Town Park Planned Improvements

Town Park is a large parcel of parkland located at the entrance to Snowmass Village along Brush Creek Road. Often referred to as the Entryway to Snowmass, Town Park includes the rodeo grounds, Snowmass Village Recreation Center, multipurpose fields, skate park, tennis courts, and many other park amenities.

Performing updates to Town Park is a priority for Town Council and POSTR Board. The park's central location and usage make it an important amenity to maintain. Town Park is the largest parcel of flat, green space in the community, and plays host year-round to events, recreation opportunities, and use by the community. It also serves as an access point to the Town's IMBA Gold Level trails and transit leading to the Snowmass Ski Area. Town Park hosts an outdoor rodeo, recreational events, and music. Town Park is heavily utilized and is faced with an increasing need to accommodate demand.  

Town Council received unanimous support from POSTR Board and Planning Commission to improve the park. Town Council has supported the Town Park Master Plan (PDF), directing Town Staff to begin construction on Phase I in 2023.

Project Timeline

Town Park Phase I: 2023-2024

Construction began after the final Snowmass Western Heritage Association's (SWHA) rodeo in 2023 and concluded in the spring before the first rodeo of the 2024 season. Town Council approved a budget of $5.3 million for Phase I construction. A completed Town Park Phase I brought a larger multi-purpose activity field north of the rodeo arena, an improved parking lot to the south of the rodeo arena, a filtration pond to protect the water quality, the reorientation and improvement of the rodeo grounds, and the installation of an enhanced bleacher structure which stands over the new Parks & Trails maintenance facility. Phase One impacted less than 1/10th of an acre of the pond's perimeter, but as amended in Ordinance 05 2022, Town Staff will not proceed with further Pond and Wetland projects without Town Council's approval.

Snowmass Rodeo panoramic view
Snowmass Rodeo Arena Aerial

Town Park Future Phases 

Future phases focus on improving the pond area at Town Park and include an ADA-accessible track along the entirety of the pond's banks, a fishing pier, beach head, and dredging the middle of the pond for wildlife habitat and water storage. A unique-to-Colorado ADA ramp leading to a shallow play area is also included.

Future phases also create additional wetland accessibility with a trailhead and parking area, ADA-accessible trails to the pond and boardwalk area, and single-track trails providing better access to popular Town trails and Pitkin County’s Sky Mountain Park. Educational signage will be provided along the boardwalks for relaxing leisure recreation. A bridge across the waterway connecting Town and County trail systems will also be added.

Photo 2 - Original Adopted Master Plan - 2020