SHORT TAKES
Best pool hall: Phantom Canyon
Best ice rink: Sertich
Best roller rink: Skate City
Best place to see babes on skates: Pikes Peak Derby Dames
Best park: Garden of the Gods
Best swimming pool: The Antlers Hilton
Best climbing wall: Sport Climbing Center
Best sports complex: Colorado Sports Center
Best golf course (private): The Broadmoor's Mountain Course
Best golf course (public): Patty Jewett
Best place for Frisbee golf: Widefield Park
Best hope for skateboarders: The proposed Memorial Park Skatepark
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BEST FISHING SPOT
ELEVENMILE CANYON
At this magical place on the South Platte River, the dam filters the water, so you can see clearly as you hook that trout. The scenery isn't too shabby, either, with canyon walls stretching toward the heavens.
uppersouthplatte.net/ijourney/msoplatt/11milecn.html
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READERS' CHOICE - BEST FISHING SPOT
ELEVENMILE RESERVOIR OR CANYON
We agree. See staff picks.
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BEST FLY-FISHING PLACE
THE ARKANSAS RIVER
April offers the best fishing all along the
Arkansas. Wait until July and you'll have to dodge the rafters.
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BEST BOWLING ALLEY
HARMONY BOWL
With 40 lanes, Harmony is easily the biggest bowling center in town. But what really makes Harmony so popular are the food and bowling specials. The best is on Sunday nights: For $8 you get three hours of bowling, shoes, nachos, fries and a soda.
3845 N. Academy Blvd., 591-1000
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READERS' CHOICE - BEST BOWLING ALLEY
HARMONY BOWL
We agree. See staff picks.
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BEST PLACE TO WATCH A BIG GAME
THE WORLD ARENA
The Pikes Peak region offers sports fans plenty of exciting options: Air Force Academy football, Sky Sox baseball ... But none gets the adrenaline pumping like Colorado College hockey. The Tigers have dominated the ice during the Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular seasons, and with a young team, the future is looking bright.
3185 Venetucci Blvd., 477-2100
worldarena.com
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RAMPART PARK
With 1,500 feet of gnarly berms, hits and table tops, this volunteer-maintained city facility is the longest BMX track in Colorado.
270 Lexington Drive
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BEST GIFT TO HIKERS
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN
The city and state are halfway through a three-year process to buy 920 acres on top of Cheyenne Mountain that will link Cheyenne Mountain State Park with other public land.
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BEST ILLEGAL HIKE
THE INCLINE
Mount Manitou Incline draws hundreds of trespassers each week who use the steep trail as a kind of Rocky Mountain StairMaster. Most of the land is owned by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway.
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BEST NEW TRAIL
RED ROCK’S ROUND-UP TRAIL
This volunteer-built singletrack offers a rolling loop through little-visited corners of Red Rock Canyon Open Space that are great for hiking, biking or just finding a little peace.
Click here for map
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BEST MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL
BEAR CREEK’S MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE COURSE
County park employees envisioned this trail, built in 2007, as a place for races. Three are planned for this summer.
Riders, take your mark.
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BEST LOCATION TO SHOOT A SCI-FI VIDEO
THE PAINT MINES INTERPRETIVE PARK
The colorful spires and hoodoos in this 750-acre park are so otherworldly, when you hike through, it feels like you should wear a spacesuit.
Southeast of Calhan on Paint Mine Road
adm.elpasoco.com.
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BEST PICNIC SPOT
SCOTSMAN CAMPGROUND AT GARDEN OF THE GODS
This scenic spot has great views of Kissing Camels and Pikes Peak and even has its own awesome rock formations. There also are 11 picnic tables and a few barbecue grills, making this a fine spot for a family reunion.
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READERS' CHOICE - BEST PLACE TO WORK OUT
YMCA
The Village People were so right.
It is fun to go to the YMCA, especially with our seven Pikes Peak-area locations that feature state-of-the-art equipment and elaborate aquatics. And membership prices there won't trigger personal foreclosure crises.
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READERS' CHOICE - BEST HIKE
GARDEN OF THE GODS
The trails at Garden of the Gods give you excellent views, not only of the sandstone formations, but also of Pikes Peak.
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Highlights from Best of Sports & Leisure 2007
BEST PLACE TO LEARN TO FLY-FISH
ANGLER’S COVEY
