Outdoor

With over 300 days of sunshine annually, Aurora, Colorado is an ideal location for outdoor activities and lifestyle. Continually ranked among the most active and healthiest cities in the nation, Aurora is known for such outdoor activities as golf, cycling, fishing, boating and sports of all types. Enjoy wildlife watching on one of Aurora’s numerous trails or enjoy all that one of Aurora’s reservoirs has to offer.

From scuba diving on sunken planes to wind surfing, Aurora is your outdoor location in Colorado. Choose from our selections and activities to enjoy your next outdoor experience.

Arapahoe Park

Arapahoe Park is Colorados Premier Horse Track!! Admission Prices Opening day FREE ADMISSION Friday Live Race days are ALWAYS FREE ADMISS...

District Fairgrounds/Southlands District

Aurora Reservoir

Aurora Reservoir offers fishing, sailing, non-motorized boating, windsurfing, a seasonal swim beach, SCUBA area, archery range, and large...

District Fairgrounds/Southlands District

Aurora Sports Park

Featuring 23 full sized soccer fields and 12 baseball/softball fields, the Aurora Sports Park is a true destination for any sports enthus...

District Sports Park District

Cherry Creek State Park

Anchored around a 880 surface acre reservoir, the park offers a natural prairie environment of gentle, rolling hills and complete outdoor...

District Smoky Hill/Cornerstar District

Expo Park

Expo Park is a 57-acre community park with an 18-hole disc golf course, softball fields, tennis courts (4), playground, and walking paths...

District Havana Corridor

Great Plains Park

Great Plains Park features an outdoor water sprayground, as well as a playground, picnic shelters with tables, softball diamond, sports f...

District Buckley District

Hoops Park

The 1.2-acre Hoops Park features three high school regulation size, day use basketball courts, drinking fountain, seating for spectators,...

District I-225/City Center Corridor

Jewell Wetlands

This 50-acre wooded wetland located at the northwest corner of Potomac and Jewell Avenue (just east of Utah Park) features over a mile of...

District I-225/City Center Corridor

May Farms

Welcome to May Farms, destined to be Colorado's best family experience! Located minutes east of Denver on Colorado’s high plains, our wor...

District I-70 Cooridor

Olympic Park

Olympic Park features lighted softball/baseball diamonds and soccer fields. A new neighborhood park is next door. The park is on Yale Ave...

District I-225/City Center Corridor

Plains Conservation Center

The Plains Conservation Center is a non-profit organization. We have two sites: the Aurora site is open to the public Monday through Satu...

District Buckley District

Quincy Reservoir

Quincy Reservoir is well known among metro-area anglers for trout, large mouth bass, perch and crappie. Fish are stocked in the reservoir...

District Smoky Hill/Cornerstar District

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Located just northeast of Denver, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, approximately a 15,000-acre expanse of shorgrass p...

District I-70 Cooridor

Star K Ranch

Home to Aurora’s Morrison Nature Center, Star K Ranch provides important habitat for wildlife and has several trails for nature explorati...

District Sports Park District

The Wild Animal Sanctuary

The Wild Animal Sanctuary is a U.S. organization that specializes in rescuing and caring for large predators which are being ill-treated,...

District I-76 Cooridor

Utah Park

Utah Park is a newly renovated community park perfect walking, picnicking, and just enjoying nature. The park is located on Peoria Street...

District I-225/City Center Corridor

Wheel Park

Practice your skills with all things “wheel” at Aurora’s award winning Wheel Park. Featuring a concrete skateboard bowl, bicycle free sty...

District I-225/City Center Corridor