Staunton State Park 2021 Visitor Programs

Free with Park Pass
Please note that programs are held at various locations within the park!
Staunton State Park, 12102 S. Elk Creek Rd, Pine, CO 80470
303-816-0912
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton

Tuesday June 1
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday June 5
Photography Class 10a
Bring your camera and learn how to do wildlife and nature photography! Instruction and a hike included! Meet at the Visitor Center patio

Night Sky Myths and Facts 8:45p
Join us as we discover how our ancestors "connected the dots" in the night sky. Hear stories of gods & monsters, heroes & villains. Meet at Marmot amphitheater.

Tuesday June 8
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday June 12
Night Sky Program 8:45p
Astronomy educator, International Dark Sky Association-Colorado member and Awesome Staunton Volunteer, Linda Kahananui, will be leading this star party! The program includes amazing star stories and fun science! Binoculars will be supplied as well as a huge telescope for all to awe in wonder!

Sunday June 13
Interpreter’s Table Pollinators! 10a-2p
Come visit us at the Visitors Center patio for a Pollinator Emersion Experience! Learn about the birds, bees, bats and bugs that pollinate our plants to make food and beauty for all to enjoy!!

Tuesday June 15
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant master! Learn interesting facts about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area

Archery in the Park! 10am-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Thursday June 17
Fishing at Davis Ponds! 10a-2p
Enjoy a dayof fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Saturday June 19
Photography Class 10a
Bring your camera and learn how to do wildlife and nature photography! Instruction and a hike included! Meet at the Visitor Center patio

Interpreter’s Table: Pollinators! 10a-2p
Come visit us at the Visitors Center patio for a Pollinator Emersion Experience! Learn about the birds, bees, bats and bugs that pollinate our plants to make food and beauty for all to enjoy!!

Sunday June 20
Interpreter’s Table Pollinators! 10a-2p
Come visit us at the Visitors Center patio for a Pollinator Emersion Experience! Learn about the birds, bees, bats and bugs that pollinate our plants to make food and beauty for all to enjoy!!

Tuesday June 22
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant master! Learn interesting facts about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday and Sunday June 26 & 27
Marmot Fest!!! 10a-3p
It’s all about marmots with fun activities for whole family including: ‘Where’s Raymond?’ scavenger hunt, games and crafts, hikes and rock climbing with instruction and equipment provided. It all starts at Meadows Parking Lot!

Fishing at Davis Ponds! 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Tuesday June 29
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Fishing at Davis Ponds! 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

July 2021 Staunton State Park Visitor Programs and Hikes!
Free with Park Pass
(Please note that programs are held at various locations)
Staunton State Park, 12102 S. Elk Creek Rd, Pine, CO 80470
303-816-0912
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton

Tuesday July 6
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Thursday, July 8
Archery in the Park! 10a-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Saturday, July 10
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike! 10a
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio

Saturday July 10
Interpreter’s Table: Mushrooms Moss and Lichens, Can you Dig It? 10a-2p
Learn mushrooms, moss and lichen ecology and why these organisms are so essential to the health of our Montane forests!

Saturday July 10
Myths and Legends in the Sky! 845p
Join us as we discover how our ancestors "connected the dots" in the night sky. Listen to ancient stories of monsters, heroes and heroines. Marmot Amphitheater

Saturday, July 10
Coyote Awakenings 7p-8p
This hour long program presented by interpretive naturalist/long time storyteller Swiftdeer-Paige celebrates the return of the coyote to our area. Play a lively audience participatory game to learn how coyotes survive in the modern world, listen to a whimsical Okanagan story about how the spirit chief named coyotes and other animals, engage in the entire coyote friendly version to Home On The Range accompanied by harmonica, and then be enthralled to hear an amazing true story of how Swiftdeer was saved by a coyote and her pup in the rugged high desert wilderness of north central New Mexico. Marmot Amphitheater

Tuesday July 13
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Friday July 16
Fishing at Davis Ponds! 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Saturday July 17
Hummingbirds: Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
Did you know that hummingbirds have really long tongues that wrap around their brains? Visit the hummingbird display and learn other amazing facts about these tiny creatures.
Saturday July 17 The Moon and You: Beauty and The Terminator 830p Astronomy educator and IDA Colorado member Linda Kahananui will be leading a moon party! There will be stories, science, and both naked-eye and telescope viewing. Marmot Amphitheater.

