Willow Creek Park

Take a stroll in shady Willow Creek Park and enjoy the fine craftsmanship of Colorado's first Civil Works Administration (CWA) project and Lamar's first planned park. Begun in 1933, work on the park continued under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and completed under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. The project provided employment to hundreds of local men. Explore the various hand-crafted stone structures in the 28-acre park including the Boy Scout Kiva, caretaker's house, outdoor fireplace, small bridge, gates, walls, and "Pike's Tower" located at the mouth of Willow Creek and named for explorer Zebulon Pike, who stopped in the area.