News Flash

Proposed Heritage Square Exchange Community Meetings

Jeffco Open Space (JCOS) will host two community meetings, on Tuesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 19, about the potential Heritage Square Land Exchange (HSE).

In 2019, JCOS received a proposal for a land exchange with Martin Marietta Materials (MMM). The...

Flying J Ranch Park Forestry Restoration, Pile Burn Notice for Spring

Flying J Ranch Park Forestry Restoration, Pile Burn Notice for Spring

As part of the on-going forest restoration and wildfire mitigation work at Flying J Ranch Park, Jeffco Open Space will be conducting slash pile burns for a three-day period between March...

Managing Trail Safety at Apex Park Community Meeting

UPDATE: Recently we announced a community meeting to discuss a draft plan for Apex Park aimed at improving visitor safety. Please be assured it is a starting point for a community discussion on how to best improve safety at Apex Park. The good news is tha...

Jeffco Open Space Conservation Awards

The celebration of the 2019 Jeffco Open Space Conservation Awards hosted almost 300 individuals at the Lakewood Cultural Center on Thursday, January 30. These awards recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions to the JCOS mission - pre...

Get Involved! Jeffco Open Space is Recruiting 2020 Volunteers

Want to do more to protect the parks and trails you love? We are recruiting for 2020 volunteers who can help us educate visitors, protect natural resources, and promote stewardship across the county!

Come to an upcoming drop-in recruitment fair to learn ab...

South Valley Park Improvements Begin in 2020

South Valley Park’s southern trailhead will be getting a makeover in 2020. Crews have already begun installation of a concrete vault for the permanent restroom. This will replace the existing port-o-let at the south trailhead. Once this is placed, constru...

Seasonal Wildlife Closures to Begin February 1

Each year Jeffco Open Space uses seasonal wildlife closures at the parks to protect species at sensitive times in their life cycles. This year’s seasonal wildlife closures affect numerous Jeffco Open Space parks and trails. 

Centennial Cone Park &...

Camping Fees will be Applied to Open Space Campsites in 2020

Beginning January 1, 2020, a $12 fee per campsite, per danight, will be applied to all Jeffco Open Space campgrounds. This includes Sourdough Springs and Sawmill Campgrounds at White Ranch Park, as well as Idylease Campground at Reynolds Park. Camping per...

Mount Falcon Park Serves up Blue Plate Special

Did you know the Eagle Eye Shelter atop Mount Falcon Park sits on a rock outcropping that the Kirchoff Family once used as a landfill? Frank Kirchoff was a famous contractor who was involved in building structures such as the Voorhies Memorial Gateway (19...

Dino Ridge Master Plan Community Open House

Thank you to all who attended the open house on December 11, 2019.  Proposed future projects include a new Visitor Center, educational signage, track protection, and roadway improvements.

For more information: DinoRidge@jeffco.us

Dinosaur Ridge Mas...

2020 Small Research Grant Applications Now Open

2020 Small Research Grant Applications Now Open

Jeffco Open Space offers Small Research Grants to individuals or groups to conduct applied studies on Jeffco Open Space lands. The goal of this program is to fund research that will inform the management of n...

Dakota Ridge South Designated Use Trail Opens at Matthews/Winters Park

Today, Jeffco Open Space (JCOS) celebrates the opening of the Dakota Ridge South Trail, a new designated use, mountain bike only trail at Matthews/Winters Park. The construction of the 0.8 miles of new trail began in 2016 and the trail opens for recreatio...

Black Bear Trail Opens, Connecting Deer Creek Canyon and Hildebrand Ranch Parks

Today, Jeffco Open Space celebrates the opening of Black Bear Trail, a major connection between two popular parks in the system. The construction of 6.3 miles of new trail between Plymouth Mountain Trail and Mill Creek in Deer Creek Canyon Park began in O...

Conservation Greenprint

View our recently developed Conservation "Greenprint". This illustrates the challenges that are facing Jeffco Open Space today, the opportunities we see, and the strategies we plan to implement to address these challenges. View the full document...