Hiking South Valley Park - Jefferson County Open Space
South Valley Park is an open space park in Jefferson County Colorado. Consisting of 995 Acres this park sits in a unique valley on the west side of a rock uplift called the Hogback. The park has numerous red rock formations similar to the rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheater or Garden of the Gods, just smaller. There are two separate parking lots at the park. The north lot is large and has lots of space, while the south parking spot is smaller but still has a good number of spots. Restrooms are available to hikers at both parking lots. The upper parking area also has picnic spots available after your hiking journey. There are 7.7 miles of Trail available in the park. The trails create a variety of different loops of varying lengths. Most of the trails in the park are rated as easy with a few sections that are rated moderate because of the increased steepness. All Trails has eight different trails listed for this open-space park. Connector trails also connect this park to other ope