Castlewood Canyon State Park

State Park in Franktown, CO

Hours:

Park: Sunrise to Sunset.
Office: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day.

Entrance Fees:

Daily Vehicle Pass: $​10

Individual Daily Pass: $4

Animals Permitted:

  • Leashed Dogs
  • Service Animals
  • Horses

Park Address:

2989 South State Highway 83
Franktown, CO 80116
United States

Contact:

303-688-5242

[email protected]

Castlewood Canyon offers beautiful scenery and many trails for all skill levels.

Castlewood Canyon State Park

State Park in Franktown, CO

Castlewood Canyon offers beautiful scenery and many trails for all skill levels.

Hours:

Park: Sunrise to Sunset.
Office: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day.

Entrance Fees:

Daily Vehicle Pass: $​10

Individual Daily Pass: $4

Animals Permitted:

  • Leashed Dogs
  • Service Animals
  • Horses

Park Address:

2989 South State Highway 83
Franktown, CO 80116
United States

Contact:

303-688-5242

[email protected]

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Get Involved

Whether you are an avid hiker, mountain biker or hunter, or you simply appreciate all the Colorado outdoors has to offer, there are many ways you can get involved. Colorado state parks have a variety of employment and volunteer opportunities. Jobs include naturalists and maintenance and administrative work, and range from full to part time and temporary. Volunteer opportunities include wildlife monitoring and campground host. Check out the opportunities below for more information.

Two adults and four children panning for gold

Two adults and four children panning for gold

Jobs

Every year we hire: 

  • Visitor Service Technicians
  • Interpretive Naturalists
  • Maintenance Technicians​​​​
  • ​​Limited-Commissioned​ Law Enforcement ​Personnel​​

All temporary, YIP internship and full-time jobs are posted directly on the state's career website.

Participate in Park Management Plan

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for public input to draft Castlewood Canyon State Park’s Management Plan. The park is creating a 10-year plan to serve as a guideline for future land management and resource use decisions. The public comment period will be open from January 8 to February 9. Public input will be reviewed and used to inform the draft plan. The management plan is expected to be published later this year.

State park management plans are designed to serve as a policy document and point of reference for current and future staff and the public. The plan is intended to align with CPW’s goals of managing land and conserving natural resources for generations to come.

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Attend a Meeting

An in-person meeting will be held on January 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Philip & Jerry Miller Library Event Hall B, located at 100 S Wilcox St., Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Volunteer

 Bluebird sitting on top of bluebird box

Bluebird monitoring

For those with an interest in and familiarity of birds, volunteers will monitor bluebird house/nesting sites located around the park.

 Rock climbers

Climbing committee

Castlewood Canyon climbing committee

 Family hiking on trail

Trail work

Assist park staff with creating, restoring and maintaining trails throughout Castlewood Canyon State Park.

Two people looking at Lucas Homestead ruins.

Two people looking at Lucas Homestead ruins.

Friends of Castlewood Canyon

Friends of Castlewood Canyon State Park is a non-profit corporation that provides support for the interpretative and educational activities of Castlewood Canyon State Park.​ The friends group aims to preserve and enhance the Park’s natural, cultural and recreational resources. Friends is a 100% volunteer organization with more than 100 active members.

To learn more and join Friends of Castlewood Canyon State Park, visit the Friends of Castlewood Canyon State Park website or check out their facebook page!