Since 2006, the Intermountain Regional Office of the National Park Service has been working with Denver staff and other parties to nominate Red Rocks Park and amphitheatre, including the Mount Morrison CCC Camp and associated resources, as a National Historic Landmark. Following extensive review and revision of the nomination documents by NPS staff here and in Washington, D.C., the Landmarks Committee reviewed and approved the nomination of Red Rocks on February 11, 2015.
Mayor Hancock sent a letter on behalf of the City in support of this nomination, and City Council issued a proclamation. The DMP Foundation also sent a letter of support, as did many others. When approved by the Secretary of the Interior, Red Rocks will become Denver’s second National Historic Landmark.
Red Rocks Park, with its amphitheatre, designed landscapes, and preserved CCC camp, is a rare and outstanding example of this “New Deal” program and its work. The camp contains structures representing all aspects of camp life and workshops used to construct items for trails, roads, and the amphitheatre and is unusual for its close proximity to its work project, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The nomination highlights the national significance of Red Rocks Park in architecture, landscape architecture, and performing arts.