SPORTS
LEAGUES
BASEBALL
LITTLE LEAGUE
Colorado District One, a member of International Little League, baseball and softball leagues for children ages 5-15.
District Office: 518 Road 28¾, 242-6951
Palisade: East of 32 Road, including Collbran and De Beque, 464-5051
Grand Mesa: 32 Road west to 12th Street, 242-6951
Monument: 12th Street west to 23 Road, 256-9012
Orchard Mesa: South of Colorado River, 250-5307
Fruita-Redlands: West of 23 Road, 858-4670
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE
Grand Junction Adult Baseball League: Paul Gray, league president: 434-3170
Western Colorado Baseball Association: 242-3528
BASKETBALL
AAU Basketball Boys: Seventh and eighth grades, season, January to March, 248-4829
Girls: Seventh and eighth grades, Dave Montoya, 245-4724
FOOTBALL
Flag football, adult: Grand Junction Parks and Recreation, 254-3866
Mesa County Junior Football Association: Boys ages 10-15 or sixth to eighth grade: season from mid-August to November, 245-0725, 523-3596
GOLF
Leagues and lessons:
Tiara Rado Golf Course, 254-3830
Lincoln Park, 242-6394
Adobe Creek National Golf Course, 858-0521
Chipeta National Golf Course, 245-7177
Bookcliff Country Club (private), 242-9053
Redlands Mesa, 263-9270
RUGBY
Grand Junction Griffins: Rick Rozelle, 243-1677
SOCCER
Grand Mesa Youth Soccer Association: 529 Road 25½, Suite B 112, 81501, 242-4550, leagues for children aged 5-19. Advanced/recreational leagues for ages 11-19 as well as coed leagues, indoor leagues and various adult leagues.
Thunder Mountain Soccer Association: 640-5446, offers recreational and competitive leagues in spring and fall for children ages 5-18.
SWIMMING
Dolphins Swim Club: Year-round seasons for children ages 4 and up; 260-8459
Dolphins Swim School: For 5- and 6-year-olds, 260-8459
Master Swimming: For 18 and older, 260-8459
TENNIS
Bookcliff Country Club (private): 242-2515 (closed for construction)
Grand Junction Tennis Club: Various spring, summer and fall leagues, tournaments and leagues for all ages, 242-1490
WRESTLING
Tiger Paw: 243-1188, ext. 0
Fruita Monument Mat Cats: 254-8025
Grande River Wrestling: 523-9709
Little Warriors: 434-8699
WHERE TO PLAY
BOWLING
Freeway Bowl: 1900 E. Main St., 48 lanes, pro shop, 245-3035, league and open bowling.
GJ Scores: 2445 Road F 3/8, 248-0777.
Orchard Mesa Lanes: 295 Road 27, pro shop, 242-9297, league and open bowling.
GOLF
All area codes: 970.
Adobe Creek National Golf Course: 876 Road 18½, 27 holes, public, 858-0521
Battlement Mesa: 3930 Battlement Parkway, Battlement Mesa, 18 holes, public, 285-7274
Black Canyon Golf Course: 1350 Birch St., Montrose, 18 holes, public, 249-4653
Bookcliff Country Club: 2730 Road G, Grand Junction, 18 holes, private, 243-3323
The Bridges: one mile east of Townsend off of Ogden Road in Montrose, (877) 546-GOLF
Cedar Ridge Golf Course: 502 County Road 108, Rangely, 9 holes public, 675-8403
Chipeta Golf Course: 222 Road 29, 18 executive holes, public, 245-7177
Cobble Creek: south of Montrose, off U.S. Highway 550, 240-9542
Deer Creek Village Golf Course: 500 SE Jay Ave., Cedaredge, 18 holes, public, 856-7781
Devil’s Thumb Golf Course: 9900 Devil’s Thumb Road, Delta, 18 holes, public, 874-6262
Dos Rios Country Club: 501 Camino Del Rio, Gunnison, 18 holes, public, 641-1482
Fairway Pines Country Club: 117 Ponderosa Drive, Ridgway, 18 holes, public, 626-5284
Glenwood Springs Golf Course: 0193 Road 131, Glenwood Springs, 9 holes, public, 945-7086
Lincoln Park Golf Course: 14th and Gunnison Ave., Grand Junction, 9 holes, public, 242-6394
Meeker Golf Course: 903 Highway 13, Meeker, 9 holes, public, 878-5642
Redlands Mesa: 2325 W. Ridges Blvd., Grand Junction, 18 holes, public, 263-9270
Rifle Creek Golf Course: 3004 Colorado Highway 325, Rifle, 18 holes, public, 625-1093
Tiara Rado Golf Course: 2063 S. Broadway, Grand Junction, 18 holes, public, 254-3830
ICE SKATING
Glacier Ice Arena: 2515 River Road, 242-7465
TENNIS
Public Courts
Collbran
Gandi Park: 5900 Colorado Highway 330
De Beque
Town Park: Minter Avenue behind the senior citizens center.
