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Clear Creek White Water Park
1201 10th St.
Click below to view Clear Creek Whitewater Park aerials
Clear Creek RV Park to Lions Park
Lions Park to Golden City Hall
City Hall to Golden Feed
Golden Feed to Vanover Park
Dedicated in 1998, the Clear Creek Whitewater Park is one of Golden's most unique recreational attractions. Built for recreational canoeing and kayaking the course is one quarter of a mile of good, clean fun!
This innovative recreational experience is divided into sections. The course is 800 feet in length, built with natural boulders and divided into sections. The top is a series of drops and pools of different experience levels and has some fast eddies. The middle portion consists of flat, broad, shallow surf waves with huge random boulders--a prime workplace forgates. The bottom section entertains paddlers with more extreme surf and wave drops.
The class of this course will require paddlers proficient on fast moving, cold water, particularly during high flow season. There are no fees for drop-in usage and the course is unsupervised. Parking is located at Lions Park, the ballfields and adjacent areas. Vanover Park is also available for parking and provides a take-out site for those continuing downstream after maneuvering the course.
The Golden Parks and Recreation Department also offers lessons at the indoor pool for those that would like to safely learn this unique water sport
In 2002 six additional drop structures were constructed. These new structures provide a great recreational opportunity for white water access. They are located downstream from the competitive course behind City Hall and on either side of the Washington Avenue Bridge. With this expansion, Golden now provides 7 city blocks of White water activity on Clear Creek.
The course has hosted various events including the Colorado School of Mines Spring Icebreaker, The Clear Creek Whitewater Festival, The Open Canoe Championships, The Junior Olympic Championships, and the Eddie Bauer Invitational to name a few. There are also reported sightings of the U.S. Olympic Kayak Team practicing at the course!
To rent the Clear Creek Whitewater Course for your event, call Larry Rock at the Golden Community Center 303 384 8133. You will be required to submit a copy of a Certificate of Liability Insurance certifying the event certificate holder is the City of Golden and its employees.
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