LAKEWOOD — On a perfect July 4th day the crowds showed up early at Bear Creek Lake Park.
“Super busy. Great place to be for the 4th of July though,” said Diana Nicholas who joined friends to walk into the park after it had reached capacity by 8:40. The park run by the City of Lakewood reaches capacity at 1000 cars and about 3000 people. This July 4th however was a big one.
“Everybody out here is loving it. Being all together as one,” said Omar Belgado who was at the packed beach at Soda Lakes. “It’s been crowded yeah. Ever since the morning.”
Same with two other big parks with swimming areas, Chatfield and Cherry Creek.
“We were three cars away and they said we’re closed. And we waited in line for 45 minutes,” said Elise Reinke, who was returning to a parking lot outside Cherry Creek State Park. “We just parked here in this parking lot and we walked down there for free so we didn’t pay anything.”
