A plan envisions new opportunities for recreation at one of the Denver metro area’s most popular outdoor destinations — including a long loop trail for all and “zones” for mountain biking.
Lakewood officials recently posted a draft plan for William F. Hayden Park as part of a public scoping process spanning more than a year. The 50-page document could next be reviewed by City Council in December, said Amber Thill, operations manager for Lakewood’s Community Resources Department.
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Thill has been part of the team that launched planning 18 months ago.
“We broke records with everything we did — the number of surveys, the number of people at open houses,” she said. “People really, really care about this place.”
That’s evidenced by more numbers reported in the plan: 337,000 annual visits to trails across Green Mountain, the centerpiece of the park flanked by West Alameda Parkway, Colorado 470 and neighborhoods on all sides.
Views from William F. Hayden Park in Lakewood.…
