ParkDowntown, Kattell Street
Coal Creek Park
The downtown park on Kattell Street: Maddie's butterfly playground, a splash pad in summer, an ice rink in winter, and the site of Brewfest and the Parade of Lights.
Erie
Things to Do
Trails, parks and places worth an afternoon in and around Erie.
TrailCoal Creek corridor, north to south
Coal Creek Trail and Open Space
The regional trail along Coal Creek through 400 acres of Town open space, about 10 miles of concrete, soft-surface and crusher-fine trail from Reliance Park south to the Boulder County trail toward Lafayette, Louisville and Superior.
ParkPowers Street, by the Community Center
Erie Community Park
The 49-acre park beside the Community Center: ballfields, three playgrounds, the Revolution pump track, a skate park, a sledding hill and a walking loop.
TrailNorth side, County Road 5
Erie Singletrack at Sunset Open Space
3.15 miles of purpose-built mountain-bike singletrack with rollers, jumps and tabletops, graded beginner to advanced, on 50 acres of Town open space with Front Range views.
VenueCounty Road 3¼, east of town
Anderson Farms
The working farm east of town whose Fall Festival runs late September to Halloween: corn maze, pumpkin patch, barrel trains, and Terror in the Corn after dark.
ParkArapahoe Ridge, south side
Arapahoe Ridge Park
Shady park on the south side with a nautical-themed playground and picnic areas.
VenuePowers Street
Erie Community Center
The Town's recreation center: indoor pool with a lazy river and hot tub, a climbing wall, a gym, an indoor track, racquetball, fitness classes and the senior lounge. Day passes for anyone.
VenuePowers Street
Erie Community Library
The High Plains Library District's Erie branch on Powers Street, open seven days, with storytimes, programs and a community room.
TrailSouthwest edge, off US 287
Erie Lake Open Space
Walking loop and ADA fishing access around the Town's drinking-water reservoir on the southwest edge of town. No swimming, boats or dogs in the water.
VenueColorado 7, south edge
Erie Municipal Airport
The Town's general-aviation airport on Colorado 7 with a 4,700-foot runway, an airpark neighborhood, and a fence to watch the small planes from.
VenueDowntown, Holbrook Street
Erie Town Hall (Lincoln School)
The 1906 Lincoln School, a school until 1966 and Town Hall since 1998, with the Coal Miners' Memorial on its lawn.
VenueHistoric downtown, Briggs Street
Historic downtown walking tour
Self-guided walk past more than a dozen historic sites in the old coal-town downtown: the 1889 Davis building, the 1930 City Hall, the Lincoln School and the miners' memorial.
ParkEichhorn Drive
Lehigh Park
Neighborhood park with a splash pad, an accessible playground with ramps and a climbing boulder, and access to the Coal Creek Open Space.
ParkVista Ridge
Longs Peak Park
Sports fields, a playground with an accessible chair swing, a scavenger-hunt panel, and the view of its namesake peak.
ParkNorth Briggs Street
Reliance Park and the Boneyard dog park
Park on the north edge of town with a ballfield, a playground, trails, and the Boneyard, a 7.9-acre fenced dog park with separate large- and small-dog areas.
ParkColliers Boulevard
Serene Park
Outdoor fitness park and treehouse-style playground with a hillside slide and mountain views.
ParkFlatiron Meadows
Star Meadows Park
Space-themed park in Flatiron Meadows with a climbable moon, a human sundial and a mister button for hot days.
Trail119th Street
Thomas Reservoir Loop
Flat 0.8-mile loop of concrete and crusher fines around a 10-acre stocked reservoir in the middle of town; bank fishing, benches and birds.
VenueJasper Road, southwest of town
Wise Homestead Museum
The Erie Historical Society's 1870 farmhouse museum on Jasper Road, one of the oldest frame houses in Boulder County; Saturdays 10–2, May to September, or by appointment.
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