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Scrimmage Cottonwood Park

From Parker head north on Parker Road

Pass all the E470 interchange intersections

At the next stop light turn left on Cottonwood Drive (turning right would take you to CostCo)

Go straight through the first stoplight

At the next corner turn right on Cottonwood Way

Just past the 4-way stop you will see a sign that says "No Outlet" don't panic

Just past the sign, turn left at the corner on Snowberry

This will take you directly into a parking area for the park

Walk west through the park, cross the pedestrian bridge on the Cherry Creek Trail across Cherry Creek.

The finish area is straight ahead on the west edge of the grass. The start area is at the south end of the park.

 

Salisbury Park (Parker)

From school:

North on Parker Road to Stroh Road

West (left) on Stroh Road to Motsencocker Road

North (right) on Motsenbocker Road ~ 1.5 miles

Park is on the east (right) side of the road

From Parker:

West on Mainstreet to Motsenbocker Road

South (left) on Motsenbocker Road ~ 1.7 miles

(Motsenbocker jogs left and then right)

Park is on the east (left) side of the road

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Pre-State Invitational

and State

Arapahoe County Fairgrounds

From Parker

North on Parker Road to E 470

North on E470 toward the airport

In 7.2 miles exit at Quincy Ave

Proceed right (east) on Quincy

After 1.6 miles the fairground entrance will be on the right. There is only one entrance into the fairgrounds. Be patient if there is traffic. There will be attendants directing you to the best available parking.

  DeKoevend Park (Littleton)

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to 470

West on 470 to University Blvd

North on University ~ 2 miles

Cross Arapahoe Road, University jogs

Park is on the west (left) side of the road

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  Chatfield State Park

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to 470

West on 470 to Wadsworth Blvd

South (left) on Wadsworth

Left into the Park entrance (there is an entry fee)

The races are run from the balloon launch area

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Lake County Invite

Colorado Mtn College

Leadville Colorado

From Parker:

West on I-70 to the Colorado Highway 91 exit at Copper Mountain

South on CO 91 into Leadville

Continue through town to the south side

On the south edge of town you will see a large green and white sign for the Colorado Mountain College

Turn left and proceed to parking as directed

The start / finish area is on the soccer field

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Liberty Bell

Heritage H. S. (Littleton)

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to 470

West on 470 to Santa Fe Drive

North (right) on Santa Fe to Mineral (about 1 mile)

East (right) on Mineral (about a quarter mile) to Jackass Hill Road

North (left) on Jackass Hill to Rangeview Dr (top of the hill)

East (right) on Rangeview (turns into Geddes)

School is on the north (left) side of the street

(arrive early and stay late, parking is tight, it's a party)

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  Denver Botanic Gardens

From Parker:

NO pets allowed in the Botanic Gardens

West on C-470 to Wadsworth Blvd

South on Wadsworth to the first stop-light at Deer Creek Canyon Rd

West on Deer Creek for about a quarter mile

Left into the Botanic Garden entrance

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  Rock Canyon HS

From the corner of Lincoln and Jordan in Parker:

West on Lincoln for 6.6 miles

South (left) on Quebec St for 1.5 miles this is the corner of McArthur Ranch Rd and Quebec changes to Monarch Blvd

Go another half mile to the entrance of Rocky Heights Middle School

Right into the school entrance

This parking lot is located between the start and finish area. The start is in the athletic fields to the south, the finish is in the athletic fields to the north.

If this lot is full, return north on Monarch, west (left) on McArthur Ranch, and then south (left) into Rock Canyon HS parking area

 

Ruby Hill Park

From Parker:

Ruby Hill Park is on the west side of Platte Canyon Dr between Jewell and Florida

North on I-25 to Evans

West on Evans about 3.5 miles to Platte Canyon Dr

North on Platte Canyon a quarter mile to Jewell Ave

West on Jewell to Navajo

Turn right into the park and the parking area

Start / finish area is just west of the parking

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City Park Denver

From Parker:

Head north on I-25 and exit at Colorado Blvd

Proceed north on Colorado Blvd

Pass Colfax and turn left two blocks later on 17th

Go west on 17th (City Park should be on your right) for 10-12 blocks and turn left into East High School to park

The race start / finish area is back across 17th at the soccer field area.

