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Upcoming Activities Calendar

Sign Up	Find Your Village: An Event with Hiking Baby Brigade and Hike It Baby (Families) Tuesday, 14 May 2024 \| 09:30 AM \| Enchanted Mesa Hitting the trails with little ones can feel downright overwhelming. What do you pack? What should they wear? What trails are best for little legs? Fortunately, you don’t have to do it alone! Meet two local hiking groups with a mission to help... more
Sign Up	Walk-n-Roll: An Accessible Spring Adventure at White Rocks (Older Adults) Thursday, 16 May 2024 \| 10:00 AM \| White Rocks Trail (Accessible Parking) Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the serene beauty of the White Rocks trail, carefully selected for its accessibility and natural splendor. Search for birds, wildlife, even a beaver from the trail as a naturalist helps guide connection and explora... more
Sign Up	Adaptive Mountain Bike Clinic - w Jeffco and Craig Hospital Saturday, 18 May 2024 \| 10:00 AM \| Other Off-OSMP Location Adaptive Mountain Bike Clinic w Jeffco and Craig Hospital. FREE! No registration needed! All abilities welcome. Light refreshments provided. Meet at Buchanan Rec Center Trailhead in Jefferson County and walk, hike, bike, stroll, or roll along usa... more
Sign Up	Recovery and Wellness Series: Summer Camp Day! Saturday, 18 May 2024 \| 09:00 AM \| Chautauqua Park Recovery is hard work, but it doesn’t have to be all work and no fun. Join us for the light-hearted energy of Summer Camp Day and experience the joy of outdoor games together. Our high-energy activities also have purpose: teamwork, communication, ... more
Sign Up	A Cute Animal Farm Tour Sunday, 19 May 2024 \| 10:00 AM \| Other OSMP Location Come learn about the Golden Hoof farm and all the cute animals living there! This family friendly farm tour is a great opportunity to learn about local regenerative farms and observe the transition into growing season. OSMP is partnering with Gold... more
Sign Up	Out in Nature: Wildflower Watercolor (LGBTQIA+) Sunday, 19 May 2024 \| 09:00 AM \| Chautauqua Ranger Cottage Take a friendly flower walk with OSMP naturalists and community members. We will share stories about what makes some of our native flora unique and end with time for reflection and watercolor painting at the Bluebell Shelter. Please dress comforta... more
Sign Up	Nature Journaling for Families Sunday, 19 May 2024 \| 01:00 PM \| South Boulder Creek Trail - Marshall Rd. Have you ever spent time enjoying the melodic calls of a red wing black bird? Or watched a fuzzy prairie dog pup play with its siblings? Get ready to be inspired by nature! On this family adventure, participants will use all of their senses and ta... more
Sign Up	A Full Moon Sunset Hike: The Flower Moon Thursday, 23 May 2024 \| 07:00 PM \| Flagstaff Summit Enjoy 2024’s Flower Moon! A guided experience of the Flagstaff Mountain summit to enjoy a view of the sunset over the Continental Divide followed by the moonrise east over Boulder. This moderate hike (2 miles, 300ft elevation gain) will be taken a... more
Sign Up	A Nature Play Date (KIDS- All Ages) Tuesday, 28 May 2024 \| 09:30 AM \| Chautauqua Ranger Cottage Bring it back to the basics at a Nature Play Date with friends! Play Dates offer an opportunity for kids and their parents to have unstructured time in nature, full of play and discovery! Join us in searching for bugs under rocks and the differen... more
Register	National Trails Day 2024 Saturday, 01 June 2024 \| 08:00 AM \| Registration Required Come join City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks to celebrate National Trails Day 2024! This year, volunteers will help construct the North Sky Trail, a new 3.5 mile multi-use trail that provides connection between North Foothills Trail and J... more