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PHOTOS: Deer Creek Canyon Park closed, badly burnt after Quarry Fire’s destructive path

Nearly 600 acres burned in the Quarry Fire before fire personnel got the blaze under control. Deer Creek Canyon Park seems to have suffered a large brunt of the acreage.

Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park remains closed indefinitely while a burn scar from the Quarry Fire is visible on a hilltop in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (© Tom Hellauer)
Deer Creek Canyon Park remains closed indefinitely while a burn scar from the Quarry Fire is visible on a hilltop in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (© Tom Hellauer)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is closed indefinitely and left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Deer Creek Canyon Park is closed indefinitely and left burnt in several large areas following the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Large parts of Deer Creek Canyon Park are left burnt after the Quarry Fire's path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia Producertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Large parts of Deer Creek Canyon Park are left burnt after the Quarry Fire’s path through the park in Littleton, Colo. on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)


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