activity: snowshoeing
distance: 3 miles
time: 1 hour 30 minutes
A beautiful Saturday afternoon in February gave us a perfect opportunity to do a snowshoe hike in scenic Roxborough State Park. Thankfully the warm weather didn't completely melt off the 8 inches of snow we recently received. At the beginning of the trail we followed a few other snowshoe marks through a wooded area (found out later this was not the trail!). We then met up with the trail around mile 1 and followed it to a top of a plateau. At this point we turned around and followed a trail back to the visitors center.
In all, we snowshoed around 3 miles. Roxborough State Park is a very scenic area with 4 or 5 various trails, ranging from 1 to 6 miles. Considering it is a Colorado State Park, there is a $7 entrance fee to enter the park. Due to the warm weather we did not have the best conditions for snowshoeing. I think our next snowshoe hike will be near the Rocky Mountain National Park, allowing for a higher altitude and thus more snow. All in all, this is a State Park I would recommend year-round.
Enjoy some pictures from the South Rim Trail:
And a couple panoramic views:
Our very indirect route:
Roxborough State Park
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