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The Trinidad Trolley offers free tours with home-spun tales of historic Trinidad. The trolley runs hourly from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every day, Memorial Day through Labor Day, from the Welcome center and all the museums. For private group reservations winter or summer, call 719-846-9843 ext.33 |
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Trinidad's public golf course, in a wooded setting overlooking the town, has views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Fisher's Peak. Open since 1914, the golf course has 9 holes and 18 different tee boxes (par 72). Avid Golfer magazine considers it one of the "ten hidden gems in the country." Pro shop, self-serve driving range, practice green, power and pull carts, and club rentals. The building in the background, now a restaurant, was designed by Isaac Hamilton Rapp, creator of the Santa Fe style. |
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Pros rank the Trinidad Skate Park as one of the top ten in the nation. The world's longest grind is possible on the 120-foot wall. With lots of lines and no kinks, the skate park provides challenging and fast full-arena runs and also accommodates the young ones. |
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ENJOY PARKS, GARDENS, AND TOURS
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Trinidad's lovely town parks offer a 9-hole disc golfing course, basketball court, fishing pond, biking and jogging trails, soccer fields, and many playgrounds. A bocce ball court is planned for Trinidad's new downtown park, scheduled for completion in 2005. Los Nino's Soccer Complex (pictured) has 2 soccer fields, |
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Historic Kit Carson Park has a victorian bandstand, a playground, bike paths, and a cast bronze statue of Kit Carson, widely considered to be the finest equestrian statue in the U.S. |  |
 Trinidad's Riverwalk, part of the town's expanding trails system, meanders for 3.5 miles along the purgatorie River. |
 Central Park's pond is stocked with rainbow trout for fishing by the under twelve set only. Bluegills also breed in the pond. The park has a playground and bike path. |
| Don't forget to see Trinidad's last coal burning steam engine, located near the riverwalk across from town hall. |  |
VISIT TRINIDAD LAKE STATE PARK
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Three miles from town, Trinidad lake is a year-round fishing smorgasbord for rainbow and brown trout, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, saugeye, walleye, wipers, and bluegill. During season in designated areas, hunting is allowed with shotguns and bows only. Information and licenses are available at the visitors' center. |
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The 62 sites for camping accommodate RVs, trailers, or tents with some sites available year-round. Call 1-800-678-2267 for reservations. Trinidad Lake State Park has five trails for hiking, mountain biking, and wildlife watching. Levsa Trail, 1 mile, loops back to the campground area. Reilly Canyon Trail, 4 miles, branches off Levsa Trail and terminates near historic Cokedale. Carpios Ridge Trail, 1.5 miles, offers views of the reservoir and Fisher's Peak. South Shore Trail, 2.5 miles, takes hikers to seldom explored areas of the park. Long's Canyon Trail (southwest area of park), 0.75 miles, leads to two observation blinds overlooking a wetland area and offers a rare view of the K/T boundary, a significant geological feature showing the volcanic ash layer associated with the demise of the dinosaurs. |
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PLAY INDOORS
Find bowling at Trinidad Lanes (823 Van Buren, 846-7201), which has a snack bar and bumper lanes.
Catch up on your exercise routines at Trinidad's Pilates Studio (135 E. Main upstairs, 845-1409),
Pro-Rehab and Fitness Center (323 N. Commercial, 846-8668), or
Stay Fit Family Center (231 W. Main, 846-4534).