The document outlines a plan for the Backcountry Wilderness Area in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It details a community meeting to gather input on potential amenities for recreation, programming, events, and open space utilization within the 1,200 acre planning areas. The potential amenities identified include a covered pavilion, ropes/adventure course, horse facility, archery range, and supporting infrastructure. The plan process will involve public input over the next year to develop a proposal for approval by the HRCA Board of Directors.

1. PLAN for BACKCOUNTRY WILDERNESS AREA
HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Community Meeting 1 ‐ August 30, 2016

2. August 30 - Community Meeting 1
AGENDA
Brief Presentation
• Background and Project Purpose
• Potential Program Elements
• Potential Sites for Proposed
Improvements
Open House
• Ideas and Preferences
• Individual Comments

3. Project Purpose
• To analyze and plan for the potential addition of several amenities for
community use, recreation, programming, events, and open space
utilization and conservation in the Planning Areas of the Backcountry
Wilderness Area of Highlands Ranch.
• Process is expected to take up to one year and will include substantial
public input, and input from HRCA Board of Directors, District
Delegates and Backcountry Planning Areas Advisory Committee.
• Potential amenities have been identified from previous planning
efforts:
• 2012 Survey gathered public input on potential uses
• 2015 Backcountry Planning Areas Advisory Committee
Recommendations summarized survey and committee findings
and identified program elements (potential uses)
• Plan to be implemented over any time table – most likely over several
years.

4. Background
Backcountry Wilderness Area encompasses 8,200 acres
• 1,200 of the 8,200 acres are in Planning Areas
• HRCA owns 499 acres within Planning Areas
• Proposed improvements will comprise approximately 20 acres
within that 499 acres
• Plan and/or plans will be presented to the public and approved by
the HRCA Board of Directors and District Delegates.

5. Proposed Program Elements
• Covered Pavilion (Approximately 5,000 square feet)
• Ropes/Adventure Course
• Horse Facility
• Archery Range
• Ancillary needs to include access, parking,
landscaping, and utilities

6. Regional Context

7. 600 scale map with all 7 sitesPotential and Existing Sites

8. Potential Sites

12. Site 3