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A boy with a red hat runs through a tall maze of grasses along a wavy concrete walk while kids play on swings and a large playground slide element and practice soccer in the distance.

A community playground has play elements inspired by the site's agricultural history with large boulders for seating throughout.

A large open picnic area with lights crisscrossing above and flanked with trees and native grasses sits next to the ranch house-inspired recreation center.

A long pedestrian promenade adjacent to a soccer field with kids practicing, tall park lights, and a native planting edge with trees.

A detailed shot of a concrete seat wall stamped to look like wood slats with lavender and boxwood plants in the foreground and kids practicing soccer beyond.

A boy rides his bake across a low-crossing wood bridge in the playground while his parents follow.

A boy climbs on large boulders while another boy walks to a yellow slide on a large turfgrass hill.

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Waggener Farm Park

Berthoud, CO

Improved community park and recreation center connects to its agricultural history and conserves open space.

The Town of Berthoud is rapidly growing and needed a comprehensive plan for its parks and recreation facilities. Wenk Associates worked with the Town to create conceptual plans for (4) Town park properties, including Waggener Farm Park, that complement each other and include a variety of programming elements including a recreation center, indoor and outdoor aquatics facilities, sports fields, trail amenities, playgrounds, outdoor recreation, and community gathering spaces. The design team worked together to provide creative ideas to create long-term revenue opportunities and reduce operations and maintenance expenses.

Wenk Associates worked with the Town on schematic design, design development, and construction documents for Phase 1 of Waggener Farm Park. The 59-acre site is currently leased by a famer and operated for agricultural use. Phase 1 park improvements include a new recreation center and outdoor aquatics facility, as well as site improvements including court sports, multi-use fields, a playground, picnic areas, an orchard, loop trails, parking, and an irrigation pond. Approximately 20% of the site is irrigated and 80% of the site is restored to native grasses.

Project Team:
Wenk Associates – Landscape Architects
BRS Architects – Architects, Recreation Center
JVA, Inc. – Civil, Structural Engineering
Great Ecology – Ecologists
Reese Hackman – MEP Engineers

Client

Town of Berthoud, Colorado

Completion year

2021 (Phase 1 Recreation Center & Park)

Awards

Colorado Parks and Recreation Association, Columbine Award for Design

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