The proposed Hillcamp development atop the bluff, known as the Mesa Tops, will add 343 new homes on apprixmiately 400 acers. Developers plan to open McArthur Drive as an emergency access route — and are also considering making it a permanent through street for Hillcamp residents. This would dramatically change the character of our neighborhood and poses serious concerns for safety, traffic, and preservation of our rural environment.
Why This Matters
Our Mission
Keep McArthur Drive a dead-end road—preserving the safety, rural character, and natural beauty of our neighborhood for families, children, and wildlife
The McArthur Drive Coalition is dedicated to keeping McArthur Drive a dead-end road to protect our neighborhood from increased traffic and safety risks. Preventing it from becoming a through street—whether to the new Hillcamp development or any future projects—is essential to maintaining our rural way of life, ensuring safety for families, children, and animals, and preserving the natural beauty that defines our community.
Welcome to McArthur Drive Coalition
McArthur Drive. Dead End. Period.
Our Concerns
Why join us?
Environmental Protection
McArthur Ranch is encircled by a 300-foot conservation easement that provides vital habitat for wildlife — elk, deer, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, and even bears regularly move through our neighborhood. Turning McArthur Drive into a through street would cut our community in half, devastate this ecosystem, and heighten the dangers of wildfire, erosion, and flooding.
Historical Protection
The ranch was originally homesteaded in 1919 by Edith and Mark D. McArthur, who traveled from the Midwest by covered wagon and were living in Littleton at the time. McArthur Ranch is among the oldest ranches in northern Douglas County, and several Native American artifacts have been discovered both on the ranch and along the bluff.
Safety for Kids and Recreational Use
Our rural roads are used daily by families and children for recreation — walking, biking, and riding horses. At the intersection of Quebec and McArthur, where Rocky Heights Middle School and Rock Canyon High School meet, hundreds of students cross the road each day amid heavy vehicle traffic and inexperienced new drivers. Any increase in traffic from a through street would greatly heighten the danger for kids and families in this area.
Equestrian Neighborhood
McArthur Ranch is a well-established equestrian community where residents regularly ride and horses graze throughout the neighborhood. As traffic increases, it becomes increasingly difficult — and dangerous — for riders to share the roads safely. Road safety has already become a growing concern for equestrians in recent years, and opening McArthur Drive to through traffic would significantly heighten the risk to both horses and riders.
Preserve rural community
Rural communities like McArthur Ranch are becoming increasingly uncommon near Denver. Preserving this landscape means protecting not only open space and wildlife, but also a way of life built on peace, safety, and connection to nature. Once lost, this rural character cannot be replaced.
Get Involved
Our community needs your help! Let’s keep McArthur Drive a dead-end — safe, quiet, and beautiful for everyone to enjoy, now and in the future.
Purchase your sign from the Coalition and show your support! Together, we can raise awareness and protect our neighborhood’s future.
Your voice matters! Reach out to your local city and county representatives to let them know you oppose opening McArthur Drive. Together, we can influence the outcome and protect our community.
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