Park is a water-sports-focused state park in Loveland, Colorado, set along the Front Range with views of Longs Peak. Primary sources describe a reservoir of nearly 1,700 surface acres when full, plus 360 land acres, providing drinking water for Greeley and irrigation water for farms. The park offers boating, water-skiing, swimming at a sandy swim beach, fishing, camping, picnicking, bicycling, walking, waterfowl hunting and wildlife viewing. It draws roughly 500,000 to 800,000 visitors annually and is described as the third-busiest boating lake in the Colorado Parks and Wildlife system. Amenities include a 148-site campground, a group picnic area at Mariner Point and trails connecting to Loveland's regional trail system.