Sunday, July 18
Interpreter’s Table: Hummingbirds 10a-2p
Did you know that hummingbirds have really long tongues that wrap around their brains? Visit the hummingbird display and learn other amazing facts about these tiny creatures. Tuesday July 20
Wildflower Hike 10 am Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday July 24
Archery in the Park! 10a-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Saturday July 24
Fishing at Davis Ponds! 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Sunday July 25
Interpreter’s Table: Edible Medicinal Plants 10am-2p
Come learn how Drs. Rachael and Archibald Staunton used plant preparations to treat the people of the mountains! Location is Meadow Parking Lot.

Tuesday July 27
Wildflower Hike 10a
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Tuesday July 27
Fishing at Davis Ponds! 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Saturday, July 31
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike! 10a
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio.

Saturday July 31
Interpreter’s Table: Edible Medicinal Plants 10a-2p
Come learn how Drs. Rachael and Archibald Staunton used plant preparations to treat the people of the mountains! Location is Meadow Parking Lot.

Saturday July 31
Bear in Mind 7p-8p
This hour long afternoon program for the whole family is presented by long time storyteller Dennis Swiftdeer Paige. The story celebrates our area's most rarely sighted large mammal the black bear (Ursus americanus). Come and enjoy this thoroughly engaging interactive indigenous friendly storytelling program to bring out the bear in you. Marmot Amphitheater.

Saturday July 31
The Summer Milky Way, and other Night Sky Wonders 830p
It’s a dark sky and new moon!
Listen to a spell bounding Native American Milky Way Story! See through a giant telescope and visit some of our neighboring planets, and take a magical look at other amazing deep sky sights! Marmot Amphitheater

One new program added today for tomorrow night at Staunton:
Saturday, July 31
Journey from the Heart 7-8p
With close ties to the earth, native North American cultures are a crucial link between human society and nature. The flute playing, circle dances, animal impressions, stories, songs, drumming, and sharing of the Medicine bag are presented in a very colorfully captivating setting, creating an inspirational program to draw the participant into the humor and ancient wisdom of the First Nations. This hour long evening program presented by interpretive naturalist/long time storyteller Swiftdeer-Paige. Marmot Amphitheater

August 2021 Staunton State Park Visitor Programs and Hikes!
Free with Park Pass
(Please note that programs are held at various locations)
Staunton State Park, 12102 S. Elk Creek Rd, Pine, CO 80470
303-816-0912
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton

Sunday, Aug 1
Edible Medicinal Plant Hike 9am
Meet at Meadow Parking Lot then head out to Davis Ponds Trail while listening to amazing stories of our wildflower world!! Along the way we will search for the elusive flower Faeries!!

Tuesday Aug 3
Wildflower Hike 10 am
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday Aug 7
Myths and Legends in the Sky 830p
Join us as we discover how our ancestors "connected the dots" in the night sky. Listen to ancient stories of monsters, heroes and heroines. Marmot Amphitheater

Sunday, Aug 8
Edible/ Medicinal Plant Hike 9am
Meet at Meadow Parking Lot then head out to Davis Ponds Trail while listening to amazing stories of our wildflower world!! Along the way we will search for the elusive flower Faeries!!

Monday, Aug 9
Archery in the Park 10am-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Tuesday Aug 10
Wildflower Hike 10 am
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Thursday Aug 12
Fishing at Davis Ponds 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Saturday, Aug 14
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike 10am
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio

Saturday, Aug 14
Bear in Mind 7p-8p
This hour long evening program for the whole family is presented by long time storyteller Dennis Swiftdeer Paige. The story celebrates our area's most rarely sighted large mammal, the black bear (Ursus americanus). Come and enjoy this thoroughly engaging, interactive, indigenous friendly storytelling program to bring out the bear in you! Meet at the Marmot Amphitheater

Sunday, Aug 15
Edible Medicinal Plant Hike 9am
then head out to Davis Ponds Trail while listening to amazing stories of our wildflower world!! Along the way we will search for the elusive flower Faeries!! Meet at Meadow Parking Lot

Tuesday Aug 17
Wildflower Hike 10 am
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday Aug 21
The Nutty World of Squirrels... and Such 10a-2p
Come check out the various critters in the squirrel family and those that look like them and how they are preparing their homes and food stores for winter! Meadow Lot

Sunday Aug 22
The Nutty World of Squirrels... and Such Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
Come check out the various critters in the squirrel family and those that look like them and how they are preparing their homes and food stores for winter! Meadow Lot

Tuesday Aug 24
Wildflower Hike 10 am
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday, Aug 28
A Bear’s Life Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
Bears are having a fun time fattening up this summer with an abundance of berries and bugs! What’s next as the weather changes and food becomes scarce? Come see what the life of a bear is really like as they adapt to the seasonal changes here in the Montane Forest! Meadow Lot

Saturday, Aug 28
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike! 10am
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio.

