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Bear Creek ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: South Raleigh Street and West Hampden Avenue, Denver, CO Bear Creek Park is also known to locals as Sombrero Hat Park, thanks to the sombrero-shaped slide that has been a fixture in the park for over 20 years. The slide got to stay when the playgourn...
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EB Raines, Jr Memorial ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 11701 Community Center Drive, Denver, CO Named for a fallen police officer, EB Raines, Jr Memorial Park is a family-oriented community gathering place with picnic pavilions, a basketball court, Webster Lake, and a playground. It hosts...
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Harvey ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: South Tennyson Street & West Evans Avenue, Denver, CO Harvey Park features a bicycle/pedestrian pathway, football field, fishing, outdoor pool, recreation center, and soccer field. |
Northside ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 51st Avenue & Downing Street, Denver, CO The 13-acre park features two playing fields, an entry plaza, a glass pyramid, trails, a viewing blind, restroom, and bike racks. The major element of the park is the channel that was constructed to c...
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Sloan's Lake ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Sheridan Blvd. and West 17th Avenue, Denver, CO Sloan's Lake city park features a basketball court, bicycle/pedestrian pathway, boating, football field, softball field, soccer field, tennis court, lighted tennis court, shelter, picnic area, ...
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Denver Berkeley ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 4801 W 46th Avenue, Denver, CO Denver Berkeley Park features a basketball court, bicycle/pedestrian pathway, fishing in the large lake, indoor pool, outdoor pool, recreation center, soccer field, softball field grass infield...
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Water WorldParent rating: ![]() Location: 1800 West 89th Avenue, Denver, CO Water World is located 15 minutes north of downtown Denver. It features an extensive variety of water park attractions (47), from Wally World for the tots, to Voyage to the Center of the...
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Pirates Cove Aquatic ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1225 West Belleview Avenue, Littleton, CO The outdoor Pirates Cove Aquatic Park offers a leisure pool with a large play structure, a 25-meter six lane pool, a 35-foot slide tower with three slides, a lazy river, a swirling vortex, conc...
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Waneka Lake ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Lafayette, CO A 147-acre busy community park, Waneka Lake boasts a basketball court, a 1.2-mile fitness trail, and a path around the lake for walking, running, biking, or cross-country skiing in winter. Fish...
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Mestizo-Curtis ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Curtis Street and 31st Avenue, Denver, CO Mestizo-Curtis Park is Denver's oldest park, developed in 1868. The park offers an outdoor pool, tennis and basketball courts, horseshoe pits, soccer field, and a new playground. |
Chatfield State ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 11500 North Roxborough Park Road, Littleton, CO Chatfield is home to one of the area's largest lakes - about 1500 acres of water - and that means... fishing!
The lake is periodically stocked with rainbow trout and other fish by th... |
Thornton Community ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 2211 Eppinger Blvd, Denver, CO Facilities at Thornton's Community Park include baseball/softball, basketball, football/soccer, picnic shelters, playground equipment, a skate park, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. |
Thornton Multipurpose FieldsParent rating: ![]() Location: 110th Avenue & Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO Facilities include football/soccer, a nature area, picnic shelters, and playground equipment. |
Venice on the CreekParent rating: ![]() Location: 1352 Larimer Street, Denver, CO Venice on the Creek is a relaxing punt ride down Cherry Creek in lower downtown Denver. A punt is a boat similar to an Italian gondola - a long and narrow vessel (23' x 3') - that is pro...
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