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Beginning in about 1909-10, the idea of a mountain park in the foothills west of Denver was promoted by John Brisben Walker and Denver's Mayor Robert W. Speer.Walker approached the Denver Real Estate Exchange, the Denver Chamber of Commerce, and the Denver Motor Club, and each of these appointed a committee to evaluate the idea.
The Ruby Hill Terrain Park, a part of Ruby Hill Park used for winter sports such as sledding, skiing and snowboarding. Ruby Hill Bike Park, a 7.5 acre mountain bike park that includes a slopestyle course, dirt jumps, pump tracks, and a skills course. [7] Levitt Pavilion Denver, an outdoor concert venue with seating for 7,500, opened in mid-2017 ...
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.
The Ruby Hill Rail Yard is located in Ruby Hill Park, which covers 88 acres and was acquired in 1954. The park is named for the red stones that can be found in the nearby Platte River. Ruby Hill Park holds a high bluff that provides a wide view over Denver’s skyline, and which was used previously as a lookout by Native Americans. [4]
At 290 acres (1.2 km 2), Sloan's Lake Park is the second largest park in Denver (after City Park). Typical activities at the park include hiking, jogging and bicycling on the trails and sidewalks that surround the lake, and fishing and boating on the lake itself. There are basketball and tennis courts located in the park.
It is the Denver Mountain Parks system's sole prairie park. [5] Much of the park is inaccessible to the public due to the presence of a herd of bison. [18] [19] Elk also roam the park's grounds. [2] Daniels Park is east of the community of Castle Pines, though the developments do not impair the park's westward views.
The park is adjacent to a number of new up-scale townhouses, apartments, and loft developments, another park bordering the South Platte downstream, train tracks, and Denver's skatepark. The Platte Valley Trolley originates in Confluence Park, running along the west side of the South Platte River from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day ...
It goes north through Denver, intersecting Interstate 25 (I-25) and US 87 at exit 204. It intersects SH 83 near Cherry Creek and then US 40, US 287, and Interstate 70 Business (also known as Colfax Avenue) east of downtown Denver. It then passes along the east side of Denver City Park, before intersecting I-70 at