As summer looms, Golden considers how to manage Clear Creek visitation

City o cials hoping to address those who bring their own innertubes

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Golden set a record for summer visitation in 2022, and it’s expecting just as many — if not more — visitors along the Clear Creek corridor this summer. us, everyone’s safety is the city’s No. 1 priority.

While those renting tubes from local out tters receive safety talks and have proper protective gear, the city must gure out how to address those visiting Clear Creek with their own innertubes while also ensuring equitable access to public space.

“ e biggest horizon left to tackle is the free tubers,” Councilor Casey Brown said at the Jan. 24 City Council meeting. “ … at’s the one that I think is the most important to try to tackle.”

Among other Clear Creek management ideas for summer 2023, city o cials have discussed a wristband system to help denote which creek users have heard safety talks and are wearing proper gear. It’d also help the city keep track of how many people are visiting Clear Creek with their own tubes.

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