Red Rocks Park

The Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp is located in Morrison, Colorado. The Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison CCC Camp is a stellar example of Federal and local government collaborative planning carried out with the manpower of the CCC. The CCC developed public landscapes and advanced outdoor recreation from the mid-1930s until the CCC program ended in 1942.

In 1878, the area was first developed for visitors when John F. Gray and Leonard H. Eicholtz purchased the property that became the location of Red Rocks Park, which had been named the "Garden of the Angels" by its first recorded owner, Marion Burts. To encourage tourists to the site, Eicholtz worked with local residents to build roads, trails, and picnic grounds, as well as steps and ladders to help visitors climb the rocks. On October 10, 1905, Eicholtz sold 720 acres containing the core of the red rock formations to John Brisben Walker for $5,000.  

The grand opening for Red Rocks Amphitheatre was held on June 15, 1941. The event included speeches from the Governor and Mayor and a concert by New York City's Metropolitan Opera star soprano Helen Jepson. Today, the ampitheatre remains in use for events and the CCC camp facilities still remain.

Source: NPS- Red Rocks

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