Sunday, Aug 29
A Bear’s Life Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
Bears are having a fun time fattening up this summer with an abundance of berries and bugs! What’s next as the weather changes and food becomes scarce? Come see what the life of a bear is really like as they adapt to the seasonal changes here in the Montane Forest! Meadow Lot

Tuesday Aug 31
Wildflower Hike 10 am
Take a wildflower hike with a plant expert! Learn interesting facts and some fun fiction about Staunton’s beautiful wildflowers! Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

September 2021 Staunton State Park Visitor Programs and Hikes!
Visitor Programs and Hikes!
Free with Park Pass
(Please note that programs are held at various locations)
Staunton State Park, 12102 S Elk Creek Rd, Pine, CO 80470
303-816-0912
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton

Saturday, Sept 4
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike 10am
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio.

Tuesday Sept 7
Wild/Fall Color Stroll 10 am
Join a Certified Native Plant Master for a walk on the wild side, as we identify and discuss which plants wildlife survive on and which ones settlers and natives used for food and medicine. Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Friday, Sept 10
Coyote Awakenings 630p
This hour long program presented by interpretive naturalist/long time storyteller Swiftdeer-Paige celebrates the return of the coyote to our area. Play a lively audience participatory game to learn how coyotes survive in the modern world, listen to a whimsical Okanagan story about how the spirit chief named coyotes and other animals, engage in the entire coyote friendly version to Home On The Range accompanied by harmonica, and then be enthralled to hear an amazing true story of how Swiftdeer was saved by a coyote and her pup in the rugged high desert wilderness of north central New Mexico. Meet at Marmot Amphitheater.

Saturday and Sunday Sept 11 and 12
Living History Days 10a-3p
Come join some old time fun, live music by the campfire! Try some Johnny cakes and lemonade! Take a hay ride!

Historical Society Groups will be at the Visitor Center and Staunton Cabin will be Rockin to Celebrate the Stauntons and Area History!

We need your help, there are robbers in the area! Meet the “Jefferson County Sherff” there to get a map and follow the clues from Ranch Hand Picnic Pavillion or the Visitor Center to find the Reynolds’s Gang hidden treasure! After finding the treasure continue with your posse on to the Staunton Cabin to meet the “Park County Sherri” to receive your reward!

Learn about how doctors Racheal and Archibald Staunton treated patients during the pandemic of their times, with old school surgery techniques and medicinal plants.

Enjoy old time games and crafts.

Experience the protests of the Feather Trade and the fight to protect our beautiful colorful birds from becoming extinct and decorations on ladies hats!

Trapping and Hunting gear used in the day will be displayed along with the valuable furs that were sought after by fur traders.

Learn to chink a cabin! See log hewing and cabin building! Who knows you maybe even will find a boot legger!

All events will be held at the Visitor Center and Staunton Cabin. Hop on the hay-ride at the visitor center or road below Meadow Parking or it’s a 30 min hike from Davis Ponds to Chase Meadow Trail from either the Visitor Center or Group Picnic Area. Also easily accessed along Staunton Ranch Trail to the Historical Cabin District Trail.

Tuesday Sept 14
Wild/Fall Color Stroll 10 am
Join a Certified Native Plant Master for a walk on the wild side, as we identify and discuss which plants wildlife survive on and which ones settlers and natives used for food and medicine. Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday Sept 18
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike 10am
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio

Saturday Sept 18
Ungulates- Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
It’s that time of year! The male elk, deer and moose are battling and bugling to win the loyalty of a “harem” of females. Visit the Interpreter’s Table and see what the “Rut” is all about!

Sunday Sept 19
Ungulates- Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
It’s that time of year! The male elk, deer and moose are battling and bugling to win the loyalty of a “harem” of females. Visit the Interpreter’s Table and see what the “Rut” is all about!

