A disgruntled homeowner has revealed the popularity of a stream running through her backyard has soared after venting online about having to share the space.

Taralyn Romero, 43, bought a home next to Kittredge Park in 2021, and has since challenged public access to the creek that runs through her property — a fight that outraged locals.

Romero has maintained that she shouldn’t have to put up with residents taking a dip and sharing regular updates of her frustrations on social media.

But recent data from The Evergreen Park and Recreation District is seeing a significant increase in visitors to the park — and she believes that’s likely the result of widespread attention generated by her ordeal that went viral.

“Could it be that people just love the park? Possibly. But I don’t think so,” she said in a TikTok video posted earlier this week.

EPRD released the statement on November 11, claiming that “data shows that visits to Kittredge Park increased by 23 percent from 2022 to 2023, from 9,100 to 15,500 visits, with most visitors spending just over an hour there.”

Romero claimed in the video that she is “99.99 percent sure that this increase is a direct result” of her account of the land dispute.

The 43-year-old bought the small-town property as a way to escape the COIVD-19 pandemic as she sought the seclusion of the mountains, Romero said FoxNews.

Taralyn Romero, 43, bought a home next to Kittredge Park in 2021 and has since challenged the public’s right to use the peaceful stream that runs through her 0.68-acre property — a fight that enraged locals

Families and local residents flocked to the popular “water park”, also known as Romero’s Backyard, and used it for recreational and other outdoor activities

With great excitement, Romero moved into her new home during the winter and loved the idyllic view right outside her back door.

But as the weather warmed and schools let out for summer vacation, the self-proclaimed “The Wicked Witch of the Westhad many unwelcome visitors to her property.

Families, children, and locals flocked to the popular “water park,” also known as Romero’s backyard, and used it for recreational and other outdoor activities, completely destroying the tranquility she had just gotten used to.

Upset with his new reality and feeling cheated by the previous homeowners — as the mass use of the property was not disclosed at the time of sale — Romero took to social media to share his displeasure.

Her post has since received thousands of views and the most viewed clip has received a staggering 1.3 million views.

It got so many people visiting the park to take pictures of her home and the park itself that she and her fiance joked about selling tickets to those who want to see her gorgeous property.

“Having people from all different areas stop by Kittredge Park to see what the hub is all about,” she said.

‘When I tell people to come in, take pictures of my house, the grounds, themselves and then walk out, my fiance and I joked that we should start selling tickets!’

The 43-year-old bought the small-town property as a way to escape the COIVD-19 pandemic as she sought the seclusion of the mountains, Romero told FoxNews

Upset with his new reality and feeling cheated by the previous homeowners – as the mass use of the property was not disclosed at the time of the sale – Romero took to social media to share his displeasure

After a short-lived attempt to let locals use her property, she decided that her fear of liability, in case of injury or worse, would be paramount. She then set up rope barriers to keep out intruders.

Her act of protection outraged the locals with some banning her and others angered by her shocking decision.

“When you get those kinds of disagreements about whose land it is and you involve children and you involve the rhetoric of a screaming lady, it was really like wildfire for social media,” she said CBS News.

It became so ridiculous that the haters started committing vandalism in the name of wanting to use the land.

“They were incredibly abusive to me verbally and abusive to the land. Sometimes they would take out metal shovels and literally destroy the creek bank, they would cut down trees and leave trash,” Romero said.

As the dispute continued, Jefferson County, where Kittredge and the land are located, decided to take Romero to court.

Romero settled with the county in May 2023, with a fence built to officially demarcate where her land ended.

She gave up a small piece to the county in exchange for a $250,000 payout.

“At the end of the day I said ‘you know what, let’s share this baby.’

The fence was built in January and the land outside the fence is now managed by EPRD.