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Please note that this Sand Creek is not the location of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. There are seven Sand Creeks in Colorado, and the Sand Creek Massacre site is located near the town of Eads in the southeastern part of the state. For more information, please click here.



The Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership relies on the generosity of individuals, foundations, and public and private giving to build and maintain our beautiful greenway. We have a trail, but still need trailheads, major park development, and more. You can help by making a secure online donation today.

Throughout the year, volunteer events are held to improve the Greenway by planting native trees and shrubs, pulling invasive weeds, picking up trash, and building new trails, parks, and trailheads. Learn more about how you can volunteer and create positive change in our community.

Want to keep in touch with the Greenway about upcoming events, trail news, and volunteer opportunities? Sign up for our quarterly newsletter today.




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Welcome
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The Sand Creek Regional Greenway is a jewel in the necklace of trails that has made the metropolitan Denver area a national model for linked trail systems. This 14-mile public greenway connects the High Line Canal in Aurora, Colorado with the South Platte River Greenway in Commerce City. Along the way, it passes through Denver and the newly formed Stapleton community.

The Sand Creek Regional Greenway is open every day from dawn until dusk. Runners, walkers, nature viewers, horseback riders, and leashed dogs are encouraged to enjoy the trail. We invite you to become acquainted with our wilderness in the city.

News from the Greenway
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Please join us at Bluff Lake Nature Center on Monday, January 16th from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the 2012 MLK Day of Service. Volunteer activities for the day will include trash pick up and invasive species removal around Bluff Lake and Sand Creek. Please RSVP by shooting an email to cfry@sandcreekgreenway.org, or sign up online at VolunteerMatch.org. We hope to see you there!

Winter 2011 Newsletter

Our 2011 Winter Newsletter is now available. Click here to read great ideas from our trail users regarding improvements on the greenway, as well as new projects we are starting in 2012. Happy New Year!

Colorado Gives Day a Huge Success

On Tuesday December 6th, Colorado Gives Day raised 12 million dollars for more than 900 local charities. In the SCRGP's first year of participating in CO Gives Day, we raised almost $4,000 in this 24 hour giving period. Thank you so much to all of our generous donors!

If you haven't made your end-of-year donation to the Greenway yet, it's not too late! Click here to make your annual contribution, which will go toward improving the trail, funding volunteer projects, and providing environmental education for at-risk youth in 2012.

Happy holidays from all of us here at the Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership!

Announcing Colorado Garden Show Grant

We are pleased to announce that SCRGP recently received a grant from the Colorado Garden Show! The grant will be used to renovate the Smith Road Trailhead in Denver, including installing a xeriscape demonstration garden, adding more signage, and improving the parking area. Click here to read the press release.

For more information please contact Caroline Fry, SCRGP communications manager, at (303) 468-3262.

Regarding Oil Spill in Sand Creek

Several of you have called or written to ask us about the spill in Sand Creek that has received media attention.  We have received updates from Suncor regarding the spill - click here to read a press release from Suncor.  We will continue to post information as we receive it.

The spill is not near the trail - and the Sand Creek Regional Greenway trail is open for use.  The spill is at the confluence of Sand Creek and the South Platte River, about 1/8 of a mile from the trail.

For more information, please contact SCRGP Executive Director Kate Kramer at (303) 468-3263.