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5 Hikes that are Perfect for Colorado History Buffs
Many reminders of Colorado s historical past still exist. From former forts and mining cabins to log homesteads and cliff dwellings, traces of earlier times are all around. Sometimes they are easy to spot, and other times, you just have to search a little deeper to find them.
These five hikes are perfect for anyone interested in Colorado history. Although they are all different, the trails all lead to a piece of the Centennial State s past.
1.) 100+-Year-Old Estes Park Ghost Town (former homesteads)
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Accessed via Hermit Park, the Homestead Meadows hike in Estes Park gives a glimpse as to how people used to live in northern Colorado. The area includes 8 well-preserved homesteads, several of which still have century-old items inside. The cabins were established between 1889 and 1923, and built by a group of men and women who agreed to help improve the land by living there. Read more about the hike here.
Mesa Verde National Park will extend morning hours in the Wetherill Mesa area and access to Petroglyph Point and Spruce Canyon trails in response to increased visitation within the park and high daily.
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Despite
park closures and stalled state and national economies during the COVID-19 pandemic, six million people still visited Colorado lands managed by the National Park Service (NPS) last year.
Those visitors spent $392 million on things like lodging and recreational activities in âgatewayâ areas near the stateâs NPS lands, according to the agency.
Thatâs down from a peak of $515 million spent in the state by visitors in 2019.
The visitor spending also supported 5,560 jobs last year and added $586 million in economic output to the stateâs economy, according to NPS data.
Rocky Mountain National Park, which was the third most visited national park only behind Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Yellowstone National Park, welcomed 3.3 million visitors last year who spent an estimated $224 million.Â