Here are a few of my favorite locations:

 

  • Studio (located in two rooms in my home) - two different rooms - one "lifestyle" room with a bed, couch, fireplace, desk, etc, and another room with traditional backdrops
  • ​​​​​​​Studio + open space by my house (HR Parkway/University) - great for breaking up a family session into studio shots of your kiddo plus some family shots, all in one place
  • Fly N B Park (c470/Lucent area) - open field, tall grass, trails, lake, mountain view, footbridge, lots of tall trees/shade options - this is one of my very favorite spots because of the large variety in a small area

  • Highlands Ranch mansion (Broadway/HR Parkway area) - beautiful stone, lots of pillars and steps, open fields, great views of mountains, trails, small barn, brick house

  • South Valley Park (c470/Ken Caryl area) - great views of foothills and red rock formations, lake, trails - perfect when there's no leaves on trees anyway

  • Hildebrand Ranch (just down the street from South Valley Park) - open space, mountain views, cool old white barn 

  • Mt. Falcon Park (15 min down 285) - a little further but perfect if you want a mountain feel, with a great view of the mountains, pine trees and rocks/trails

  • ​​​​​​​Daniels Park (Castle Pines) - great views, but fences everywhere - you have to be ok with some fences in the photos, and/or breaking some rules and jumping fences in one or two places ;)

  • ​​​​​​​McCabe Meadows Park (Parker) - area to get in water if you want, large trees, grass

  • Three Sister's Park (Evergreen) - even a little further than Mt. Falcon, but such great views and a gorgeous barn

  • Writers Vista Park (Mineral/Santa Fe area) - a meeting place for the Highline Canal trail - large trail with huge, gorgeous trees, a white bridge, view of mountains

  • ​​​​​​​Hudson Gardens (Santa Fe/Mineral area) - a place that literally has everything - flowers in summer, gorgeous color in fall - just have to stay away from weekend afternoons/evenings because of lots of weddings

  • Downtown Littleton - great for a more urban session - so many great textures on the old buildings and great alleys

  • Open Space off Santa Fe (right next to Seminary/Platte River)

  • Open space behind Northridge Rec Center (c470/Broadway area) - trails, tall trees, footbridge, fallen log, large open field with great mountain views, waterfall 

  • DeKoevend Park (University/Arapahoe) - open green field, thick tall trees, a creek with little islands to put feet in and walk in!, bridges

  • Cheese Ranch Park (University/Quebec) - trails, tall trees, lake, waterfall like area, a field, lots of lush, green variety in a small area

  • ​​​​​​​Columbine Open Space (just south of Castle Rock) - gorgeous foothills, red barn, stone house

  • Mathews Winters Park (C-470/I-70) - lots of trees, rock formations and a great bridge and stream 

  • ​​​​​​​Sterne Park (close to Downtown Littleton)

  • Ketring Park (right next to Littleton Historical Museum-Broadway/Arapahoe area) - open fields, paved trails, fallen log, large trees, large evergreens

  • Gallup Park (right across from Ketring) - lots of trees, paths, etc. Super cute and compact.

  • Westlands Park (Orchard/Quebec)

  • Jackass Hill (Santa Fe/Mineral) - epic great mountain view but not much variety

  • Clear Creek History Park (Golden) - great compact park with old-time buildings, and close to a river!

  • ​​​​​​​Dupont Park (Louviers) 

  • ​​​​​​​behind Fika Coffee (Parker) - (park at pool, walk down trail behind watchtower) - I've never used this location, but another option for Parker 

  • Wallace Park (DTC) - also never used this location but heard it's great, if you know of it or if it's close to you!

  • Silo Park (something a little more east) - I remember it was a great little spot, but don't have good examples from it

  • South Glen Mall or Aspen Grove Mall - this is fun if you want something a little more urban, perhaps incorporating some shop signs, the fountain or the interesting stone and brick on the buildings