Master Planning Process
Community Park is located across the street from Shaffer Elementary on Sangre de Cristo Road. The community is being asked to participate in a master planning process to not only look at how we use the park today but how our children and grandchildren will use the park for the next 30 years. Master planning processes will help establish a long-range plan to help ensure that community resources are used effectively, and priorities are based on the greatest community benefit. Aligning the community’s vision to the master plan will help to establish a clear plan of action and clearly identify the priorities that helped to establish that plan. The District is fortunate to have BrightView Design Group. BrightView provides a broad spectrum of landscape architecture expertise and is part of a national firm with design, construction, pre-construction, and maintenance branches in the Denver Metropolitan Area and nationwide.
Community Park Pickleball Courts: Coming Soon
Exciting progress continues at Community Park as the Metro District advances plans for new pickleball courts—an amenity designed to meet growing community interest and enhance recreational opportunities. Throughout 2025, the Metro District Board has provided strategic direction to ensure this investment aligns with the Community Park Master Design and reflects resident priorities.
The project includes five lighted pickleball courts, thoughtfully located in the southwest corner of the park near existing facilities for convenience and accessibility. With $600,000 budgeted for this phase 1A, it represents the only funded portion of the broader Community Park Master Design process at this time. The larger Community Park project, Phase 1, has only been approved for design. The Pickleball court project phase 1A is currently under contract and moving through Jefferson County’s permitting process, with a target completion date of May 2026. Once finished, these courts will provide a vibrant new space for recreation and community connection.
For additional detailed information related to this project including the following please use the links below:
- Original Request For Proposals
- Jefferson County Pre-Application Illustrations, including both parking information and sound distance information
- DHM Landscape Architect Memo Summary of soils report
- Kumar Geotechnical Engineering (soils) Report
- Community Park Sound Study
- Bradford Park Sound Study
- Awarded Low Bid: Pickleball Courts Phase 1A
For more information about this project, please contact the Metro District Team at ChadM@kcranch.org
Community Meeting #3: Master Plan Presentation
Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
After gathering feedback from the community and key stakeholders, Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District staff and BrightView Design Group presented the updated Community Park Master Plan to the residents of Ken-Caryl on May 10 via Zoom, followed by a question and answer section.
Community Meeting #2
Date: Thursday, Jan. 26
Time: 5 – 7 p.m. open house with a short presentation at 5:45 p.m.
Location: Ranch House
The community participated in a meeting on Jan. 26 to review three exciting concepts for Community Park. There was also a follow-up survey for feedback. Questions? Contact kcrmd@kcranch.org, or 303-979-1876.
Community Meeting #1
Date: Thursday, Dec. 15
Time: 5 – 7 p.m. open house with a short presentation at 5:45 p.m.
Location: Ranch House
The process kicked off with a community meeting on the evening of Dec. 15, with an open house at the Ranch House and included a short presentation to help explain the process and the next steps and begin to garner resident feedback.
History of Community Park
The 2017 and 2021 Community Surveys both identified the need for a restroom at Community Park, to which the District wholeheartedly supports; however, there is more that is needed to be considered than just a restroom when thinking about Community Park. The District acquired this 14-acre area across from Shaffer Elementary when it signed the Bargain and Sale Deed on December 31, 1991 with a land developer who abandoned plans for housing. Via District funds and several joint venture grants through Jefferson County, the 14-acre park was planned and developed in 1992 and 1993. The park is nearing the 30th anniversary of its development, and it has served an incredible purpose for the community as one of the primary locations of athletics, including soccer and baseball. It is also home to one of the community’s accessible playgrounds and an immensely popular picnic shelter. Its location next to Shaffer Elementary and along several of the community’s greenbelts makes it a community hub for diverse activities.
For information about the Community Park Master Planning Process, please contact kcrmd@kcranch.org.