I inquired at the June 3rd Trail Use Task Force meeting about when Centennial Cone will completely reopen this Spring, I'm passing this reply/info along from JeffCo Open Space staff. Looking forward to the entire loop again.
Centennial Cone:
The trail closure will be lifted this Friday, June 13th. Please
remind/encourage your user groups to park at the north parking lot for
Centennial Cone and discourage use of the informal parking along Hwy 6.
Some language that you may find helpful to place in newsletters on send
out to email list serves is:
AVOID THE MAYHEM!
Open Space has built two parking lots at Centennail Cone Park, one off
Douglas Mountain Road on the west and Robinson Hill Road on the north.
Some informal pullouts in Clear Creek Canyon, off Highway 6 (Mayhem
Gulch) have also provided some convenient parking. Unfortunately, this
has also resulted in a bit of a parking problem and safety issue in the
Canyon.
There are two places to park today to properly access Centennial
Cone-the western parking lot and the northern lot. The Western lot is
the smaller of the two. There is a need to keep the roadway to the lot
clear so that emergency vehicles may have access. The unofficial
Mayhem Gulch lot has seen increasing parking with spillover along
Highway 6 and in the pullouts across and further down the highway.
Parking of this type to access Mayhem Gulch, puts life and limb at risk
due to the extremely heavy traffic on Highway 6. No one wants to see
this occur.
The northern lot, on the other hand, typically has plenty of space and
is rarely full. Directions to that lot are available at
http://openspace.jeffco.us. If you plan to ride Centennial Cone,
please use the northern lot first and avoid the mayhem of parking at
Mayhem Gulch. Give real thought to either car pooling or going to one
of the other fine Jeffco Open Space Parks that are nearby, White Ranch
or Mt. Falcon.
Please note that the unofficial Mayhem Gulch lot is scheduled for
construction of an official parking lot as well as roadway improvements
for full turning movements in 2009. This year there will be some new
signage to eliminate unsafe parking in and around this area. We
appreciate your cooperation and help spreading the word of the preferred
parking location. Lets all stay safe.
Centennial Cone:
The trail closure will be lifted this Friday, June 13th. Please
remind/encourage your user groups to park at the north parking lot for
Centennial Cone and discourage use of the informal parking along Hwy 6.
Some language that you may find helpful to place in newsletters on send
out to email list serves is:
AVOID THE MAYHEM!
Open Space has built two parking lots at Centennail Cone Park, one off
Douglas Mountain Road on the west and Robinson Hill Road on the north.
Some informal pullouts in Clear Creek Canyon, off Highway 6 (Mayhem
Gulch) have also provided some convenient parking. Unfortunately, this
has also resulted in a bit of a parking problem and safety issue in the
Canyon.
There are two places to park today to properly access Centennial
Cone-the western parking lot and the northern lot. The Western lot is
the smaller of the two. There is a need to keep the roadway to the lot
clear so that emergency vehicles may have access. The unofficial
Mayhem Gulch lot has seen increasing parking with spillover along
Highway 6 and in the pullouts across and further down the highway.
Parking of this type to access Mayhem Gulch, puts life and limb at risk
due to the extremely heavy traffic on Highway 6. No one wants to see
this occur.
The northern lot, on the other hand, typically has plenty of space and
is rarely full. Directions to that lot are available at
http://openspace.jeffco.us. If you plan to ride Centennial Cone,
please use the northern lot first and avoid the mayhem of parking at
Mayhem Gulch. Give real thought to either car pooling or going to one
of the other fine Jeffco Open Space Parks that are nearby, White Ranch
or Mt. Falcon.
Please note that the unofficial Mayhem Gulch lot is scheduled for
construction of an official parking lot as well as roadway improvements
for full turning movements in 2009. This year there will be some new
signage to eliminate unsafe parking in and around this area. We
appreciate your cooperation and help spreading the word of the preferred
parking location. Lets all stay safe.