The John Denver Sanctuary and the surrounding Park area are must for a 1st time visitor to Aspen whether you are a fan of John or not.
if you are a fan, many of his songs are enshrined on large stones. (See my photos.)
It is such a beautiful, soothing, relaxing area, with trails, and running brooks, and streams.
Great place to meditate.
Locals also walk their dogs and hike/run through this area daily.
It just takes an hour to explore and is a break from the business district a few blocks away.
We parked in front of the stores in the business area and walked it over.
Make sure to put enough money in the meter--Aspen is agressive on issuing parking tickets.
There are other trails that connect to here you can hike of you have more time than we did.
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