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Mt. Falcon Park is 4,000 acres of foothills land between the communities of Morrison and Indian Hills. The parkland has some interesting history with two unique ruins. During the early 1900s, John Walker owned the land and built an elaborate stone house. In addition, he planned and began to build a summer home for the President of the United States. Unfortunately, Walker’s home burnt in 1918 and the summer White House was never completed. Both the n4nr of his home and the foundation of the planned summer White House can be visited, here are several loop hiking trails that provide variable distance hikes with little to no backtracking. There are two shelters and a lookout tower along the trails with a wonderful view of the front range. Mountain biking is also permitted and extremely good at Mt. Falcon. No camping is permitted. How to get there: There are two trailheads each with a parking lot and restrooms, For access to the east trailhead, take Hampden Avenue (US 285) west, exit on CO8 heading north past the Fort Restaurant towards Morrison. In about a mile, there will be a sign pointing west to Mt. Falcon’s eastern trailhead. It should be pointed out that this is the most difficult way to enter the park (2 miles uphill). For access to the western trailhead, take Hampden Avenue west and exit on the Indian Hills Road, travel several miles north, just before you get to the community of Indian Hills you will see a sign for Mt. Falcon Park. It is several more miles uphill on a gravel road to the west trailhead. Trails go downhill from this parking lot.
Created on: 2024-09-08 13:59:14
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