Fruita
Fruita Monument High School: Four courts, 1815 J Road.
Fruita Middle School: 239 N. Maple.
Grand Junction
Bookcliff Middle School: four courts, 2935 Orchard Ave.
Canyon View Park: six courts, 730 Road 24
Central High School: four courts, 3130 Road E½.
Grand Junction High School: four courts, 1400 N. Fifth St.
Lincoln Park: eight lighted courts, near 14th Street and Gunnison Avenue.
Mesa State College: 10 lighted courts located near the southwest corner of 12th Street and Orchard Avenue.
Orchard Mesa Middle School: four courts, 2736 Unaweep Ave.
Ridges: two courts, in the Ridges subdivision on the Redlands.
Tennis Center: four indoor courts and four outdoor, 535 Road 25½, 241-2280
Private courts
DoubleTree Hotel: two lighted courts, 743 Horizon Drive, 241-8888
Bookcliff Country Club: five lighted courts, 2730 G Road, 242-2515 (closed for construction)
Racquetball/handball
Crossroads Fitness Center: 2768 Compass Drive, also has squash courts, 242-8746
Grand Junction Athletic Club Day Spa and Salon: 2515 Foresight Circle, 245-4100
Mesa State College: Saunders Fieldhouse, near the southwest corner of Orchard Avenue and 12th Street.
GRAND JUNCTION PARKS
AND RECREATION
INFORMATION
Grand Junction Parks and Recreation: 1340 Gunnison Ave.,
Administration: 254-3842
Recreation Programs: 254-3866, variety of classes offered on a seasonal basis.
Bookcliff Activity Center: 540½ Road 29¼, a full-size gym attached to the new Bookcliff Middle School, opens Sept. 11, offers drop-in activites/sports, 254-3888,
BASKETBALL
Youth: Fourth through sixth grades; registration in September and October; season from November to February, 254-3866
Adult: Men’s league, 18 and over, women’s league, 254-3866
SOFTBALL
Adult: Competitive and recreational, 14 and over, summer and fall seasons, 254-3866
SWIMMING
Learn to swim: All ages, Orchard Mesa Community Center and Lincoln Park-Moyer Swimming Pool, 254-3866
TENNIS
Instructional: All ages, Lincoln Park tennis courts, 254-3866
VOLLEYBALL
Adult: Spring and winter seasons, 254-3866
WRESTLING
Youth: First through sixth grades; registration in January and February; season from February to March, 254-3866
SPORTS CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Bookcliff Rattlers Motorcycle Club: www.bookcliffrattlersmc.org
Camp Kiwanis: 242-4400, in partnership with Hilltop offering youth groups opportunity to camp in the Grand Mesa National Forest
Colo-West Custom Sports Inc.: 260-9167, 245-7649, 245-6538, 257-5334
Girls/Women on the Run: 257-9267
Grand Mesa Jeep Club: 245-2373
Grand Junction Tennis Club: 242-1490
Grand Junction Trap and Skeet Club: 116 Road 32, 245-0780
Grand Junction Volleyball Club: 640-5195.
Grand Valley Disc Golf Club: 241-4869
Grand Valley Wave Swim Club: 858-4115
Ice Skating Inc.: 243-9469
Maverick Club (of Mesa State College): 248-1503
Mesa Mall Walking: 242-0008 for maps
Mesa-Monument Striders: 241-RUNN
Motorcycle Trail Riders Association: 523-1865
National Wild Turkey Federation Western Slope Chapter: 256-1237
Western Slope ATV Association: 241-2409
USS Register Master Swim Program: 243-4368, 858-3764
Western Slope Snowmobile Association: 245-3325
COLORADO SKI AREAS
Arapahoe Basin: (888) ARAPAHOE
Arrowhead: (970) 926-3029
Aspen Highlands: (800) 525-6200
Beaver Creek: (800) 404-3535
Breckenridge: (800) 404-3535
Buttermilk: (970) 925-1220
Copper Mountain: (800)458-8386
Crested Butte: (877) 326-1471
Durango Mountain Resort: (970) 247-9000
Eldora: (303) 440-8700
Hermit Basin: (719) 783-2900
Keystone: (970) 496-4FUN
Loveland: (303) 571-5580
Monarch: (888) 996-7669
Powderhorn: (970) 268-5700
Silver Creek: (800) 754-7458
Silverton Mountain: (970) 387-5706
Ski Cooper: (719) 486-3684
Ski Sunlight: (970) 945-7491, (800) 445-7931
Snowmass: (970) 923-1220, (800) 598-2004
Steamboat: (970) 879-6111, (800) 922-2722
Telluride: (970) 728-6900
Vail: (970) 476-5601
Winter Park/Mary Jane: (303) 892-0961
Wolf Creek: (970) 264-5639
LOCAL PARKS
Blue Heron: River Road and Redlands Parkway, trail system, fishing, open space, picnic tables, restrooms, shelter.
