Red Rock Park
Red Rock Park was an unplanned stop for us, but in the end we were glad we did. It is a moderate sized park located about 15 miles west of Denver. The park features a natural amphitheater. The area is highlighted huge red sandstone formations. |
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We went to Denver for the day to do some shopping and go to a baseball game in the evening. While driving around, we came across this park and decided to check it out. It only took and hour or two for us to check things out. We walked the 1.25 mile trail and looked around the visitors center. The only thing we did not do was wander up to the amphitheater, because we needed to get back for the game. We saw two deer while walking trail. Fortunately we did not encounter any of the rattlesnakes, which are supposed to be prevalent there. Mountain lions also hang out in the area, but are not seen very frequently.
The amphitheater seats 9000. The Grateful Dead played here several times, John Tesh recorded a live album here, President Clinton campaigned here as well. Other bands who have played there recently include Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Blues Traveler, Jimmy Buffet, and Megadeth.
It was pretty amazing, free and it didn't take a very long to check it out.