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 Eastman Park Poudre River Experience - What to know before you go!  1.  Where is it?  What is it? The Eastman Park River Experience is located in the heart of Windsor, Colorado.    It's located off of 7th Street and Eastman Park Drive north of the playground, shelter, skatepark and soccer fields. The Eastman Park River Experience features a river-mile devoted to local kayaking, canoeing, tubing and water play. This outdoor experience features a dedicated float launch and take out area, a scenic river plaza that provides river access for general water enjoyment, picturesque views of the Cache la Poudre River and Longs Peak and an amazing new hangout spot. You can bring your own water vessel or rent one at the Eastman Park Pavilion.  There is no admission fee to use the river experience. Tube rentals are available from late May to early September. Tube rentals open for the season May 27 and are open 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily. Rentals are available at the concessions pavilion

  From craft root beer to homemade ice cream, Northern CO has great places to celebrate National Root Beer Float Day on Aug 6, 2023!  #rootbeerfloatnoco Just want some craft root beer without the ice cream?  Scroll a little further down for local breweries that make their own.   Looking for spiked root beer? We found that too in NoCo! Tag us #rootbeerfloatnoco BUT FIRST, A LITTLE COLORADO HISTORY ABOUT ROOT BEER FLOATS: Photo source: Wikipedia Sharing from National Food.com:  The unique fusion of ice cream with root beer is unlike anything else. This summertime delicacy has a history as rich as its texture and flavor! Frank J. Wisner, the owner of Colorado’s Cripple Creek Brewing, is the person to thank for creating the root beer float on August 19, 1893. The idea behind this extraordinary innovation came to Wisner when he was looking at the snowy peaks of Colorado’s Cow Mountain that gave the illusion of ice cream floating on a beverage. While staring out of the window of the Cripple