The gulch and the park act as a key point of water movement, sediment transport, and flood control. The park is also not just a green space; it is also a soil‐sediment system, a vegetation/animal habitat, and a city infrastructure (stormwater/drainage). Denver’s Waterway Resiliency Program has a lot of plans for the Gulch and the park itself to improve water flow to protect the surrounding neighborhood from flooding and improve the park as a whole in the future.

The park itself is the center of this neighborhood and is always filled with people. It’s where the middle and high school’s cross country teams will practice and run through, where people walk their dogs, go for runs, sit and relax, have a picnic, bring their kids to play on the playground, and play golf and other sports on the various fields. It is a huge part of the community, and the city knows that. They continue to make its preservation a priority by creating and maintaining the trails and paths, mowing and caring for the grass and gardens, improving the sports fields, cleaning up trash, and so much more to keep its beauty.