This 5-acre park is a great place for picnics, social gatherings, experiential play, and fishing.
The appeal of this park is all the natural features including old trees, ponds, and wildlife. The trees are huge with dense thick grasses and bushes in between, great for critters to hide in.
The Fly’n B house was built in 1906 by Matthew Plews who ran a greenhouse truck garden. In 1937 he sold it to O.E. “Smiling Charlie” Stephens, who ran an illegal gambling operation there until 1944. It passed through a number of families and businesses after that until 2006 when the house and surrounding five acres were acquired by Highlands Ranch Metro District.
The pond is hard to miss. It's a fairly large catch-and-release pond with clear water stocked with Black Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Catfish, and Green Sunfish. There is a pier and pavilion with multiple picnic tables, trash cans, recycle bins, charcoal grills, and a clean outhouse with a pit-latrine toilet and urinal.
The High Line Canal Trail trail runs through the south and east edges of the Fly'n B Park and all the way north to Green Valley Ranch in Denver.
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FEATURES
- Catch-and-release fishing pond with two piers
- Large old trees
- Local wildlife
- Small trail bridge
- Fly'n B house
- Performance stage
- High Line Canal Trail
SEATING
- Shelter/Pavilion
- Picnic tables
- Multiple benches
AMENITIES
- Charcoal grills
- Drinking fountain
- Electrical outlets
- Outhouse
- Bicycle racks
- 26 parking spaces with 1 handicapped spot
