Bear Creek Dog Park

Hi there, 

The nearest prairie dog colony resides north of the proposed dog park. While you may see prairie dogs from time to time across the park, the "home base" is carefully observed and tracked by staff on a regular basis.  Staff continues to work with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to ensure we are respecting existing wildlife impacts in the greenbelt with any modifications. 

This is great feedback that we will share with the project design team. 

We will post the refined concept following internal reviews by engineering, planning, storm water, etc., as well as Colorado Parks and Wildlife. At that time we will ask for comments and additional feedback on the proposed project/trailhead and location. 

Tell us more! What do you feel is most important in a dog park? We are in preliminary conceptual design considering a dog park in this location and want to hear what is most important to residents. Be sure to take the survey, that also asks you to rank park amenities that are important to you by September 23. 

We are in the conceptual phase and seeking pubic input prior to delving into design details, but we know that shade is important in any park and will likely include a shelter with picnic tables and places of respite for park visitors. 

Great question! Staff is currently researching surfacing options that are both cost-effective and easy to maintain. A common trend is to leave some portions of a park grass, plant trees/etc., allow for some portions to have a natural surface, and utilize crusher fines or pea gravel, which is easy to maintain. While additional study needs to occur prior to any new park development, there are several options that will be considered. 

Hi there,

This project is in the preliminary design phase with the first step requesting public feedback through this project phase. The conceptual site plan provided on this site is the design currently available. When we close the survey Sept. 23, staff will reconvene to discuss next steps including environmental review and preplanning with the Lakewood Development Review team for a site plan review. This includes a review of engineering, traffic, drainage, storm water, fire, etc. Please subscribe to this project page for future updates!

This location has been a potential location for a dog park for many years. With the acquisition by the City of the old veterinary office on Wadsworth, the existing deceleration lane, and space availability for a trail connection, parking lot,  and formalized trail head, we felt the Wadsworth location the most accessible. Great question!

These are common concerns and great points for us to include in the new management plan. 

We are in preliminary stages of due diligence for another dog park. We are considering a new dog park management plan that would model Denver's plan and would take into consideration park hours. City parks currently close at 10pm. We could reduce that even earlier, if necessary. Hours in this location would be enforced by both park rangers and Lakewood PD.