Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space Plan

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City Council unanimously adopted the Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space Plan on July 20, 2023!

Thank you to the Woodland Park community, local partner agencies, and technical experts who have contributed to the Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Plan over the past year!

The draft plan reflects the guidance of the community as collected throughout the year-long planning process. The plan identifies specific recommendations for the next 10+ years of the City’s investment in parks, recreation, trails, and open space. Interested in a quick overview? Check out the Executive Summary under Resources and Reports.

The Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Woodland Park has recently completed a long-range planning process to create a bold vision for the future of the City’s parks, recreation, trails, and open space system! Over the past year, the Department has been working with a planning firm, Logan Simpson, to engage the community; evaluate existing conditions, challenges, and future opportunities; identify alternatives and solutions to current challenges; and ultimately, present a compelling vision and implementation plan for the next 10+ years of parks, recreation, trails, and open space.

City Council unanimously adopted the Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space Plan on July 20, 2023!

Thank you to the Woodland Park community, local partner agencies, and technical experts who have contributed to the Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Plan over the past year!

The draft plan reflects the guidance of the community as collected throughout the year-long planning process. The plan identifies specific recommendations for the next 10+ years of the City’s investment in parks, recreation, trails, and open space. Interested in a quick overview? Check out the Executive Summary under Resources and Reports.

The Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Woodland Park has recently completed a long-range planning process to create a bold vision for the future of the City’s parks, recreation, trails, and open space system! Over the past year, the Department has been working with a planning firm, Logan Simpson, to engage the community; evaluate existing conditions, challenges, and future opportunities; identify alternatives and solutions to current challenges; and ultimately, present a compelling vision and implementation plan for the next 10+ years of parks, recreation, trails, and open space.

  • Public Open House and Online Questionnaire #2

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    On Wednesday, March 22nd, at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The Parks and Recreation Department hosted a drop-in open house to present draft plan goals and input on priority projects. An online version was also available as an alternative to attending the open house.

  • Online Questionnaire #2 AND Open House!

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    Join us on Wednesday, March 22nd, at the Ute Pass Cultural Center from 5:30 - 7pm for a drop-in open house or take the online questionnaire by clicking HERE. The questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes. Once complete, you can enter to win a family day pass to the Woodland Aquatic Center!

    The is the second questionnaire of the year-long planning process and an opportunity to provide comments on the goals and priorities of the plan. Please participate by investing 15-20 minutes to complete this questionnaire and influence the future of parks and recreation in Woodland Park.

  • What's next for the Plan?

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    Preliminary recommendations were presented to City Council on January 19th, 2023. The presentation can be downloaded under "Additional Resources" to the right. Next, the planning team and city staff will develop the goals, strategies, actions, that will provide the road map for how to turn these big ideas into reality. This will include assigning estimates of probable cost to significant projects tin order to consider cost as one factor related to project prioritization. The next public engagement opportunity will take place in late spring to seek community input on priorities.

  • Summer & Fall Outreach Engages Over 750 Community Members

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    Parks and Recreation staff and the planning team spent the summer seeking input from the community through in-person and online methods including focus groups, a booth at the Farmer’s market, a community-wide online questionnaire, and convening a technical advisory committee comprised of local professionals and experts from partner agencies. These efforts engaged approximately 759 people during that phase of outreach. Thank you to all who participated by sharing your ideas, concerns, preferences, and vision for the future of parks, recreation, open space, and trails in Woodland Park! Be on the lookout for upcoming opportunities to engage in project prioritization in late spring.

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