Lakewood Gulch

The gulch passes through Lakewood from west to east before entering the Denver neighborhoods of Sun Valley and Villa Park.

It contains a part of the route of the (current) heritage streetcar Platte Valley Trolley and the Denver sections of the creek have an adjacent bike path.

"[1] On May 16, 2007, a mother and her toddler got trapped in a flash flood of Lakewood Gulch when they attempted to escape hail in a small tunnel adjoining the creek as it travels under Decatur Street in Denver.

The mother lost the grip of her toddler's stroller and the child was swept downstream where he was found dead a few miles away on the banks of the South Platte River.

[2][full citation needed] The FasTracks West Corridor of the Denver RTD was built on the land adjoining and within Lakewood Gulch.

A view of Lakewood Gulch in Denver looking west. The bridge in the background is Federal Boulevard as it goes over the gulch.
Lakewood Gulch. in the area of Knox Ct. Looking East