The mere idea of requiring people to sign up for a float down Clear Creek is a testament to the increasing number of people Golden has had to manage on the water in recent years, especially in the …
Folks get relief from temperatures in the high 90s by jumping into and tubing Clear Creek west of Washington Avenue in Golden Aug. 7, 2020. Golden is for the first time talking about the potential to implement a reservation system as a way to control crowds on the popular waterway. As another season of tubing down Clear Creek in Golden beckons, the city is considering a novel approach to controlling the crowds that descend on the popular waterway: a reservation system.
During the busiest weekend in 2022, Clear Creek saw 2,000 people frolicking in its eddies and swells, according to city data. Last year, that number dropped to 1,300 river users on the most active weekend but the impact of creek-bound crowds is still apparent and irritating to locals, with visitors illegally parking in neighborhoods and leaving garbage in their wake.
“I see a lot of the crowds tied to the tube rentals,” said Jack Ferrell, an avid water recreationist who regularly tubes and kayaks Clear Creek with his daughters. “This is not a lazy river but these people who rent a tube have no idea what they’re getting into.”“The barrier of entry is so low with the tube rentals,” Ferrell said.
“The best way to manage crowds on the creek is to make life jackets mandatory,” she said. “This would improve safety and dissuade less responsible individuals from coming to the creek. In short, your life jacket is your ticket to tube.” Adventure West also shuttles 70% of its customers to the launch point about a mile up Clear Creek, Battilla said, keeping them from “clogging up the pathways” that line the creek.
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