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City Park is an urban park and neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The park is 330 acres (1.3 km 2 ) and is located in east-central Denver. The park contains the Denver Zoo , the Denver Museum of Nature and Science , Ferril and Duck Lakes, and a boathouse .
Chief Hosa Lodge, Genesee Mountain Park Picnic Shelter built by CCC in Genesee Park. Genesee Park is a park in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the largest park in the Denver Mountain Parks system, with a total of 2,413 acres (9.77 km 2). The land for Genesee Park was initially purchased in 1912 and the park area was largely complete by 1926.
In 2013, the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation and the City of Denver marked the centennial of the park system with a book featuring park history, scenic and historic photographs, and a guide to the system. Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream was released August 1, 2013, by John Fielder Publishing.
3. Cherry Creek State Park Located at 4201 S. Parker Rd. in Arapahoe County. The 4,227-acre Cherry Creek State Park is located just south of the Denver city limits and is managed by Colorado Parks ...
The Denver Mountain Parks system is maintained by the city and county of Denver, Colorado, United States. It contains 31 parks and 16 unnamed parcels of land that cover over 14,000 acres (57 km²). It contains 31 parks and 16 unnamed parcels of land that cover over 14,000 acres (57 km²).
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The park's views of the Front Range from Pikes Peak to Longs Peak meant the small area became a popular picnic site. On the land retained by Martin, a house and ranch facilities were constructed through the early 1920s. Martin's house burned in 1937, spurring her to donate 962 acres of the ranch to Denver Mountain Parks system.
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