Chatfield State Park

I have a Colorado State Park pass so wanted to explore other state parks, besides just Cherry Creek Reservoir, so we went to Chatfield State Park. There's a swim beach, lots of trails, and it must have been the time of year, but there were so many wasps! We had the most fun though when we found this little area near the water where there were tons of friendly, unafraid lizards. They came right up to our shoes and let the kids help them dig out their holes. There were also a gazillion grasshoppers or crickets, whichever! I don't know the difference, and they hopped around crazily whenever we walked near the grass. It was fun. We went to another trail which was really beautiful, but there was so much standing water, small ponds I guess, that the mosquitoes were terrible. There were frogs along the path too but I didn't get a chance to see them because of the mosquitoes!! A fun adventure.