Mitchell Gulch Park

Mitchell Gulch Park was constructed more than 20 years ago. The park does not have a dedicated parking area and the playground must be replaced. The park also contains undeveloped space that could support additional improvements.

 Progress Update:

• This project was awarded to landscape architect, DHM Designs, in February 2020.
• The Town’s Planning and Construction Manager met with parks maintenance staff to determine maintenance issues; park deficiencies include: paved parking, improved playground area, security lighting, small structure for the port ‘o’ let and park signage
• Staff has conducted an initial site assessment with the design firm to discuss possible park improvements
• Residents were invited to take a survey in July.  Although the survey is now closed, the results are available on-line.

Plum Creek (South & North) Park

The Town of Castle Rock acquired the Plum Creek North Park property from Southwest Greens in late 2019. The park is located adjacent to the Plum Creek Golf Course Clubhouse and contains the former community pool, tennis courts, a pavilion, and walkways.

The park is over 20 years old and has not been maintained for several years. A playground previously located on the site was removed several years ago and the tennis court, pool and pool building cannot be salvaged and must be removed.  

Improvements to this park were not included in the CIP plan; however, the Plum Creek South Site was. DHM design has been retained to evaluate and create an improvement plan for both parks in order to take a holistic view of how parks serve the overall neighborhood.

Plum Creek South Park

This 20-year-old park contains a playground, half basketball court and site furniture, all of which require replacement. Much of the park property was actually planned as a future school site. The Douglas County School District has not used the property for this purpose, nor have they released it from future consideration. This may limit the amount of funding that can be invested into the project. The property is also used extensively for walking and may have potential for a more formal trail system.

Plum Creek North Site

The Town acquired the park property located adjacent to the Plum Creek Golf Course Clubhouse that contains the former community pool, tennis courts, pavilion and walkways. This park is more than 20 years old and has not been maintained for several years. A playground previously located on site was removed several years ago, and the tennis court, pool and pool building cannot be salvaged and must be removed.

Next Steps

In July, residents were invited to take a survey regarding their feedback for possible changes to these properties.  Although the survey is now closed, results can be viewed on-line.