Parks Strategic Plan
Help Guide the Future of Aspen’s Parks, Trails, and Open Spaces
The Parks and Open Space Department has completed a draft of the City’s Parks and Open Space Strategic Plan, Guiding Green: A Field Guide to Strengthening Aspen’s Outdoor Roots. The draft plan is now available for public review and comment.
The plan provides a shared vision and framework to help guide priorities, decision-making, and investment for Aspen’s parks, trails, and open space system.
Plan Recommendations
Plan recommendations are organized around four guiding themes: Quality Experiences, Connectivity, Sustainability, and Ecosystems & Wildlife. Within each theme, the plan identifies goals, strategies, and actions that respond to community priorities, operational needs, environmental conditions, and long-term stewardship responsibilities.
Share Your Thoughts on Parks and Open Space Priorities
The Parks and Open Space Department would like to hear your thoughts on the draft plan. Your feedback will help us understand whether the plan identifies the right priorities for Aspen’s parks, trails, and open spaces, and whether anything should be added, clarified, or reconsidered before the plan is finalized.
A summary of the plan recommendations and the complete Parks and Open Space Strategic Plan are available at the links below. Please review the plan’s themes, goals, and recommendations and share your comments below. The public comment period will be open until September 11, 2026.
All comments received will be reviewed by staff and included as part of the public comment record for the plan.
