CPN residents are fortunate to be located adjacent to the largest contiguous open space in Douglas County. This open space precludes any residential or commercial development in these areas and provides environmental and wildlife habitats.

August, 2002 Update:
CPN continues to have a lot of activity related to trails, parks, and the possible recreation center. Here's a quick update on what's coming for CPN's parks and trails.

Retreat Park: This year, Metro District will repair the baseball infield and backstop, and the playground surface ares.

Coyote Ridge Park: nearing completion. The baseball field should be ready for play in August. The bridge is in, and the sidewalks connecting the ball fields are expected to be done before the end of summer.

South Park: A new park will be built in the area north of Castle Pines Parkway, from the CPN Community Center east to the Montessori School. The access road will be from the new intersection of the Parkway and the new LaGae Road (next to the King Soopers). Funding for the park will come partially from developer fees that have been paid to CPN's Parks Authority, and partially from Master HOA dues. Currently, the Parks Authority is working on acquiring the land for the park. One parcel, north of the Community Center, has been purchased from the church that owned the land. Work is currently underway to transfer the balance of the park land. Some of the parcels currently belong to Douglas County, and there are is also two parcels that are currently zonedsome "commercial" land that the developer has an agreements to deed over to CPN. Once the land transfer work is completed, then a citizen's committee will begin formed to help plan the park, including decisions about what activities and amenities should be in the park. The goal is to begin working on the park in 2003.

Daniels Gate Area Park: A small (2-acre) park ir the Daniels Gate area, with a playground and one ballfield, is expected to open later this year. It is being built by the Daniels Gate area developers and will be maintained by our Metro District. It will be open to all CPN residents. Daniels Gate will also have a private pool and clubhouse ("Recreation Center") - that will be open only to Daniels Gate oeighborhood residents.

Trails: Trails in and around CPN are also a topic of interest. A citizen committee is being formed to review maps of the trails in CPN, the surrounding neighborhoods, and the regional trails that will be built by the County.

The Metro District will repave several trait sections this year. Builders will construct additional trails as new areas are built out. The County is now beginning work on a trail that will go from Daniels Park Road west to Chatfield, and over the next few years will tie our area in to a greatly-expanded regional trails system. The CPN Metro District will publish a map of current and planned trails later this year.

Douglas County is beginning work this year on the East-West Regional Trail, which will go in the open space area north of CPN, and eventually continue west to Chatfield Reservoir, north to the new Bluffs Park, and and east to the Cherry Creek trail system.

County Parks: Douglas County has opened the new "Bluffs Regional Park," a "natural" park with hiking trails, located south of Lincoln on Yosemite.

Douglas County is also finalizing plans for the new Wildcat Regional Park north of CPN, near the new middle school/ high school complex at Monarch and McArthur Ranch Road. This will be a large, 200-acre park with league-play ball fields (6 baseball fields and several multipurpose fields for soccer, football, lacrosse, etc.), as well as many other amenities such as walking and biking trails, a garden and observation area, a lake, and dog-park areas. Funding of this park will come from Douglas County Parks funds, plus additional funds from the Highlands Ranch Metro District (if Highlands Ranch voters approve bond money for the park in the November election). The County plans to begin construction in 2003.

CPN Parks and Trails
Map of Trailways (existing/proposed)

Plans for the Trail system

Map of Recreational facilities - existing and proposed with usages

Plans for Recreational facilities

Cherokee Ranch -
located adjacent to CPN
Cherokee Ranch may someday have a center that is open to the public, but the expectation is that the balance of the Ranch will limit public access in order to preserve wildlife habitats. There will never be any development.

Daniels Park -
a City of Denver Mountain Park just north of CPN
This includes a shelter just north of CPN Parkway, the buffalo enclosure and the Tall Bull Memorial. The City and County of Denver will determine future uses in this park. There will never be any development.
See the News & Issues section

Highlands Ranch Open Space -
in the northern quadrant of our area
This is an 8,000 acre area, 1200 acres of which can be used for public and recreational uses. This area is managed by the Highlands Ranch Community Assoc and the Highlands Ranch developer. There will never be any commercial or residential development in this area.
See the News & Issues section

Glendale Farm -
Natural Open Space Park/Trail
East of I-25, north of Surrey Ridge

Proposed Trails
The County is planning expansion of the Regional Trail system. One new trail would parallel Daniels Park Road and connect to another new trail system that would go through the Highlands Ranch Open Space north of Daniels Park and connect to Chatfield Reservoir and the Cherry Creek Trail Systems.
map of the area trailways

Proposed Parks
The County is planning a regional park (with soccer fields) just south of Highlands Ranch at Quebec/McArthur Ranch Road.
map of the area parks

Regional Soccer Fields??

We are looking for someone who can fill us in on local sports available to the community. Please contact the Webmaster if you have any info.

Regional Soccer Fields:
See the News & Issues section of this Web site for news on proposed area fields.

Golf - public courses. We have a list with links posted on this site.

The Ridge at Castle Pines North - 303-688-0100

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