Carbon Valley Guide — guides https://carbonvalleyguide.com/ An independent guide to Frederick, Firestone and Dacono, Colorado: what’s on in the three towns, Fifth Street, the Firestone Trail and St. Vrain State Park, and what it’s like to live in the coal towns that became the Front Range’s fastest-growing corner. en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Carbon Valley history: three coal towns in two years, the mines that closed, and the boom that came up I-25 https://carbonvalleyguide.com/articles/carbon-valley-history/ https://carbonvalleyguide.com/articles/carbon-valley-history/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT Fort Junction and the McKissick brothers, a coalfield of 2.56 billion tons, Frederick, Firestone and Dacono incorporated within a year of each other, the strikes, the mines closing one by one, oil and gas, and growth from 7,400 people to 37,000 in twenty years. The short history of the Carbon Valley, with sources. History Carbon Valley with kids: a lazy river, two splash pads, a foam pit and a speedway with a family section https://carbonvalleyguide.com/articles/carbon-valley-with-kids/ https://carbonvalleyguide.com/articles/carbon-valley-with-kids/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT The rec center pools and their rules, Kid Zone, the gymnastics foam pit, the library's storytimes, the splash pads in Frederick and Dacono, a pump track, a BMX track, karts, fishing and the three towns' family calendar. Where to go with children in Frederick, Firestone and Dacono. Families