Canyon View Park: 730 Road 24, lighted softball/baseball fields, basketball courts, dog park, football field, horseshoe pits, soccer fields, picnic shelters, playground equipment, skate facility, tennis courts, trail system, volleyball court, restrooms, open space.
Colorado West: First Street and Grand Avenue, open space.
Columbine: 546 Road 28¼, lighted softball fields, restrooms, picnic tables, open space, shelter, playground equipment, basketball court.
Cottonwood Meadows: 2856½ Texas Ave., open space, basketball courts, picnic tables.
Darla Jean: 2885 Road F¼, playground equipment, basketball court, open space.
Desert Vista: 1401 Ute Ave., open space.
Dixson: 287 Road 27, open space, multi-use field.
Duck Pond: 415 Santa Clara Ave., restrooms, picnic tables, open space, shelter, playground equipment, trail.
Eagle Rim: 2746 Cheyenne Drive, horseshoe pits, open space, picnic tables, playground equipment, restrooms, shelter, skate facilities, trail system.
Emerson: Ninth Street and Ute Avenue, restrooms, picnic tables, playground equipment, shelter, open space.
Hawthorne: Fourth Street and Gunnison Avenue, restrooms, picnic tables, shelter, playground equipment, open space.
Hillcrest: 107½ Hillcrest Ave., open space.
Lilac: First Street and North Avenue, open space.
Lincoln: 12th Street and Gunnison Avenue, restrooms, picnic tables, open space, shelter, lighted tennis courts, playground equipment, horseshoe pits, Stocker Stadium football field and quarter-mile track, Suplizio Field for baseball, outdoor pool, water slide, nine-hole golf course, driving range and practice area, backstops, auditorium, Grand Junction Parks and Recreation offices.
Long Family Park: 3117 Road F, opening soon
Matchett Park: 28¼ and F roads, undeveloped, disc golf course, open space.
Melrose: 1827 N. 26th St., restrooms, open space, shelter, playground equipment.
Orchard Mesa Pool: 2736 Unaweep Ave., indoor swimming pool, restrooms, disc golf course.
Paradise Hills: 830 Lanai Drive, picnic tables, playground equipment, basketball hoops, open space.
Pomona (Kronkright): 286 Road 25½, lighted softball fields, restrooms, open space, shelter, playground equipment, picnic tables.
Ridges Autumn Ridge: Pleasant View, off Broadway, open space.
Ridges Duck Pond: 442 Ridges Blvd., open space, picnic tables.
Ridges Hidden Valley: 382 Hidden Valley Drive, open space.
Ridges Shadow Lake: W. Ridges Blvd. and Mariposa, open space, shelter, picnic tables.
Ridges Pineridge: 359 Ridges Blvd., open space, playground equipment, volleyball court, picnic tables, trail system, basketball court, tennis courts, backstop.
Ridges Tot Lot: Ridges Circle Drive and Cliff Rosa Court, open space, playground equipment, picnic tables.
Riverside: 675 W. Colorado Ave., restrooms, picnic tables, open space, playground equipment, basketball court, shelter, trail system.
Sherwood: 200 Glenwood Ave., restrooms, picnic tables, open space, shelter, playground equipment, quarter-mile track.
Spring Valley I: 2760 Road F, open space.
Spring Valley II: 2899 Beechwood, open space, shelter, basketball hoops, playground equipment, picnic tables.
Watson Island: South Seventh Street and Struthers Avenue, trail system, fishing, restrooms, open space.
Westlake Park: 125 W. Orchard Ave., open space, picnic tables, restrooms, skate facility, shelter, disc golf course.
West Middle School: basketball court, volleyball court.
Whitman: Fourth Street and Pitkin Avenue, restrooms, picnic tables, open space.
Williams: 1403 Mesa Ave., open space, playground equipment, basketball hoops.
Wingate Park: 2192 Buffalo Drive, shelters.
TRAILS
Kokopelli’s Trail: 142 miles of easy to difficult mountain biking extending from the Loma Boat Launch west of Grand Junction south to Slick Rock, two miles from Moab, Utah.
Loops off Kokopelli’s Trail:
Grand Junction Lions Loops: 7.8 miles, starts at parking lot where the road from the Mack Interstate 70 interchange intersects with the gravel frontage road, allow two to four hours.
