Carter Park is guaranteed fun for the whole family! The park includes tennis courts, a playground, picnic tables, baseball courts, volleyball courts, and even a dog park if you want to bring your dog along. During the winters when the park is covered with a thick blanket of snow, it becomes a fine spot for sledding. An indoor heated area welcomes you whenever you need respite from the cold outside. You can also rent out the neighboring pavilion if you have a big event coming up.
Dillon Reservoir, just north of Breckenridge, is surrounded on all sides by breathtaking vistas and activity-packed recreation areas. Chief among them is Peninsula, a peninsula-bound recreation Mecca full of hiking trails, campgrounds, picnic areas, fishing spots, open fields, and even a disc-golf course and a skate park. Here, there really is something for everyone.
A twenty-six mile trail to hike or bike down lakeside parks and paths. The Dillon Nature Preserve's pristine setting is very likely the best view of Dillon Reservoir and the Colorado Rockies that you can get. Leashed pets are welcome and this family-friendly park is great for an active day out, or a family picnic. There are multiple loop trails at different levels, but for the most part very easy and interpretive signs along the way inform you of the wildlife surrounding you.
A short jaunt up the road from Breckenridge is Dillon Reservoir, and its namesake recreation area sits on a peninsula along the body's northeastern shore. A litter of campgrounds provide accommodations for outdoorsy visitors, and a first-class boat ramp draws water sportsmen from all over the region. Hikers won't be disappointed thanks to the ample amount of trails, and picnickers will relish the tables, benches and views.