Campbell Field, Golden

Name: Campbell Field
Address: Golden, United States

#29 among attractions in Golden

Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue

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Campbell Field, officially Marv Kay Stadium at Harry D. Campbell Field, is an American college football stadium located in Golden, Colorado. The stadium serves as the home field of the Colorado Mines Orediggers football team representing the Colorado School of Mines. Campbell Field is one of the oldest football fields in existence, the oldest west of the Mississippi River and the oldest in NCAA Division II. Originally it was a dirt surface all-purpose athletic field in exactly its current configuration, built within a clay pit, a fitting mined-out home for the Orediggers. Its first athletic contest, held on May 20, 1893, was the first annual Colorado Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Field Day, featuring many athletic contests between the University of Colorado, Colorado A&M, Colorado School of Mines, and the University of Denver, in which Mines claimed the most medals. Its first football game took place on October 7, 1893, a 6-0 Mines victory over the University of Denver. It has been home to the football Orediggers through all but the first five seasons of their existence, and has been renovated several times throughout its existence. The field was originally called Athletic Park, renamed Brooks Field after Mines trustee and benefactor Ralph D. Brooks in 1922, and renamed Campbell Field after 1939 undefeated team member and benefactor Harry D. Campbell in 2010. Campbell Field is the oldest football field in the west, the oldest in NCAA Division II football and the 5th oldest college football field in the nation. ()

Capacity: 4000Coordinates: 39°45'11"N, 105°13'41"W

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Campbell Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Mines Museum of Earth Science, Calvary Episcopal Church, Colorado National Guard Armory.

0.4 miE
Museum, Art museum
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden
11 min walk • The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is a cultural and historical quilt museum in Golden, Colorado. The permanent collection contains over 800 quilts dating back to the 19th century. The museum is also home to the Sandra Dallas Library and a gift shop.
~960 ftSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Mines Museum of Earth Science, Golden
5 min walk • The Mines Museum of Earth Science, formerly the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, is a geology museum based in the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States. It was established in 1873 and opened in 1874.
~1710 ftE
Church
Calvary Episcopal Church, Golden
9 min walk • Calvary Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival style chapel dating to the pioneer days of Golden, Colorado, United States. It is the oldest continuously used Episcopal church in Colorado, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1930 ftE
Tower
Colorado National Guard Armory, Golden
10 min walk • The Colorado National Guard Armory, known commonly by locals simply as the Armory, is a landmark in Golden, Colorado. Unusual in its construction, it was at one time the largest cobblestone building in the United States.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
South Table Mountain, Golden
24 min walk • South Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Castle Rock, the 6,338-foot summit of the mesa, is located on private property in Jefferson County, Colorado, 0.56 miles directly east of downtown Golden.
~1790 ftE
Universities and schools
Colorado School of Mines, Golden
9 min walk • The Colorado School of Mines is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, founded in 1874. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on energy and the environment.
1.3 miSE
39°44'26"N • 105°12'40"W
Fossil Trace Golf Club, Golden
32 min walk • Golf
0.5 miE
Church
First Presbyterian Church of Golden and Unger House, Golden
13 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church of Golden and the Unger House are two buildings in the Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colorado, United States.
0.4 miNE
39°45'29"N • 105°13'23"W
American Mountaineering Center, Golden
11 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
~1880 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Astor House, Golden
10 min walk • The Astor House, at 822 12th St. in Golden, Colorado, is a historic stone hotel from the earliest years of Golden, Colorado, United States. It was built in 1867. It has also been known as the Astor House Hotel, the Lake House and as Castle Rock House. It is now the Astor House Hotel Museum.
0.7 miE
Tudor Revival architecture
Herman Coors House, Golden
18 min walk • The Herman Coors House, in Golden, Colorado, was the home of Herman Frederick Coors. It was originally built as a modest bungalow in 1915 by Elmer Johnson, who in 1934 built the brewhouse of the Coors Brewery.

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Which popular attractions are close to Campbell Field?

Nearby attractions include Mines Museum of Earth Science, Golden (5 min walk), Arthur Lakes Library, Golden (8 min walk), Calvary Episcopal Church, Golden (9 min walk), Colorado School of Mines, Golden (9 min walk).