Mary’s Loop: 12.8 miles, starts at Kokopelli’s Trailhead. Follow the trail of the loop, Kokopelli’s Trail, to a point shy of the weigh station, turn left through the gate and follow the frontage road to a junction at mile 1.2 where the actual loop begins.
Tabeguache Trail: 144 miles of trail extending from the Savano Valley near Montrose to Monument Road near Grand Junction. Trail maps are available at the Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Resource Area, 2815 Road H, Grand Junction, 81506, (970) 244-3000; or Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association Inc., P.O. Box 4602, Grand Junction 81502-4602, (970) 244-8877.
RIVERFRONT TRAILS
Riverfront Commission: 245-0045
Audubon Trail: North of Colorado Highway 340 at the west end of Albertsons Shopping Center.
Blue Heron Trail: Follows north side of the Colorado River along Redlands Parkway and River Road.
Connected Lakes Trail, James M. Robb Colorado River State Park/Connected Lakes: Passes through Connected Lakes State Park and parallels Redlands Canal to Promontory Point.
James M. Robb Colorado River State Park/Corn Lake: Trail extends west of the lake connecting Corn Lake to the Colorado River Wildlife Area and beyond to 29 Road.
Palisade Trail: Located at the south end of Bentwood Drive in Palisade, crosses the Grand Valley Irrigation Canal and follows the Colorado River westward.
Riverside Park: On the east bank of the Colorado River at West Street and south of Colorado Highway 340 (Grand Avenue); access to both Audubon and Blue Heron Trail.
Watson Island: Loops around Watson Island.
COLORADO RIVER
INFORMATION
Colorado River Activity Information: 434-3388
NATIONAL AREAS
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: South rim: Colorado Highway 347 off U.S. Highway 50 six miles east of Montrose; north rim, Colorado Highway 92, 11 miles east of Crawford, (970) 641-2337; deepest part of the Gunnison River Gorge; both rims offer lookouts, picnic tables and campgrounds. Campfire programs offered mid-June through Labor Day.
Colorado National Monument: Colorado Highway 340, south of Fruita, (970) 858-3617; sandstone canyons, rock formations, fossils and prehistoric remains of Indian cultures, camping, picnicking, nature trails and visitor center.
Curecanti National Recreation Area: Parallels U.S. Highway 50 between Gunnison and Montrose, (970) 641-2337; three lakes on the Gunnison River, Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Crystal. Visitor centers located in Cimarron, Elk Creek and Lake Fork. Access to Morrow Point Dam is from Cimarron turnoff.
Dinosaur National Monument: Headquarters are two miles east of Dinosaur, (970) 374-3000, quarry is seven miles north of Jensen, Utah, (801) 789-2115. Quarry offers a sandstone cliff with more than 2,300 fossilized bones, the Colorado side offers canyons carved by the Yampa and Green rivers.
STATE PARKS
James M. Robb Colorado River State Park: (970) 434-6862, includes Connected Lakes; Corn Lake, 434-3388; Fruita Section, 858-9188; and Island Acres, 464-0548 in the Grand Valley. Activities include boating, fishing, camping and picnicking.
Crawford Reservoir: (970) 921-5721; one mile south of Crawford: water-skiing, boating, fishing, camping and picnicking.
Harvey Gap: 0050 Road 219, Rifle, (970) 625-1607, windsurfing, fishing and sailing.
Highline Lake: 1800 Road 11.8, Loma, (970) 858-7208; two lakes for fishing, water sports, picnicking and camping.
Paonia: Colorado Highway 133, 46 miles south of Carbondale, water-skiing, camping and fishing, Crawford, (970) 921-5721
Ridgway: 28555 U.S. Highway 550, (970) 626-5822, scenic park south of Montrose includes a trout fishing reservoir.
Rifle Falls and Rifle Gap: Three miles south of Rifle on Colorado Highway 325, (970) 625-1607. Rifle Falls has a triple waterfall and Rifle Gap offers water sports.
Sweitzer Lake: Three miles south of Delta on U.S. Highway 50, (970) 874-4258
Vega: 12 miles east of Collbran, (970) 487-3407; fishing, water-skiing, ice fishing.
NATIONAL FORESTS
Grand Mesa/Uncompahgre: Delta, (970) 874-6600; 3 million acres in west central Colorado, stretches from Continental Divide to Grand Mesa. Red Mountain Pass, Telluride, and Lizard Head highlight the area.
White River National Forest: Glenwood Springs, (970) 945-2521, more than 2 million acres containing Aspen, Keystone, Vail, Copper Mountain ski areas. The crown jewels of the region are the Maroon Bells near Aspen and millions of miles of trout streams that wind their way through the region.
