Castle Rock State Park

The Castle Rock State Park Loop is approximately 6.5 miles around and could be considered a moderate or medium to high intensity hike depending on your experience. Their are varying types of gorgeous scenery to observe like beautiful trees, lookouts, and rocks. This trail is shaded in many areas and some parts of the trail is open. The trail is lengthy and has swells of hills so proper footwear is recommended. The trail becomes very narrow in some areas so make sure to watch your footing! Many animals can be seen as well as many different kinds of birds. You can climb on many of the rocks and enjoy the view but be careful its not all as easy as it looks. This trail is great in spring because it isn't too hot and the shade makes it very easy to rest and cool off at some of the more challenging parts of the hike. Castle rock itself is a massive state part with many different trails, this is just to Park Loop, so if you wish to go on a shorter excursion then there are countless other trails to explore.