Bow Mar is a Statutory Town located in Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States.

The lakes were named for two pioneering farmers in the area, Joseph Bowles and John Marston.

[7] The Bowles family farmhouse and barn can today be found south of the town of Bow Mar.

As Denver grew in the post-World War II era, Bow Mar farmland was purchased to develop the area into single-family housing.

In 1947, the first home was built in Bow Mar by land developed by Lloyd and Eleanor King.

When built, many homes in Bow Mar reflected Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie-style architecture.

Homes were constructed upon acre lots and were placed on wide streets, and were limited to being no more than one story tall.

The Bow Mar homes situated in Arapahoe County attend part of the Littleton School District.