Category: Colorado private

Audubon Society Greater Denver

HikerwithcaneThe Discovery Pavilion of Chatfield State Park is operated by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver.  The Audobon Discovery Loop trail can be 2.5 miles or less, depending on how many ponds you wish to walk around.  Near the education center, there are interpretive trail makers, accessed by scanning with a smart phone.  The trail as described in Pam and Dave Irwin’s Book “100 Best Denver Area & Front Range Day Hikes”.  It is not wheelchair accessible and there are a few steps over water bars.  There are a lot of social trails and we found it somewhat confusing.  I veered off on one of these side trails and found a big pile of bear scat.  There is a lot of poison ivy beside the trail.

Audubon's easy hiking Discovery trail at Chatfield State Park CO
Audubon’s easy Discovery trail at Chatfield State Park
Bat houses at Audubon's easy hiking Discovery Trail at Chatfield State Park
Bat houses at Audubon’s Discovery trail at Chatfield State Park

Wilderness on Wheels

Wilderness On Wheels
Wheelchair AccessibleWilderness on Wheels is in the mountains on U.S. 285, sixty miles southwest of Denver or 3.8 miles west of Grant, Colorado.

There are fully accessible camping areas, fishing, picnic tables and an 8 foot wide boardwalk just over a mile long. Charging stations are placed at intervals along the boardwalk for electric wheelchairs.  They are open from Memorial Day weekend to  October 15th (as weather permits).  This is a treat any time, but especially when the aspen are in fall color.  Here is their website.
Phone 303-403-1110

ADA wheelchair accessible boardwalk, Wilderness on Wheels CO
Boardwalk at Wilderness On Wheels, CO
Wheelchair Accessible Campsite, Wilderness on Wheels CO
Wheelchair Accessible Campsite, Wilderness on Wheels CO
Fall aspen colors along ADA wheelchair accessible boardwalk at Wilderness On Wheels, CO
Fall aspen colors along ADA wheelchair accessible boardwalk at Wilderness On Wheels, CO
Overlook from ADA wheelchair accessible boardwalk at Wilderness On Wheels, CO
Overlook from ADA wheelchair accessible boardwalk at Wilderness On Wheels, CO