The weather is starting to turn here in the Denver area - cool crisp mornings and evenings are still warm enough on most days for shorts & T-Shirts. So before the weather completely turns we decided to take a much needed adventure to Chatfield State Park.
This wasn't our ordinary visit with fishing in the south ponds, or a picnic on the beach or an afternoon on a boat or a hike on the trails - this time we decide to bring our dog for his first swim! It was also an excellent time for me to share an afternoon with my son.
Chatfield has a wonderful Dog Training Area that is an off-leash area for dogs and includes a very popular pond for the dogs to swim. I found out quickly that my 6 month old is a complete natural. A full swim off the bat and was retrieving in minutes. (Side note - Dogs must be leashed in all other areas of Chatfield State Park.)
The pond is extremely popular and I can see why - the dogs love it.
If you have recently moved to the Denver area, specifically the south Denver suburbs and you have a dog, you have to check out Chatfiled.
Chatfield State Park is only about an 8 minute drive from my home on the west side of Highlands Ranch. It is easily accessible from all parts of the Denver South suburbs and it is right off of C470. The dog training area is located on the north side of the park and will be most easily access from the Wadsworth entrance to the park.
Chatfield is a State Park, so there is a daily entrance fee of $7. You can also choose to purchase an annual pass for the Colorado State Parks for $60, which if you plan on going often, is well worth it.
We plan on heading back to the Chatfield Dog Training Area a few more times before the water is too cold.
EDITED TO UPDATE 1/17/2011: Wanted to update that Chatfield off leash area is now an additional paid pass (on top of park admission). You can read further info at the Chatfield State Park site here.
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