Creekside Trail to the Castle

Evergreen, CO

Creekside Trail to the Castle

The seasons paint the Bear Creek Canyon in vivid and spectacular shades. In autumn, the cottonwoods, willows, and box elders that line Bear Creek erupt in yellow and orange, a veritable leafy volcano. In winter, the landscape is silver and brown above its blanket of snow, the creek an inky swath. In spring and summer, nourished by snowmelt and thunderstorms, an expansive array of wildflowers bloom, streaking streamside grasses with the vibrant hues of a Monet painting. This trail follows lively Bear Creek from the meadows of the eastern part of the park to the narrowing canyon on its western edge, where you can look across the creek at a waterwheel and “castle,” on private property.

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