Directory

RestaurantFrederick

Georgia-style slow-smoked barbecue with scratch sides, a patio and a full bar pouring local beer, in the Smokehouse on Fifth Street since 2014. Closed Mondays.

RestaurantFrederick

Family-owned Fifth Street cafe, open since 2015, serving breakfast and lunch all day from 6 am most weekdays; it now serves alcohol and takes pick-up orders.

RestaurantFirestone

Counter-serve pizza on Firestone Boulevard, open 10:30 am to 10 pm every day for dine-in, takeout, delivery and curbside pickup.

RestaurantDacono

The Dacono outpost of the northern Colorado wing chain, on 8th Street in the old townsite, serving wings and sides every day from 10:30 am to 10 pm, with online ordering.

TrailFirestone

Twelve miles on the bed of the railway that carried Firestone’s coal, from Settlers Park to Coronado Park, linking the town’s parks with the St. Vrain Legacy Trail and the Colorado Front Range Trail.

TrailFrederick

A wetland plant and bird sanctuary two miles west of I-25 on Colorado 52, created as a mitigation bank and managed by the Town since 2007; trails, signs and a pavilion, open by appointment from sunrise to sunset.

TrailDacono

A ten-foot concrete trail with a parallel crusher-fines jogging path on the old Union Pacific right-of-way, with a landscaped trailhead at Colorado 52 and Colorado Boulevard: Dacono’s first stretch of the St. Vrain Legacy Trail.

ParkDacono

Dacono’s main park, 11.5 acres in the old town with the splash pad the City calls its biggest hit (9 am to 8 pm, Memorial Day to Labor Day), a reservable pavilion, a playground, ball fields and the BMX track.

ParkFrederick

129 acres around Milavec Lake: fishing piers, non-motorized boating, a 1.26-mile loop plus 1.7 miles of paved trail, an off-leash dog park, two playgrounds, a fitness court and a 30,000-square-foot skate park.

ParkFirestone

Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s pond-dotted park on the northwest edge of Firestone, just west of I-25: 689 acres of land and 228 of water, 87 campsites, seven miles of trail, a boat ramp and the only state park inside a Colorado town’s limits.

ParkFrederick

Frederick’s festival park on Eighth Street: an amphitheater, big open fields, a playground, picnic shelters, a five-station fitness loop, a bouldering area and mountain views; home to Miners Day, Frederick in Flight and Chainsaws & Chuckwagons.

ParkFirestone

A disc golf course and an off-leash dog park on Sable Avenue inside the Town’s 252-acre Central Park site, which also holds Town Hall, the police building and the regional library.

ParkFrederick

The park at the entrance to downtown Frederick, with a playground, a summer splash pad, a gazebo, bocce courts, a sports field and the Miners Memorial Museum; the Festival of Lights and Music in the Park are held here.

ParkFirestone

The Town’s ball-field complex on Tilbury Avenue, with baseball and softball fields, restrooms, picnic shelters, trails and parking; the venue for Halloween Safe Night and the Arbor Day celebration.

ParkFirestone

Old-town park on Jackson Avenue with a ball field, a soccer field, a basketball court, volleyball, picnic shelters and restrooms.

ParkFirestone

A small park on Grant Avenue in Firestone’s original townsite, with picnic shelters and tables, horseshoe pits and a water fountain; the Town’s Carbon Valley Holiday Festival is held here each December.

ParkFirestone

An asphalt pump track and dirt bike park just south of Mountain Shadows Park, opened in September 2023 for bikes, skateboards and scooters at every level.

ParkFirestone

One of the best-equipped Town parks: pickleball and tennis courts, a basketball court, a ball field, volleyball, a playground, shelters and restrooms, and the start of the twelve-mile Firestone Trail.

VenueFrederick

The three towns’ recreation center, run by the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District: a lap pool with diving board and climbing wall, an activity pool, a gym, an elevated indoor track and fitness rooms.

VenueFirestone

The High Plains Library District’s 35,000-square-foot regional library beside Firestone Town Hall, the three towns’ library, open seven days a week with a full calendar of programs.

VenueDacono

Dacono’s three-eighths-mile paved oval, racing since 1965 and part of NASCAR’s local series, with Super Late Models, Pro Trucks, Figure 8s and more on Saturday nights from spring to fall, just off I-25.

VenueFrederick

The Town of Frederick’s nine-hole regulation course, with a driving range, putting green and chipping area, lessons, leagues and glow-ball nights; adult walking rates start at $19.

VenueDacono

An outdoor paintball and airsoft park on Summit Boulevard with several themed fields and referees, open to walk-on players at weekends all year, weather permitting, and to reserved groups on weekdays.

VenueDacono

The City’s open-air event field under Dacono’s blue water tower, home to the Dacono Music & Spirits Festival each summer and the free Boot Scoot’n Bash country night in June.

VenueDacono

A motorsports complex on Summit Boulevard with an asphalt road course and two dirt tracks: arrive-and-drive race karts, drift days, track passes for your own kart, bike or car, and group events.

VenueFrederick

Frederick’s history museum in the original 1900s Town Hall, moved to Crist Park and made a Colorado Historic Landmark in 2012; open the first Friday evening of each month, at some Town events and by appointment.

VenueFirestone

Firestone’s public 18-hole course on the site of the old McKissick coal mine, with a tavern open Wednesday to Sunday, an indoor simulator, leagues, junior programs and a wedding and events venue; hours follow the season.