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Parks

About Our Parks

The Parks Department maintains about 200 acres of developed parks and public lands and 1.4 miles of trail. Maintenance includes irrigation, fertilization, mowing, trimming, planting, general care of trees, shrubs and flowers and trash removal from the parks. Lamar's Ballpark Complexes, Escondido Park, and McCorkle Field are maintained on a year-round basis.  The Parks Department also maintains the Lamar Swimming Pool.  Additionally, the department completes many special projects to develop, enhance or improve the parks.

Willow Creek Park 3rd & Parkway
North Gateway Park1398 Valco Road
Northside Park5th & Maple
Escondido Park11th & Logan
Bi-Centennial Park601 South Main
Shore Arts Center Park (Pocket Park)115 South Main
Roadside Park100 Savage Avenue
Enchanted Forest4th & Beech
Lamar Community Building610 S 6th
Lamar Sports Complex2035 Saddle Club Dr

 To reserve a park or a structure within it, please call 719-336-2774 or stop by Lamar Community Building at 610 S 6th St in Lamar.  A deposit is required to hold the park for your events.

Sign for Willow Creek Park, established 1933, Colorado's 1st W.P.A. Project, surrounded by rocks and trees.

Willow Creek Park on the National Historic Register

Willow Creek Park is associated with several Great Depression-era Federal relief programs. Constructed between 1933 and 1938 under the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA), creation of the park provided a source of employment in Lamar during much of the Depression. Willow Creek Park was Colorado’s first CWA project and the first planned park in Lamar, providing a location for active and passive recreation activities. A prominent feature of the city, the park’s buildings and stone features are good examples of the Rustic style as interpreted by New Deal agencies. Characteristics include the use of native stone; traditional construction methods; evident hand craftsmanship; and simple functional design. The property is associated with the New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains.

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