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Dino Ridge Master Plan Community Open House

Please join us to view and share your thoughts on the vision for Dinosaur Ridge. Proposed future projects include a new Visitor Center, educational signage, track protection, and roadway improvements.

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...

Designated Mountain Bike Only Trail at Matthews/Winters Park

After conducting a one-year pilot program on the newly constructed Dakota Ridge South Trail at Matthews/Winters Park, Jeffco Open Space (JCOS) is officially designating the .8 mile section of Dakota Ridge South Trail as mountain bike only, as of November ...

Windy Saddle Park Trailhead Reopens Following Improvements

Following several months of work, the Windy Saddle Park Trailhead, located at 1277 Lookout Mountain Road, Golden 80401, has reopened with improvements.

Improvements include a permanent vault restroom, new asphalt overlay and striping for the parking lot, a...

Jeffco Seeks Input to Inform Future Trail Network

Jeffco Open Space is coordinating the creation of the Jeffco Trails Plan, the first countywide trails plan for Jefferson County. The intent of the plan is to create a comprehensive trail system that unites the people, places, and possibilities of Jefferso...

Online Campsite Reservations Now Available

Designated Mountain Bike Only Trail at White Ranch Park

After conducting a one-year pilot program at White Ranch Park, Jeffco Open Space is officially designating a 0.9 mile section of Longhorn Trail as one way and mountain bike only as of June 19, 2019. The trail has been renamed Middle Longhorn Trail.

The 201...

Work Begins on Next Trail Segment in Clear Creek Canyon

The vision of a 65-mile trail connecting the Continental Divide at Loveland Pass to downtown Denver takes another step toward reality when work begins this week on a new segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail at the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon Park.

This 1.7...

Be Aware of Fire Restrictions in Jeffco Open Space Parks

Due to ongoing high fire danger conditions, Jeffco Open Space maintains Stage 2 fire restrictions year-round. This includes:

• No campfires
• No charcoal grills or open flames
• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or a developed trailhead area that is de...

Proposed Heritage Square Exchange

Jefferson County Open Space (JCOS) has received a proposal from Martin Marietta Materials for a land exchange. The exchange would deed the former 114 acre Heritage Square and the 5.7 acre Bachman property at US 40 (Colfax) and Heritage Road to JCOS.

In ret...

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 C...

Jeffco Open Space Regulations Updated

Effective immediately, Jeffco Open Space (JCOS) is updating park regulations related to fires and e-bikes that will be enforced throughout JCOS parks.

Fire Restrictions

Due to ongoing high fire danger conditions, JCOS will maintain Stage 2 fire restrictions...

Unique Conservation Partnership Preserves 424.6-Acre Lippincott Ranch

Jeffco Open Space (JCOS) and City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks (OSMP) recently finalized the land acquisition of the 424.6-acre Lippincott Ranch. Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) was also integral in the acquisition by providing JCOS and OSMP ...

Open Space Receives $9.75 million from DRCOG

Jeffco Open Space recently applied to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Board of Directors to request funding for a 3-mile segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail in the furthest East portion of Clear Creek Canyon. The request was made throu...

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...