Lair O' the Bear Park is a wilderness park maintained by Jefferson County, located approximately 40 minutes from downtown Denver near the city of Morrison. The lovely green park offers a large area of day-use picnic tables and convenient access to nearby Bear Creek, a prime fishing spot in the Denver region. Hiking trails are offered throughout the park, including the moderately challenging 12.6-mile roundtrip Bear Creek Trail, which connects the park to three adjoining Denver Mountain Parks. The park is a veritable birdwatchers' paradise, home to large populations of American dippers, yellow warblers, lazuli buntings, broad-tailed hummingbirds, and spotted towhees. Other animal species that populate the park include the beautiful Weidmeyer's Admiral butterfly, though despite the park's name, no bears are located in the area.

22550 State Highway 74, Idledale, CO 80453

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