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Active Pursuits: Parks & Reserves
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Sixteen miles south of downtown Denver on U.S. 85 in Littleton, this park occupies 5,600 acres of prairie against a backdrop of the steeply rising Rocky Mountains. Chatfield Reservoir, with a 26-mile shoreline, invites swimming, boating, fishing, and other watersports. The area also has 18 miles of paved bicycle trails, plus hiking and horseback-riding paths. In winter, there's ice fishing and cross-country skiing.
An observation area on the south side of the park permits viewing of a 27-acre nature study grove. The park also has a hot-air-balloon launch pad.
Facilities include 153 pull-through campsites, showers, laundry, and a dump station. Admission is $5 to $6 per vehicle; the camping fee is $9 to $12 daily. The entrance is 1 mile south of C-470 on Wadsworth Boulevard (tel. 303/791-7275).
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