{"id":2494,"date":"2026-07-10T21:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2026-07-10T21:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:02:46","slug":"lakewood-closes-southern-access-to-big-soda-lake-in-bear-creek-lake-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2494","title":{"rendered":"Lakewood closes southern access to Big Soda Lake in Bear Creek Lake Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The unofficial south entrance to Big Soda Lake will close immediately due to illegal parking and destruction of habitat, officials announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2492\">Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visitors to Big Soda Lake, which is part of Bear Creek Lake Park, have been improperly using the area off West Hampden Avenue to launch water vessels from a sandy area on the southern shore. But in doing so, they\u2019ve destroyed natural habitat, left behind human and animal waste and blocked emergency access, according to park officials.<\/p>\n<p>The city of Lakewood announced the closure Friday afternoon. The official park entrance is on the north side of the park off of Morrison Road.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2487\">Barr Lake boat ramp closing for the season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b><i>Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Adventurist, to get outdoors news sent straight to your inbox.<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2485\">Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, has an unusual backstory. 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