Two events, one great day! Clean Up Green Up tackles river trash, while Gear Up For Summer offers family fun with games, fishing, PFD fittings, and partner organization booths at Riverside Park.

Join us for our first Campfire Program of the year at the Campground Amphitheater for a live raptor presentation from Nature’s Educators.

Join us at Cherry Creek’s Campground Amphitheater for a game of Friendly Feud- Park Ranger Edition. This is a Family Feud inspired game where players try to guess the most common survey responses collected from 134 national and state park rangers. Along the way players will learn about the diverse roles park rangers play and about the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace.

Learn about the different animals that live in Cherry Creek State Park and how their adaptations allow them to survive so close to an urban environment. Explore and get a close look at real animal pelts and scientific skull replicas.

Join Upper Arkansas O.U.T. (Outdoor Understanding for Teachers), formerly known as T.E.N., for 3 ½ days exploring the Upper Arkansas watershed. The class will focus on the importance of watersheds to nature and the people in Colorado. Topics will include water & natural resources management, aquatic wildlife such as beavers and fish, soil connections, and permaculture. We will also connect nature and water to art and mindfulness. Participants will visit local sites in the Upper Arkansas Valley and be exposed to a variety of hands-on activities that apply to science, social studies, math, history, art, and language arts. The goal of O.U.T. (Outdoor Understanding for Teachers) is to help teachers promote student understanding and appreciation of science and the natural environment through local, field-oriented education opportunities in the schools and in-school curriculum.  This event is taking place at various locations including Twin Lakes, Trout Creek Pass,  Hutchinson Ranch, and Coaldale.

Lake Appreciation Day is a day of stewardship, environmental education, and connecting with the outdoors. It's about giving back to our reservoir by helping to keep it clean! During the morning of Lake Appreciation Day, volunteer to help pick up trash and during the afternoon celebrate with us by playing games and exploring educational booths set up by local organizations.