Rocky Flats refuge near Denver allows its first-ever elk hunt as the herd swells to roughly 700, far above what the land can sustain.

After years of delays, crews have broken ground on Sun Valley's first real park since redevelopment began, with a playground targeted for 2027.

State hatcheries hand out spawned-out kokanee each fall, but drought-related low water delayed at least one local giveaway in October because too few fish had reached their home hatchery.

The duplex owners want out of the rental business, and Lakewood could turn their lot into parkland forever.

The $44 million Carpio-Sanguinette Park reclaims a former wastewater-treatment site, with 80 acres of trails, play structures, and a BMX track.

The Conifer-area favorite closes Oct. 19 so crews can thin wildfire fuel; six nearby parks offer alternatives.

No glass, no cages — just hundreds of orb weavers crawling freely through the Spider Zone this month.

The black bear stood on its hind legs to raid a bakery table before Aspen police chased it up a tree.

A sow with two cubs has repeatedly turned up near Golden's Tucker Gulch Trail, prompting an indefinite closure between First and Seventh streets.

A thermal drone captured a mountain lion encounter, offering a glimpse of the animals moving around one another.

A Central American bird never before seen in Colorado turned up near Stalker Lake, and it handed one Littleton birder a historic milestone.

The hike-in yurt near Colorado Springs sleeps five and sold out fast — but dogs still aren't allowed on the trail.

Colorado's second state park to earn DarkSky recognition swapped 96 light fixtures to keep the Denver glow at bay.