If you are coming to the City to enjoy Virginia Canyon Mountain Park (VCMP), please note that parking is very limited at the trailhead on Riverside Drive. There are 10 parking spaces at the trailhead on Riverside Drive, which are occupied early in the day. If arriving and no parking is available at the trailhead, please park at one of the other options available, both paid or free. Please do not park on Riverside Drive. Riverside Drive is a no-parking zone and vehicles will be ticketed or towed.
A map of available VCMP parking will be provided when available. In the interim, use mapping software to route to one of the following locations:
- Colorado Boulevard between 23rd Avenue and Exit 239.
- Shelly/Quinn Ballfields Park (101 E. Idaho Springs Road)
- Any paid parking lot in downtown Idaho Springs (Park Idaho Springs - Idaho Springs Parking)
- Public lot south of Exit 240, along Highway 103
For those parking in public lots near downtown Idaho Springs, consider hopping on the Clear Creek Greenway Trail that runs along Clear Creek through the City. If parking at the public lot at Exit 240, you can access the Greenway from the parking lot and take it to the trailhead in less than one mile. The Greenway Trail is shown on most mapping services, including the Colorado Trail Explorer.