History

This creek was named for Isaac Van Bibber, whose farm was near the creek in 1859. Farms along the creek raised wheat, oats, corn, hay, and strawberries. When the creek reached Arvada, it was called Dry Creek because there was little water left by the time it joined Ralston Creek at Garrison Street. Jefferson County Open Space initially acquired the land that became Van Bibber Park in 1978 and continued acquiring land until the park assumed its current boundaries in 1995.