For people interested in history, Colorado has lots of ghost towns, mining remnants and plane crashes. In 2022, we featured 12 plane crashes that you can hike to in the state. One of the closest to the Denver metro area is a T-33 crash site accessible to hikers and OHVs in Boulder County.
The T-33 was “the first jet trainer used by the U. S. Air Force,” according to a sign at the site.
When the plane crashed in June 1965, two Air Force fliers lost their lives — Major Jay E. Currie and 1st Lt. Donald B. Darby.
If you don’t have an OHV, the hike starts just past the Peaceful Valley campground in a small parking lot. If you come to a split in the road after the campground, you’ve gone too far…