ParkCounty Road 17, east of town
Casey Jones Park
The Park & Rec District's 103-acre park east of town: lighted ball fields, a turf field, four pickleball courts, a playground, the rodeo arena, a dog park and a 1.5-mile soft-surface trail.
Elizabeth
Things to Do
Trails, parks and places worth an afternoon in and around Elizabeth.
VenueCasey Jones Park, Highway 86
Elizabeth Stampede rodeo grounds
The arena at Casey Jones Park where the Elizabeth Stampede runs its PRCA rodeo, parade and concert the first weekend of June.
VenueHistoric Main Street
Historic Main Street
Three blocks of 1880s and 1890s storefronts, a Colorado Main Street community with interpretive plaques, the 1907 bank, the 1890 Huber-Carlson Building and the 1882 railroad section house.
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Casey Jones Park
Park
The Park & Rec District's 103-acre park east of town: lighted ball fields, a turf field, four pickleball courts, a playground, the rodeo arena, a dog park and a 1.5-mile soft-surface trail.
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Elizabeth Library
Venue
The Pines & Plains Libraries branch on Beverly Street: 13,000 square feet with children's and teen rooms, story times, book clubs, craft groups and free art classes. Open six days.
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Elizabeth Stampede rodeo grounds
Venue
The arena at Casey Jones Park where the Elizabeth Stampede runs its PRCA rodeo, parade and concert the first weekend of June.
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Evans Park
Park
The family park: a splash pad, a skate park with a half-pipe, two playgrounds, pickleball, a trout-stocked fishing pond and a third-mile loop around Dragonfly Pond.
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Historic Main Street
Venue
Three blocks of 1880s and 1890s storefronts, a Colorado Main Street community with interpretive plaques, the 1907 bank, the 1890 Huber-Carlson Building and the 1882 railroad section house.
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Elbert County Artists Guild
Venue
The county artists' guild gallery on Main Street, showing and selling members' work.
338 S Main St
Historic Main Street
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Elizabeth Town Hall
Venue
Town Hall and the police department on Banner Street: Board of Trustees on the second and fourth Tuesdays, Planning Commission on the first and third.
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First National Bank building
Venue
The 1907 bank at the head of Main Street, closed in the Depression and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2023.
188 S Main St
Historic Main Street
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Prickly Pines Disc Golf
Trail
An 18-hole disc golf course through the wooded north end of Evans Park. $5 a player.
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Running Creek Park
Park
The Town's newest park, on Kiowa Avenue behind Running Creek Elementary, with a trail system and the lawn that holds the summer Friday Night Market.
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Two Bridges Trail at Bayou Gulch
Trail
Douglas County open space fifteen minutes west of Elizabeth: a 3.4-mile short loop or an 8.8-mile circuit, open to hikers, horses and mountain bikes, with connections toward the Cherry Creek Trail.
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