Monday Sept 20
Fishing at Davis Ponds 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

Tuesday Sept 21
Wild/Fall Color Stroll 10 am
Join a Certified Native Plant Master for a walk on the wild side, as we identify and discuss which plants wildlife survive on and which ones settlers and natives used for food and medicine. Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Saturday, Sept 25
Interpreter’s Table-The Changing Color of Colorado 10a-2p
Why do the leaves change? Is it the wind, rain or maybe the colder temperatures? Don’t you want to know? Come learn why leaves change to stunning colors and drop their leaves to prepare for winter.

Saturday, Sept 25
Night Sky Program 8:00p
Come join us as we discover how our ancestors “connected the dots” in the night sky. Listen to ancient star stories of gods, monsters, heroes and villains. Meet at Marmot amphitheater.

Sunday, Sept 26
Interpreter’s Table-The Changing Color of Colorado 10a-2p
Why do the leaves change? Is it the wind, rain or maybe the colder temperatures? Don’t you want to know? Come learn why leaves change to stunning colors and drop their leaves to prepare for winter.

Tuesday Sept 28
Wild/Fall Color Stroll 10a
Join a Certified Native Plant Master for a walk on the wild side, as we identify and discuss which plants wildlife survive on and which ones settlers and natives used for food and medicine. Meet at the Ranch Hand Group Picnic Area.

Thursday Sept 30
Fishing at Davis Ponds 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country lake. Those 16yrs and older must have a valid Colorado fishing license.

October 2021 Staunton State Park Visitor Programs and Hikes!
Free with Park Pass
(Please note that programs are held at various locations)
Staunton State Park, 12102 S Elk Creek Rd, Pine, CO 80470
303-816-0912
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/Staunton

Saturday, Oct 2
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike 10a
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio

Interpreter’s Table-The Changing Color of Colorado 10a-2p
Why do the leaves change? Is it the wind, rain or maybe the colder temperatures? Don’t you want to know? Come learn why leaves change to stunning colors and drop their leaves to prepare for winter.

Sunday, Oct 3
Interpreter’s Table-The Changing Color of Colorado 10a-2p
Why do the leaves change? Is it the wind, rain or maybe the colder temperatures? Don’t you want to know? Come learn why leaves change to stunning colors and drop their leaves to prepare for winter.

Monday, Oct 4
Archery in the Park! 10am-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Wednesday, Oct 6
Fishing at Davis Ponds 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country pond.

Saturday, Oct 16
Fishing at Davis Ponds 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country pond.

Archery in the Park! 10a-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Saturday, Oct 16
Journey From the Heart 10a-11a
With close ties to the earth, native North American cultures are a crucial link between human society and nature. The flute playing, circle dances, animal impressions, stories, songs, drumming, and sharing of the Medicine bag are presented in a very colorfully captivating setting, creating an inspirational program to draw the participant into the humor and ancient wisdom of the First Nations.

This hour long program will be held at the Visitor Center and presented by interpretive naturalist/long time storyteller Swiftdeer-Paige

Sunday, Oct 17
Fishing at Davis Ponds 10a-2p
Enjoy a day of fishing. Instructors will provide equipment and instruction on bait, spin cast fishing in a Colorado high country pond.

Archery in the Park! 10a-2p
Come enjoy archery! All skill levels welcome. This event is Instructor guided. All equipment is provided. Fun for all ages! The archery range is located above the Meadow Parking lot.

Saturday, Oct 23
Wildlife Photography Clinic and Hike 10a
Learn how to take breathtaking photographs! Bring your own camera for a short instructional class and then hike with a photographer along the beautiful trails to use your new skills to photograph the many wonders of Staunton State Park! Meet at the Visitor Center Patio.

Ungulates- Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
It’s that time of year! The male elk, deer and moose are battling and bugling to win the loyalty of a “harem” of females. Visit the Interpreter’s Table and see what the “Rut” is all about!

Sunday Oct 24
Ungulates- Interpreter’s Table 10a-2p
It’s that time of year! The male elk, deer and moose are battling and bugling to win the loyalty of a “harem” of females. Visit the Interpreter’s Table and see what the “Rut” is all about!

Saturday Oct 30
Trick or Treat Your Brain!! 10a-2p
We will have trick or Treating and educational posters along the Pooka Loop of Davis Ponds Trail. Start at the Visitor Center Trail Head or Ranch Hand Picnic Area. The Picnic Area will have s’mores, hotdogs and spooky displays including Owl, Bat and Spider! Come witness Dr Staunton perform brain transplants! Tricky fun for Everyone!