The dog park at Mehaffey Park in Loveland CO is great! We visited with our 3yo Dobie…read more The dog area is separated into a large area and a slightly smaller one for small and shy dogs. They're is shade and a picnic table and lots of room for all sorts of dogs to run and play. There's water bowls as well. There were several other dogs there when we visited and the people all said great things about the park and people and dogs that frequent her.

Great big park. So much fun…read more Two warnings: The bathroom doors get super hot in the sun and can burn your hand. The playground structure is very tall so it does take some monitoring of littler kids. Parking lot at south entrance and closest to the playground

We took our son here to ride his skateboard. It's actually perfect for his size (he's 6) because…read moreof the simple ramps for drop ins and then a rail for tricks. He's done intricate skate parks as well but we were just looking for something in the area to entertain him, my nephew and our youngest son. Separate playgrounds, a water splash park for summer and trails.

This is a great skate park for beginners to intermediate skaters/riders. It's very transition-heavy…read more(i.e. bowls, quarter pipes, etc.) so if you're into ramps, there's stuff to do. If you're more into street, it's quite limited. There are a couple stairs to jump down and a couple ledges and rails, but not much else. The skate park is on the small side and a lot of people enjoy skating the same things (mini bowl and the ramps in the middle of the park) so if there are +5 people, it can start to feel crowded.

10 out of 10. Staff and facilities are top-notch. I took my son and friends here for his birthday…read moreparty! They haven't stopped talking about it!! You won't be disappointed.

I threw my son's 13th birthday party here, and I cannot more highly recommend the facility. We were…read moretaken care of by two managers, with Eric being our lead. Their attention to our needs and genuinely caring to ensure we were happy and taken care of the entire time during our event was outstanding. The kids absolutely loved the trampolines, the snowboard lessons, and the skatepark. I have thrown quite a few birthdays now for my two boys, and this was probably the best we've had thus far. Each kid was raving about it and can't wait to come back. I am definitely going to come back with the kids (and maybe without them too).

Aurora doesn't always get credit for the gems it's sitting on, but Wheel Park is one worth knowing…read moreabout. Tucked off South Chambers Road, this 15-acre complex was purpose-built for people who move on wheels -- and it still delivers, more than two decades after it opened. The centerpiece is a 20,000-square-foot concrete skate park that holds up well against anything in the metro area. There's a deep bowl with coping all the way around, a snake run with smooth transitions, and a street section with boxes, rails, ledges, and quarter pipes at different sizes. It's genuinely one of the more thoughtfully laid-out parks in Colorado -- beginners have room to breathe and work up to things, while experienced riders can string together longer lines without constantly dodging obstacles. Helmets are required, and the posted hours run 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., though there are no lights once the sun goes down. Beyond the skate park, the complex spreads out in a few directions. There are inline hockey rinks for drop-in play, a BMX motocross track with banked turns and rhythm sections, and a separate area with smaller dirt features for those who want to work on technical riding. The whole place has a working, active-use feel -- this isn't a manicured rec center. It's a place people actually come to get better at something. That said, there's some litter and visible graffiti around parts of the park. It doesn't ruin the experience, but it does reflect that maintenance attention could be more consistent. Go in knowing that, and you'll find a genuinely impressive facility underneath. Best for skaters, BMX riders, inline hockey players, and parents looking for somewhere their kid can spend a few hours doing something with their hands and feet. Worth the drive from anywhere in the metro.

This place is awesome it has everything bicycle trails bicycle ramps skateboard trails skateboard…read moreramps as well as RV race car tracks it has many walking trails as well conveniently located nestled away surrounded by trees and grass and the wonderful noise of children and kids playing and laughing!

Amazing bike trail! Lots of great views of the trees, mountains and the river. If you want to go…read morebike ride that is easy to moderate I suggest this trail. Going down the trail towards frisco is quite fun and easy and you are mostly going downhill. Coming back up however is a bit of a challenge if you are not used to the altitude. We we able to complete it. The views are so worth it. The air is really cool and smells really fresh. Lots of beautiful trees, plants etc all naturally growing. The river is very powerful and sounds so good while biking. If you happen to rent a by a ridden bike rentals off Main Street you can literally bike from Main Street to this trial. That's what we did and we absolutely enjoyed every minute of it. Great trail!

The Barn is Woodward Copper's indoor terrain park/skate park practice facility -- great for…read moresnowboarders, skiers, and skateboarders. 3 of us did all-day snowboard terrain park lessons at Woodward. It was super fun. My instructors were Cro, Angie, and Ronnie. They were great! The first half of the day was spent practicing indoors at The Barn, then we ate lunch, and the afternoon was spent on the slopes practicing in the terrain parks. Day 1 we had a group of 6 students with 2 instructors. Day 2 we had 4 students with 1 instructor. If you're considering terrain park lessons for skiing/snowboarding, to get the biggest bang for your buck I'd recommend waiting until you can go on blue runs. If you have particular tricks that you want to work on, even better -- for example, if you really want to nail that 360 or do a particular grab. We saw a group of snowboarders who clearly weren't that experienced (probably couldn't even do green runs), and they spent most of their time falling down during the parkboard session. On the other hand, a couple of my classmates had particular tricks they wanted to learn, and the instructor was able to coach them and help them reach their goals. Occasionally there are specials (check their Facebook page) for discounted lessons and passes. Woodward also does summer camps, winter camps, 2-hour drop-in sessions, private lessons, and more.

