Red Rocks Park

Despite a cold and foggy January morning, it was super pleasant to do a quick hike here at Red Rocks Park as well as check out the amphitheater. Definitely recommend checking this place out if you're touring Denver and/or Colorado!Things to note: Red Rocks Park - Check the website if there are any closures of trails and such if the weather has been bad lately. Freeeeeee Entry and Parking to the park on non-event days and up until 2pm on event days. Trading Post Hike: If you want a pretty easy hike, recommend doing this short 1.4mile. Tons of cool rock formations to see along the way and if you go clockwise, the hardest part of the trail is at the end where you do the stairmaster steps. Amphitheater: Been here once for a concert and it's a lovely venue!! On a non event day, pretty cool to tour the venue and see various people working out in the morning. Definitely scanning the calendar for future events here!

This is a very popular natural wonder as well as a music venue.From what I could see it is massive and a wondrous place to visit.

Red Rocks Park is a mountain park owned and maintained by the city of Denver as part of the Denver Mountain Parks system. The park is known for its very large red sandstone outcrops. Many of these rock formations within the park have names, from the mushroom-shaped Seat of Pluto to the inclined Cave of the Seven Ladders. The most visited rocks, around Red Rocks Amphitheatre, are Creation Rock to the north, Ship Rock to the south, and Stage Rock to the east.The red sandstone rocks were formed about 290-296 million years ago when the Ancestral Rocky Mountains were eroded during the Pennsylvanian epoch. Later, uplift during the Laramide orogeny tilted the rocks to the angle at which they sit today.At 6,450 feet above sea level, Red Rocks Park is a unique transitional zone where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. The diverse environment allows visitors to see plants, birds and animals of both regions. For those who love hiking, walking and sightseeing, the entrance to the park is free for nature lovers. Many times a year, there are concerts in the Amphitheater, which require tickets for the event. It was just a beautiful natural setting.

Beautiful in every sense of the word.This blog post will mostly be about Red Rocks Park but since you really can't do the park without the amphitheatre, the title includes both.It was our last full day in Colorado and Emily wanted to see the sights. She used to live in Colorado so she took to showing me the sights and I am ever thankful we made it here.She wanted to get hiking before the sun really started heating the place up so we arrived around 8:45am and boy... was it already toasty. We stopped at a lookout point so I could take some photos before we hit the main parking lot and made our way towards the concert area.We took in the sights of the amphitheatre and the surrounding area and we also watched a lot of people using the seating here as exercise equipment. I've heard the people in Colorado are fit and in shape but this was intense, almost as intense as the heat was by the time we left. But, ain't nothing wrong with exercising. I do enough walking and bike riding at home.Once we took in the initial sights, we hit up the visitor center to take in a lot of the history of the place and to also cool off before we hit the trails. I am a nerd when it comes to getting little tokens and trinkets from places and I was beyond excited to get two smashed pennies and 4 collectible tokens from the visitor center.We headed out and headed for the trails. Emily took the lead as she knew the area well and lead me on an intense hike. It had it's fair share of up and downs and split level paths. It wasn't long before we were both panting and sweating like no other. I feel like we stuck to the basic path that everyone hikes while out here. I know there has to be more but am thankful Emily kept us on a shorter path. Not that I couldn't have gone further but with the heat it was getting pretty intense and I couldn't have imagined being out there in the afternoon heat unless I was acclimated to it.On the hike back, we stopped in the Trading Post to cool off and see what touristy souvenirs they had. No lie... I may have spent a good chunk of change on magnets, postcards, a bookmark and a few stickers and a token. Worth every penny. I did want a t-shirt they had but couldn't bring myself to spend $35+ on it.We left close to 10am and in that short time, we walked about 2 miles and sweated about 5 pounds of water. I stopped and took so many photos and we even helped a gentleman find Frog Rock. At least, I think we helped him find it. The lack of signage once you were on the trail was a bit disappointing. But that little hiccup did not stop me from loving every second of it. The few photos I included below don't do it justice. It's just something you have to take in yourself.The workers here were getting the area set up for a show and I did some digging and I guess Santana was playing there that night. While I never say never, I think it would be a fantastic venue to see a concert. Maybe next time I am in town That all said, if you find yourself in Colorado and love hiking and natural parks, the Red Rocks are worth it and then some.

Incredible. Stunning. Breathtaking. Fulfilling. No amazing of words to describe how much I loved this place! We were only able to be there for the concert, but it was the best concert of my life. Not just because it was Tyler Childers, but also because of the venue. The sunset was amazing over the park. I want to go back so bad to hike the park and get to experience it all! This has been one of my favorite places!

Beautiful breath taking views. We walked the trails, visited the Colorado music hall of fame museum, took beautiful pictures of the mountains and the area. It's a must see and not to far off the highway.

Gorgeous! A little cold in October but a beautiful place to visit when in the Denver area. Plenty of space to park and the sights are something to see! I haven't attended a concert here but imagine the acoustics to be top notch. Stop by and visit on an off day or early before a concert to soak up the red rocks.

Beautiful, serene and worth the trip. I went to the park for the first time with my colleagues and ate at their restaurant downstairs inside of their museum. I was not disappointed. I shared their goat cheese salad and their burger, which was delicious. Matthew was our server, and he was very gracious to our party of 10. I was leaving later that day, so I was not able to watch a concert there, but I plan to return to get that experience.

Great park with amazing views. A good experience for all walks of life. Close to town makes for an easy half day trip. Unbelievable concerts that will make memories for life.

Great hike!Goregous geology with unique colors and shapes.Really fun loop trail that takes you near the amphitheater and across the highway.Nice little ascend of 700 feet.Small parking lot