An unpaved path along Coal Creek, historic buildings, and visible mining remains give Superior several different points of interest for travelers. Museums and community recreation facilities add to these offerings: you can explore the town through its trails and landscape as well as its architectural and local history.
Trails and Open Space
The Coal Creek Trail is a regional trail with an unpaved surface that follows Coal Creek from 66th Street in Superior to Erie. If you’re including cycling in your trip plans, the trail surface is a practical consideration when choosing a route. The two endpoints make its regional course clear.
Boulder County Open Space offers a different point of reference: Superior borders it on one side, and the open space is connected to an extensive trail network. The Coal Creek Trail focuses on the creek and its endpoints, while the open space offers access to a larger trail network. These are two distinct ways to plan: a named route and a connection to a more extensive trail network.
Local History in Buildings and Mining
Grasso Park is a historic campus in Superior’s original town center. It includes the Hake Homestead House, built in 1895. The Grasso Park Interim Historical Museum is housed in a 1904 bungalow. There are nine years between the two construction dates—a specific point of comparison between the historic buildings.
The Asti Park Historical Museum explores mining in Superior, life in the homes of a mining camp, and education in the schoolhouse. Its scope therefore ranges from industrial work to living and learning. The Industrial Mine Camp historic site adds visible traces on the land to these themes: it is located in Boulder County Open Space, where concrete foundations and mining spoil piles remain. Museum exhibits and structural remains offer different ways to explore mining history.
The Historic Superior Cemetery also anchors history to a specific place: it sits on a hill on land donated by a local farmer in 1873.
Recreational Offerings and Visit Planning
The Autrey Disc Golf Course has nine tee pads, each with two alternative basket positions. If you’re including disc golf in your trip plans, this layout gives you a concrete sense of how the course is arranged.
The Autrey Park Dog Park has a separate area for small dogs within the existing facility. For planning a trip with a dog, this designated section is a specific feature of the dog park.
The North Pool has a heated leisure pool and a heated children’s wading pool. Since seasonal operating details can change, check the current schedule before visiting.
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