Entry No. 125 — the Denver file — filed under: witchy
Wood Shark Trading Company
Founded in 2002 by Jim Corey and now run by his son Matt, Wood Shark Trading Company packs crystals, incense, Buddha statues, swords, knives, taxidermy, and genuine oddities into a single family-owned stall inside the Outlets at Castle Rock — a chaotic, deeply weird cabinet of curiosities in an otherwise ordinary outlet mall. Yelp shows it active as of March 2026.
The move: Browse the jumbled inventory together and pick one item each from opposite ends of the spectrum — say, a crystal for one partner and a blade or taxidermy piece for the other — then compare the staff's equally enthusiastic explanations for both; the contrast between metaphysical earnestness and knife-nerd enthusiasm makes for a genuinely memorable hour.
📍 Before you go You'll find it inside the Outlets at Castle Rock, the open-air outlet mall just off I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs; exit at Castle Rock, park free in the lots, then hunt for the stall tucked among the name-brand shops (a directory map helps, since a cabinet of curiosities is the last thing you expect here). Because the mall is open-air, a mild day or an evening stroll beats a baking summer afternoon. It's one small family-run booth, so weekends get crowded and stock turns over; hours follow the mall and shift seasonally, so check ahead. Pair it with downtown Castle Rock and the Rock landmark nearby.
- 📍 Castle Rock
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 5050 Factory Shops Blvd, Castle Rock, CO 80108 (Outlets at Castle Rock)
Hours: Mined 2026-06-07 — confirm current hours before you go.
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Further reading: Official site · outletsatcastlerock.com · Yelp
last checked: 2026-06-07