Goose Creek Path: North Boulder's Underrated Urban Trail

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Goose Creek Path: Following North Boulder's Hidden Waterway

The trailhead at East Mapleton Park and Ball Fields, 2838 Mapleton Avenue looks like an unremarkable park entrance off a residential street — but step onto the path and you're at the western terminus of one of Boulder's most practical car-free corridors: the Goose Creek Path, a paved multi-use greenway that traces the course of a creek most 80304 residents have never seen.

Wonderland Lake and the Watershed That Shapes North Boulder's Northern Edge

Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Wonderland Lake: The Reservoir That Became a Wildlife Sanctuary

Standing on the earthen dam at the south end of Wonderland Lake on a clear morning, you are looking at the northern geographic anchor of the 80304 zip code — a shallow foothills reservoir that began as an irrigation impoundment in the early twentieth century, changed hands at least twice, survived a failed real estate speculation, and eventually landed in public ownership as one of Boulder's most ecologically significant parcels of open space.

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Goose Creek Path: North Boulder's Underrated Urban Trail

Goose Creek Path: Following North Boulder's Hidden Waterway

Wonderland Lake and the Watershed That Shapes North Boulder's Northern Edge

Wonderland Lake: The Reservoir That Became a Wildlife Sanctuary