1
City Park
Managed by City of Aurora
325 acres6.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Denver
Denver, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 7% of Denver is conserved land, roughly 6,910 acres. There are about 181 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in City Park (6.4 mi), Washington Park (5.4 mi), and Prairie Uplands Park (4.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Denver, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Denver outdoors
Conserved land
7%
6,910 of 98,461 acres
Trails
181 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 84 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
245
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
387.2 mi
158.2 mi lanes · 191.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Washington Park
Park
155 acres5.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Prairie Uplands Park
Park
113 acres4.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Cheesman Park
Park
72 acres3.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Park Hill Park
Managed by City of Denver
147 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Westerly Creek Park
Park
100 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Kelly Open Space
Park
50 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Bear Creek Park and Trail
Park
167 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 245 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 245 parks & preserves
City Park325 acres · 6.4 mi of trail · City of Aurora
Washington Park155 acres · 5.4 mi of trail
Prairie Uplands Park113 acres · 4.3 mi of trail
Cheesman Park72 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
Park Hill Park147 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · City of Denver
Westerly Creek Park100 acres · 2.7 mi of trail
Kelly Open Space50 acres · 2.6 mi of trail
Bear Creek Park and Trail167 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
Bluff Lake Nature Center125 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
Ruby Hill Park89 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
4Beaches24Public pools674Playgrounds43Dog parks6Boat launches7Scenic views2Peaks215Picnic areas1Disc golf course16Community gardens
Playgrounds in Denver
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Adventure ForestIn Gates Crescent Park
Babytopia
Chimney ClimbIn Gates Crescent Park
Chute SlideIn Gates Crescent Park
Cluster ClimberIn Gates Crescent Park
Cottonwood Bark Park
Explore the ShoreIn City Park
High Plains Park PlaygroundIn High Plains Park
Huston ParkIn Huston Lake Park
Lisbon Park PlaygroundIn Lisbon Park
624 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Denver.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 35.8 miUnpaved 54.3 mi
Showing 1–10 of 15 trails
- Lowry Dam Trail1.7 mi
- Ruby Hill Loop Trail1.6 mi
- High Line Canal Trail (Unpaved)1.3 mi
- Garfield Lake Park Trail1.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Lake Trail0.6 mi
- First Creek Trail Connector0.4 mi
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail0.3 mi
- 20th Street Multi-Use Path0.3 mi
- John F Kennedy Park Trail0.3 mi
- Ruby Hill Upper Return Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 51 places
Barnum Park Lake ReservoirBerkeley LakeBig Lowry PondpondBluff LakelakeDuck LakeDucksEl Pomar WaterwayFerril LakelakeFishing PondpondFour Towers Poolpond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
6,910 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 382 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes158.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths191.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes37.1 mi
- John F Kennedy Park Trail (bike route)1 mi
- Denver D1 (bike route)0.7 mi
- Denver D22 (bike route)0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis349
- Basketball297
- Soccer168
- Baseball161
- Pickleball45
- Football24
- Volleyball16
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Denver
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 4,503 acLocal Recreation Area 1,185 acPrivate Other or Unknown 892 acLocal Other or Unknown 321 acState Resource Management Area 150 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marston LakePrivate Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 753 | Closed |
| City ParkLocal Park | Joint | 326 | Open |
| John F Kennedy Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Joint | 279 | Restricted |
| Sloan's Lake ParkLocal Park | Joint | 258 | Open |
| Verbena ParkLocal Park | Joint | 212 | Open |
| Washington ParkLocal Park | Joint | 155 | Open |
| Colorado State Land Board State Land BoardState Resource Management Area | State land board | 150 | Closed |
| Wellshire Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Joint | 140 | Restricted |
| Overland Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Joint | 136 | Restricted |
| City Park Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Joint | 127 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 60 places
1956 Hungarian Uprising MemorialIn Hungarian Freedom Park · Monument
1990 Time CapsuleMemorial
3 CloudsMonument
Alzheimer's MemorialIn Central Park · Memorial
Amache Camp PlaquePlaque
Babi Yar MemorialIn Babi Yar Park · Memorial
Boeing B-52BAircraft
CannonsMemorial
City of ChennaiIn City of Chennai Park · Monument
Civil War MonumentMemorial
Nearby
Denver and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 7% | 180.5 mi | 245 |
| Lakewood | 24.3% | 121.2 mi | 73 |
| Aurora | 10% | 118.2 mi | 145 |
| Four Square Mile | 9.6% | 3.8 mi | 3 |
| Englewood | 6.8% | 4.3 mi | 13 |
| Bow Mar | 0.1% | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| North Washington | 2.1% | 1.1 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Denver's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 76.1-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.