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Palmer Park

Colorado Springs

From Parker:

Head south to Colorado Springs on either I-25 or CO Highway 83

If on CO 83 join I-25 on the north side of the Springs and continue south on I-25

Exit at Garden of the Gods and proceed east

Garden of the Gods turn into Austin Bluffs Parkway

Continue on Austin Bluffs to Academy Blvd

Turn right or south on Academy and proceed to Maizeland

Turn right on Maizeland

Palmer Park and the start for the race are at the Pavilion

Parking in lots is limited, plan to arrive early

Coronado Invite

and Regional

 

Monument Valley Park (Colorado Springs)

From Parker:

South on Parker Road (Highway 83) to I-25 on the north side of the Springs (get on I-25 south at Castle Rock if you prefer)

South on I-25 to the Fillmore Street Exit

East (left) on Fillmore to Cascade

South (right) on Cascade to Fontanero (Fontanero is the first street past Washington)

West (right) on Fontanero

Fontanero runs into the park (street parking)

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Aurora Sports Park

From Parker:

Alternate routes

North on Parker Road to E-470 tollway

East (north) on the tollway to Colfax

West on Colfax almost 2 miles to Dunkirk Street

South on Dunkirk to the Aurora Sports Park

OR

North on Parker Road to I-225

North on I-225 to exit 10, Colfax Avenue

East on Colfax 3.3 miles to Dunkirk Street

South on Dunkirk to the Aurora Sports Park

The start area is just north of the parking lots that are just north of the west soccer fields

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  Clement Park

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to 470

West on 470 to Wadsworth Boulevard

North (right) on Wadsworth (~4 miles) to Bowles Ave

East (right) on Bowles to Clement Park

Clement Park is situated on the southwest corner of Bowles and Pierce (parking access from either street) race staging area is in the northeast corner of the park

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Northglenn Fresh/Soph Inv Open Spaces Park (Northglenn)

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to 104th Avenue

West (left) on 104th to Huron (~ 0.5 mile)

North (right) on Huron to 112th (~1 mile)

West (left) on Kennedy to the entrance to Open Spaces Park parking area (entrance is next to a water plant and recycle center)

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Legend Invite Colorado Horse Park

From PHS:

Go east on Bayou for less than a mile

Park in the dirt lot on the north side of the road just west of the Middle School

Dakota Ridge Inv Dakota Ridge High School

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to 470

West (and north) on 470 to Bowles Ave

East (right) on Bowles (~ a quarter mile) to Coal Mine

South (right) on Coal Mine a half mile or less

School is on the east (left) side

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Windjammer Inv Englewood High School

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Avenue to I-25

North on I-25 to Hampden Ave

West (left) on Hampden (~3.5 miles) to Logan St (there is a stop light at this corner)

South (left) on Logan a couple of blocks

School is on the east (left) side

The parking lot is small, so arrive early, or look for street parking

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  Renissance Park, Larkspur

From Parker:

Head south on I-25 to Exit 173

Merge onto and head south on Spruce Mountain Rd

After about 1.25 miles turn right (west) on 60

Cross the railroad tracks and continue about 1 mile

Turn left into the third entrance for the Renissance Park

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Harrison Invitational

(The Great Pumpkin Race)

Venetucci Farm

just south of Colorado Springs

From the Parker area:

South on I-25 to the far south side of Colorado Springs

Exit the interstate at Exit 135 - Academy Boulevard

Turn left (east) on Academy and proceed for about a half mile

Merge right onto the southbound ramp of US 85 heading toward Fountain

After about a half mile the Venetucci Farm is on the right

Horizon Invitational

(a 4 K race)

Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds

From Parker: (on the toll road)

North on Parker Road to E470

E470 West and North to US 85

South on 85 to Colorado 22 or 124th Avenue

West (right) on 124th

Across the river the road changes to Henderson Rd

Continue about a half mile beyond the river to the park and fairgrounds entrance on the right

(non toll road alternate routes)

From Parker:

North on Parker Road to I-225

North on I-225 to I-70

West on I-70 to I-270

West on I-270 to Vasquez Boulevard

North on Vasquez (US 6 and US 85) to I-76

East on I-76 to US 85 north

North on 85 to Colorado 22 or 124th Avenue

West (left) on 124th

Across the river the road changes to Henderson Rd

Continue about a half mile beyond the river to the park and fairgrounds entrance on the right

or, also from Parker:

North on I-25 to I-76

East on I-76 to US 85 north and then continue as above on Colorado 22 or 124th

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  Exposition Park (Aurora)

From Parker:

North on Parker Road (Highway 83) to I-225

North on I-225 to Mississippi Ave

West (left) on Mississippi for 1 mile to Peoria St

North (right) on Peoria for one-half mile to Exposition Ave

West (left) on Exposition for one-half mile to Exposition Park -- the park is on the north (right) side of the street -- please park along Exposition, or at the elementary school on the south side of the street -- the start/finish area is the southeast corner of the park

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Stenger Sports Complex

(Arvada)

From Parker:

West on Lincoln Ave to I-25 north

North on I-25 to I-70 west

(Alternatively: I-25 to 470 west to I-70 east and exit on Kipling St going north)

West on I-70 to Kipling St north

North on Kipling about 1.4 miles to 58th St west

West (left) on 58th St only about 0.1 miles to Miller St

South (left) on Miller into Stenger Sports Complex

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State

Fossil Ridge High School

(Fort Collins)

From Parker:

North on I-25 to the Fort Collins area

Exit at the Harmony Road exit

Left (west) on Harmony for about 1.3 miles

Left (south) on Lady Moon

Right (west) on Saber Cat Drive

Park in one of the two school parking lots

If the lots are full you will have to use street parking

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