Such a cool place! I do wish the staff would interact more with the kiddos. They stand at their…read morepositions and talk to each other a lot. My kid was there alone during slow time and none of the staff interacted with him at all. Was a little of a let down for the cost. Even some encouragement or hello would have been nice!

Wolverine Farm is a curious oasis of humanity in a sea of mediocrity. Buy or browse their eclectic…read moreselection of literature and poetry while enjoying a latte and scone. They have ample room for groups upstairs and outside and host a wide variety of public events. Be sure to look for unexpected wonders in their garden outside, or craft your next poem on their outdoor magnetic poetry wall.

Tip Extortion Been…read moregoing there occasionally for 5 years. Service was hit and miss. Some staff friendly, some merely aloof, some seemingly hostile. Never could figure it out. Gave them the benefit of the doubt. I always support independent shops when possible. Friends don't let friends go to Starbucks... A few days ago it became clear. I ordered a bagel and requested it be toasted enough not to be raw inside. About half the time that's what I got. I paid and saw they wanted a tip upfront. I feel asking for a tip before earning it is unethical. So I selected no tip. I would gladly leave a dollar after. One of the staff, let's call him "Chris", toasted my bagel and delivered it to me burnt. No overdone. Burnt. As in mostly black. I said it was burnt. He replied that I requested it "double toasted". I looked at him like he was speaking in Swahili. I explained that I merely wanted it toasted and not raw inside. He insisted that I ordered it that way. He did not take my order. I said she wrote it but I did not say it. He insisted that I, the customer, was somehow so stupid as to not know how to order a bagel. I said "would you eat this"? Amazingly, he said with a straight face "yes". I replied that he could eat it but I want what I ordered. The baged was an insult. A childish lame attempt at revenge or punisihment. At this point "Chris" leaned over and told me I should be nice. Nice? Nice! I was flabbergasted. I was being scolded by kid a third my age. I was stunned. Was this a joke? Yes, but he was serious. It was an absolutely stunning display of passive-aggressive behavior. Delivered with a condescending smirk and self-righteousness. I replied that I am not nice and so what. He then insisted that I be nice. I said I am from the Midwest and we tend to be direct. It's not rude. It's the way we communicate. Honestly without hedging. This sailed right over his head unacknowledged, Then the truth. You didn't leave a tip he said. How did he know I didn't tip on the little checkout screen? I tried to explain my view on tipping that it needs to be earned. "Chris" was adamant that they expect tips as they are not paid much and work "hard". I reiterated my view and called tipping up front unearned and possibly undeserved as like Socialism. "Chris" did not like that and said that "people of my generation (Boomers are Bad!) don't get it." He further lectured me on how underpaid they were and that the "need" and thus "deserve" tips regardless of what service they offer. He then declared that a dollar tip was entirely insufficient. I replied that $1 on a $4 bagel was a 25% tip. He repeated that it was too little regardless. I said then how much is fair. He did not answer. My guess is that he knew as much about the mathematics of percentages as he knows about Swahili dialects. I offered that if they were to ask for tips after, the honorable way, they would earn more. People are motivated above all by fairness and would hedge on tips not knowing if they would be earned. "Chris" gave me the obligatory hourly-wage employee response that "that's the way it is"... The self-declared creatives have the ingenuity of cows munching grass. Then a kid decided to be a hero and intervened saying "WE don't have a problem with the tipping". In a stunning display of sociotropic behavior, he elected himself to defend the shop and represent all other patrons. I ran out of patience and told him to STFU. At this point the heroine server, who decided I like burnt bagels, told me to leave. So I did leave. I regret every penny I spent there to support their shop. So now I know why even as I liked the layout of the place, and all their countless little books promoting a myriad of pretentious woke socialist utopia topics, I never felt comfortable there. The all-inclusive did not like me invading their "Safe Space". Instead of just telling me "hey, this is our space not yours Boomer Boy" they instead were a case study in passive aggressiveness. A coward's way to feel all smug and self-righteous. Since they present themselves as fans of "literature" here is a literary quote (Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in Slaughterhouse Five... said to the character Billy Pilgrim in a hospital upon his return from being a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany... "I can carve a better man out of a banana" So I see that they have high ratings from their intended audience and I am a mere interloper. My little One star rating will not be noticed. I will end this saying "Be Nice"... "Stay Safe".... be good little normies.... tell your friends to go to Starbucks. p.s. The Wolverine is the state animal of Michigan, where I am from. It is fearless and righteous. No other animal takes it on. You don't deserve the name. May I suggest the "Weasel Farm Safe Place"...