2024 Colorama - October 5th
Place
Description
Experience a beautiful fall run at Lapham Peak State Forest. Run on wide, well-groomed hiking/ski trails. The 5K course will tour the middle level of the park. The 10K course follows the outer perimeter trail. The children's Smokey Bear Fun Run course circles the pond at Homestead Hollow. Walk on the 2.5K newly paved accessible trail suitable for wheelchairs or strollers, or take the stairs to the tower 
and/or visit the popular Butterfly Garden on the way back to Homestead Hollow start area. Enjoy treats, including Smokey Bear Birthday Cake after the run/walk in our picnic shelter. Participants will receive a choice of long sleeve t-shirts and custom-designed Lapham Peak awards for run winners. Colorama is a major fundraiser for Lapham Peak State Forest Improvements.
5K and 10K start promptly at 10a.m. Please arrive in time to pick up your number and t-shirt (if ordered) at the Trecker Lodge near Homestead Hollow. Walkers may start after the runners, after they pick up their numbers and ordered t-shirts at the Plantation Path start.
Free prize drawing winners will be announced at 9:45am, eligible to those who have registered by 9:40 am. Pick up your prizes after your run/walk.
T-Shirts
T-shirts may be ordered in adult S through XXL. There is an additional charge of $2 for the XXL. Smokey Bear participants age 10 and under will receive a youth t-shirt.
Parking
The Department of Natural Resources charges a park entrance fee. A special one-day $5 parking pass will be available for purchase at the park entrance on the day of the race. We encourage runners to support the park systems by purchasing an annual pass. The park has limited parking capacity. Please follow the park employees directions for parking.
Packet Pickup & Schedule
Registration and t-shirt pickup will be at the Trecker Lodge in Homestead Hollow. Please bring your mobile device to the registration table so that we can scan the QR code you received after completing the online registration (or a copy of the QR code on paper if you used a computer and don't have a phone).
Race Day Start Times:
- 8:30 am - Packet Pickup Opens
- 10:00 am - 5K, 10K Starts
- 10:05 am - Walks Start
- 11:30 pm: Smokey Bear Run
We strongly encourage you to register prior to race day. If you decide to register race day, we only take registrations electronically, payable with credit card.
PRIOR YEARS
2023 Colorama:
2023 10K Lapham Peak Colorama Run_Walk Results (PDF)
2022 Colorama:
We had a Beautiful day for the 33rd Annual Lapham Peak Colorama Run/Walk on Oct 1, 2022!
Over 250 participants joined us at the Park for the 5K and 10K and Smokey Bear Fun Run.
Race Day Results for the 5K and 10K races:
- 2022 Colorama 5K Results
- 2022 Colorama 5K Run Age Group Report
- 2022 Colorama 10K Results
- 2022 Colorama 10K Run Age Group Report
- Or search the Race Data Base
2021's Colorama:
We had over 200 racer on a nice day, with just a small amount of rain early in the day before the race.
2021 Race Day Results:
2019's Colorama:
Event was not held in 2020 due to COVID; 2019 Results were:
2018's Colorama:
We had over 268 participants this year! Thank you to everyone who came out even with the wet conditions to make this another great event for the runners/walkers/fun run and as a fund raiser for the Friends of Lapham Peak so that we can continue to fund projects in the Park here, especially our snow making operations! Results:
2017's Colorama:
The 29th Colorama and Smokey Bear Fun Run was a success on Saturday, October 7th despite the forecast of rain. Thanks to all the participants for coming! Here are the race results from 2017
