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The elk are bugling and pumpkin spice is back on the menu, so I guess that settles it. Tag whoever you're dragging to one of these. Nearly every town in Douglas County runs a fall festival before Halloween gets here, and a lot of them are free. Here is every one of them with the details: Lone Creek Farms, Franktown - opens Fri 9/25, then Thu to Sun until Nov 1 - 10am to 9pm, Thursdays close at 5pm - $27.95 Gilly's Pumpkin Patch, Castle Rock - Fridays and Saturdays only, 9/25-26, 10/2-3, 10/9-10 - 10am to dark - $5, $20 a family Douglas County Fall Festival, Sandstone Ranch, Larkspur - Sat 9/26, 10am to 3pm - free, no registration Harvest Day at CALF's Lowell Ranch, Castle Rock - Sat 9/26, 10am to 2pm - pay what you can Parker Fall Fest, O'Brien Park - Sat 9/26, 4 to 7:30pm - free HRCA Fall Family Fun Day, Backcountry Base Camp, Highlands Ranch - Sat 10/3, 11am to 3pm - $15 per vehicle, 45 cars only Sterling Ranch Fall Festival, Prospect Park - Sat 10/3, 4 to 6pm - free Fall Fest at Alidade Brewing, Castle Rock - Sat 10/3, noon to 6pm - free Barnside Pumpkins, Sedalia - Saturdays and Sundays, Oct 3 to 25, 10am to 5pm - free admission, with goats to pet, cows, a corn pit and Tonka trucks Lone Tree Fall Festival, Schweiger Ranch - Sun 10/4, 11am to 3pm - free PumpkinFest at The Grange, Castle Rock - Sat 10/10, noon to 3pm - one free pumpkin per household Happy Dog Ranch Fall Festival, Sedalia - Sun 10/11, 11am to 3pm - free Castle Rock Fall Festival, Festival Park - Sun 10/18, 10am to 3pm - free Castle Pines Bonfire, BBQ & Brews - Fri 10/23, 6 to 9pm - $42, advance only, no gate sales Castle Pines Fall Festival, Village Square - Sat 10/24, 10am to 2pm - free Haunted Forest Fall Fest, HRCA Backcountry - Sat 10/24, 1 to 4pm - $10 kids, $5 adults All of this is in this week's newsletter too. Link in bio. #douglascountycolorado #castlerockcolorado #parkercolorado #highlandsranch #castlepines

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One of the newest hikes near Denver just opened in Castle Rock. Golden Eagle Loop is one of the last two trails finished at Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space, and we had company up there: two mule deer bucks bedded down in the shade. It's high, open slickrock with limited shade, and the road up to it looks down on the fall color along Willow Creek right now. Comment HIKE and I'll send you the full trail guide: every trail with distance, elevation and shade, plus parking and hours. Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space, Castle Rock @Castle Rock Crew #lostcanyonranch #castlerockcolorado #coloradohikes #coloradonature #douglascountycolorado

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This Week in Douglas County (10/8-10/14): Thu 10/8 - Elk Bugling Hike - Backcountry Wilderness, Highlands Ranch - 5-7:30pm (only a few spots left) Thu 10/8 - Always...Patsy Cline opens - Lone Tree Arts Center - 7:30pm (runs through 10/25) Sat 10/10 - Baby Goats at Lone Tree Brewing - Lone Tree - 2:30-4:30pm Sat 10/10 - Fieldhouse Fright Night - Parker Fieldhouse - 5:30-8pm Wed 10/14 - Ghostly Stories and Tragic Tales Walking Tour - Castle Rock Museum - 7pm (reservations required) Wed 10/14 - Toad the Wet Sprocket - PACE Center, Parker - 7:30pm The full list of this week's events is in the newsletter - subscribe (link in bio) #douglascountycolorado #highlandsranchcolorado #parkercolorado #lonetreecolorado #castlerockcolorado