| Foothill Park Hikes |
| The Foothill Parks are mostly Jefferson County parks. The county has very well developed and maintained parks. They are in many ways as great as a mountain hike. |
| Beaver Brook Hike is a 9 mile one-way hike. It is the most scenic foothill hike. |
| Deer Creek Canyon Park is everyones choice for a close to Denver hike. |
| Matthew Park is located next to Red Rocks Park. It is a easy hike to some scenic red rock bluffs. |
| Apex Park is near Heritage Square in Golden. Apex Trail follows a gully to the summit of Lookout Mt. Other trails take you to the summit of Indian Mountain. |
| Centennial Cone Park hike is a easy scenic hike with little vertical climb. |
| Lair o' the Bear Park view of Mt. Evans from Pinnacle Peak. |
| Forgotten Valley with a pioneer cabin at Golden Gate Canyon State Park. |
| The Trading Post hike in Red Rocks Park is a scenic short hike. |
| The newest park is Clear Creek Canyon Park. It features a 3.8 mile sidewalk which follows Clear Creek in a spectacular canyon setting. |
| The Mt Falcon hike has a lookout over Denver that is spectacular.. |
| A great winter hike is Spruce Mountain. |
| The view of Evergreen on the Three Sisters hike. |
| Mt Galbraith is a great wildflower hike in the spring. |