Two Rivers Park — Attraction in Glenwood Springs

This was our very first pit stop on a long-ish road trip with little kids. We stopped here for breakfast after a couple hours on the road. It was wet and cold, but the picnic tables were dry under the shelters.

My kids liked the playground, though it was less fun in the cold and wet morning. Almost everyone we saw here were either older people on morning walks by the river or people bringing their dogs to the park, so it was moderately busy for the morning in fall.

The memorial to lost firefighters was impressive and, I feel weird phrasing it this way, but I enjoyed learning about the history of the fire and the hot shots who came to Glenwood springs.

The access to the river was nice. The bathroom was good enough, though I'm pretty sure they didn't have any soap. We traveled with hand sanitizer and travel soap sheets (100% would recommend to anyone traveling, especially with...

Excellent park by the Rio Grande

Came across this by accident looking for things to do. The park is brilliant, nice for walking and with plenty of seating. As you walk from the car park towards W 8th St, you follow the river and then you will see what we think is the best sites in Glenwood Springs, the meeting of the Raging Forks River with the Colorado River above which is a railway bridge emblazoned with the words Rio Grande. Better still just before noon you'll be able to get a photo of the California Zephyr train making its 51.5 hour journey from San Francisco to Chicago.

Whilst in the park, met Herb from the Parks Dept who let us know about other places to see and a concert taking place in the park the...

Gteat park in Glenwood Springs. Baseball diamond, great for sports and park flying, Wednesday Music series in the Summer that is a lot of fun, kids playground where old guys metal detect for riches, rentable shelters for parties and events, grills for cooking out if you want to feed the fam and Glenwood restaurant prices got you down, and a sweet boat ramp and perfect eddy where many commercial companies and fisherman take out. Good fishing on the southwest corner for easy takes. Also the large confluence of the Roaring Fork and the Colorado rivers. Great train watching for Amtrack and UP fans. This was the old site for the D&RG roundhouse and freightyard but nothing remains today except the once in a...