Starting June 15, the public will once again be able to recreate at Waterton Canyon in Littleton, but only on weekdays. The popular hiking, biking and horseback riding destination has been closed to the public since March 18 over concerns of COVID-19.
When it reopens, the canyon will follow normal operating hours on weekdays, opening a half hour before sunrise and closing a half hour after sunset, Denver Water said. Waterton Canyon will remain closed on weekends until further notice.
Denver Water said it will closely monitor the weekday use over the next month to inform a successful weekend opening as well.
“Waterton Canyon is a popular recreation destination and we recognize the closure was an inconvenience and ask the public to help us keep our resources and employees safe,” said Heath Stuerke, Strontia Springs Dam supervisor. “The recent closure allowed us to utilize this time to improve the recreation experience by performing our annual dust mitigation project where we close the canyon for a few weeks out of the year.”