Sept 23 A surprise in the heart of Denver

In preparation of our arrival in Denver, I had searched out online any campsites near to the home address of the friends we were to visit. What I located was surprisingly a state park (Cherry Creek State Park) right in the heart of the city. It was of course not right down town but very near and also just a couple miles from the condominium our friends had purchased. I called to make reservations and found that their reservation system was going to be down for a couple weeks for "restructuring" and the facility was pretty much full up and any available spots would be on a "first come first serve" basis. Well we almost made other arrangements but at the last minute decided to get up early and just go for it and hope for the best. Well we did get in and what a treat we were in for. They had just reopened a brand new section and it was full hookups...including sewer and water. Everything was perfect.

This large state park not only contains about 400 campsites but is structured around a reservoir with boating, swimming and waterskiing. All around the grounds are excellent picnic areas, walking trails, running trails, biking trails, wildlife observation posts, wildlife habitats, on and on. Everywhere you went there were excellent views of the surrounding mountains and changing foliage on the trees.

We even discovered within the park a rifle shooting range (first I thought the sound was a blow out on the motorcycle tire). The best find was the radio controlled airplane field. We have never seen facilities this nice. The radio controlled airplane base had paved runways, viewing stands, bathrooms, etc, etc. Everyone was very nice and we ended up spending a great deal of time there just watching the excitement.

Fun in the big "Mile High" city of Denver !