CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A new park that opened Saturday in Castle Rock honors Douglas County Deputy Zack Parrish, who was shot and killed while responding to a call on New Year's Eve in 2017.
Deputy Zack S. Parrish III Memorial Park is a 5.5-acre park at 2020 Fiddle Road. It honors the public safety profession and the men and women who work to keep the community safe.
It officially opened at 11 a.m Saturday with a celebration ceremony.
The park features two play structures, picnic pavilions, a multiuse field, pickleball and bocce ball courts, cornhole boards and horseshoe pits.
It also includes a memorial to honor Parrish and public safety personnel.
Parrish was killed in the line of duty while responding to a disturbance call on Dec. 31, 2017.
He and four other deputies were attacked while responding to a disturbance call at the Copper Canyon apartment complex on County Line Road, between Colorado Boulevard and University Boulevard that morning.
He served with the Castle Rock Police Department before transitioning to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
The public overwhelmingly voted to name the park in his honor and pay tribute to his sacrifice, along with the work of all police officers and firefighters. Lighted steel columns, a reflective garden and a glowing blue concrete band are just some of the memorial features that will pay homage to public safety personnel.
A Highlands Ranch post office was also renamed to honor Parrish. In April, the post office at 9609 S. University Blvd. became the Deputy Sheriff Zackari Spurlock Parrish, III, Post Office Building.
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