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Active Pursuits: Boating
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A quiet way to view some of downtown Denver is from a punt on scenic Cherry Creek. Venice on the Creek (tel. 303/893-0750) operates from June to August, Tuesday through Saturday from 4pm to dusk. On weekdays it accommodates only groups of 12 or more; smaller groups are taken on weekends. Guides describe the history of the city while pointing out landmarks. Tickets are available at the kiosk at Creekfront Plaza, at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Larimer Street. A 1-hour trip costs $15 for adults, $7 for children, and $12 for seniors. Half-hour trips are also available, for about half the cost, and they also offer candlelight rides in the evenings.
Commercial rafting companies offer raft trips on the Platte River through Littleton and Englewood in Denver's south suburbs. Water level permitting, Flexible Flyers Rafting (tel. 970/247-4628) offers 2 1/2-hour trips from early May to mid-June Friday through Sunday at 10:30am, 1:30pm, and 4:30pm, as well as occasional weekday trips (call for availability). The cost is $40 for adults and $20 children 12 and under.
You'll find powerboat marinas at Cherry Creek State Park, 4201 S. Parker Rd., Aurora, CO 80014 (tel. 303/699-3860), 11 miles from downtown off I-225; and Chatfield State Park, 11500 N. Roxborough Park Rd., Littleton, CO 80125 (tel. 303/791-7275), 16 miles south of downtown Denver off Colo. 470. Jet-skiing and sailboarding are also permitted at Cherry Creek and Chatfield state parks. Sailboarding, canoeing, and other wakeless boating are popular at Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Picadilly Rd., Brighton, CO 80601 (tel. 303/659-6005), 21 miles northeast of downtown on I-76.
For information on other boating opportunities, contact Colorado State Parks, the National Park Service, or the U.S. Forest Service .
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