Sandstone Ranch Open Space — Attraction in Four Corners States

Peaceful, uncrowded park out in the country near Larkspur, Colorado. The drive there from metro Denver going down Perry Park Road from Sedalia is very scenic. Beautiful views of red rocks and rolling foothills. The trails are smooth and easy for the most part, except for a few more challenging sections. This park just opened last year so it is not widely known and therefore uncrowded. This was originally planned to be a housing development and I am so glad it was saved as open space. If you are into geology, this is a great park for seeing the Lyons formation, which is the red rocks plus the Lykins formation which is the white limestone to the east of it. And if you look due east of the parking lot, you can see an ancient volcano which I included a picture of here. It's not actually in the park. It's the same type of geologic formation as the famous castle rock by the town of...

This is a beautiful area with far reaching views of the surrounding mountains beyond a varied landscape. Access for bikes and horses is available, and decent power chairs should have no problem on the rolling terrain in the southern section (we did not see the northern section yet) It is great that Douglas County bought out the developer before this area was going to be littered with houses and outbuildings. Lots of wildflowers and numerous birds can be spotted along your walk. Several trail options so you can vary your hike from zero to 6...

Stopped by Sandstone Ranch May 21, 2023 Visited May 27, 2023

May 21, 2023 Took Fletcher out to run around Sandstone Ranch Open Space on a beautiful sunny day in Colorado

May 21, 2023 Took Fletcher out on a trail at Sandstone Ranch Open Space on a beautiful Sunday morning. We even saw some horses on the trail and Fletcher you Betcher did great!

May 27, 2023 Belle and I took Fletcher to Sandstone Ranch Open Space in Larkspur Colorado

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