You know that feeling when you discover something extraordinary has been sitting in your neighborhood the whole time, and you’re simultaneously thrilled and slightly annoyed that nobody told you about it sooner?
That’s exactly what happens when most Coloradans first stumble upon Roxborough State Park in Littleton, a geological wonderland that looks like it was airlifted straight from another planet and gently deposited just southwest of the Denver metro area.
While tourists flock to the usual suspects like Garden of the Gods and Rocky Mountain National Park, this stunning treasure sits quietly in the foothills, practically winking at locals who zoom past it on their way to somewhere else.
The park sprawls across nearly 4,000 acres of dramatic red rock formations, scrub oak forests, and meadows that seem to glow golden in the afternoon light…