We had no idea of the significance of tree stump carvings in Craig until we visited the town for the first time.
We viewed the carved tree trunks at the main downtown Craig park (City Park) both in the slightly overcast late afternoon of our first day in Craig and in the bright morning of our last day in Craig and it was interesting to see how they carvings looked different in the different lighting.
This one features a bird carrying a fish in its talons.
This carving is named "Temptation" and is located near the Craig Swimming Complex.
These are wolves seen with the different lighting.
These carved tree trunks are associated with the annual Whittle the Wood Rendezvous.
One of the local attractions worth seeing while at City Park (Veteran's Memorial Park) is the small monument honoring World War II veterans presented by the local VFW post.
Another location attraction to check out while at City Park is the Marcia car. There is a sign on the window of this fancy train car with a telephone number to call to arrange a tour.
The carvings shown above are at City Park, but a local couple who saw us looking at the City Park carvings told us there are more carvings at Moffat County's Loudy Simpson Park located in Craig.
We were happy this couple told us about Loudy Simpson Park because it features some natural beauty in addition to the stump carvings.
The impressive carving "Caesar" is at this park.
Here are some other carvings at Loudy Simpson Park.
This beautiful piece is farther into the park.
This one is also deeper into the interior of Loudy Simpson Park.
We could not walk the full Kiwanis Trail at Loudy Simpson Park because large portions of it were washed out by the high water, but it was still a beautiful area.
Interestingly, beavers have been a problem at this park in the past.
We enjoyed seeing the beautiful Yampa River area of Loudy Simpson Park while seeing the additional carvings.
Craig has a large number of parks for a town of its size. The tree stump carvings at City Park and Loudy Simpson Park complement the other natural and human-made attractions at these parks.
Related Resources
- Whittle the Wood Rendezvous: Colorado's Premier Chainsaw Carving Competition
- RoadsideAmerica.com: Craig, CO - Chainsaw Art Garden
- The Fence Post: Whittle the Wood in Craig, Colo.
- Craig Press: Whittle the Wood wows for 18 years and counting
- Fordor's: Marcia Train Car
- RoadsideAmerica.com: Craig, Colorado: Fancy Train Car: The Marcia
- Craig Press: New statue honors Craig servicemen of World War II
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