Central Park Denver’s 80238 A LOVE STORY
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It’s a fresh perspective. A good conversation. A place to lose a few pounds or the weight of the world. A park can change your mood. Lift your spirits. And turn an ordinary day into one to remember. Kids expand their imaginations and learn to play together. People break free of their over-scheduled lives. That’s the power of a park. Here, parks are in our DNA. From day one, Central Park Denver’s 80238 was envisioned as a place where people will spend more time outside. Walking or riding instead of driving. Getting to know each other. Taking advantage of Colorado’s climate. And taking better care of themselves. In so many ways, parks are what make this one of Denver’s most popular communities.
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Central Park
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Look for the leaves and find the parks (listed alphabetically) on page 26.
The community, Central Park Denver, gets its namesake from Denver’s third largest park, Central Park. Simply put, the park is 80 acres of fun. It attracts people from all over the city for sledding, RC boating, team sports, and an amazing Dr. Seuss-inspired playground. If Denver’s 80238 has one signature park, Central Park is the one that truly represents the rich diversity of experiences available here. And yet it’s only the beginning of what you’ll find exploring the many parks throughout the community.
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MAy YouR Life Be Eventful Every good town has a central green. Part of a town center where people gather for community events or just to relax and watch the world go by. Central Park Denver has three. First, there’s Founders' Green on East 29th Avenue. Rimmed by oak trees and distinguished by a sculptural fountain, it has an urban formality to its design. And a festive vibe that makes it the perfect venue. Thanks to the MCA (Master Community Association), residents are treated to weekly farmers markets, an art and antique market, regular concerts, Movies on The Green, and even a little Shakespeare at Theatre on The Green … just to name some of the fun. Then, there’s Conservatory Green, on East 49th Place. It’s part park, part entertainment venue thanks to a sloping two-acre performance lawn. There’s also a water feature, shade sculpture and lots of places to sit. Lastly, there’s Beeler Park & Plaza which is located on the Beeler Street crescent (edged with future retail) the park and plaza includes a stream-like waterway, community tables, gathering spots and event space.
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Wandering Westerly Take a walk through one Central Park Denver park and you’ll soon find yourself in another. The community is as much a progression of parks, interconnected with trails and open space, as it is a series of neighborhoods. Westerly Creek is a beautiful example of how getting there is half the fun. With creek-side bike paths braided through a riparian corridor —past public art—and wildlife migrating right along with you.
But there’s something else happening here, too. Westerly Creek serves as a natural water filtration system, cleaning storm water runoff, feeding the landscape and creating a healthy natural habitat for birds and other species. Many of the neighborhood parks serve this same purpose, filtering the water through sand and special pipes before sending it on its way. For decades Westerly Creek had been confined to giant drain pipes buried beneath three feet of runway and tarmac concrete. An intense restoration project has returned the waterway to its former glory — replanted with native, drought-tolerant vegetation and lovingly re-flowed. And the entire Westerly Creek basin is engineered to handle a 100-year flood scenario.
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Westerly Creek soon confluences with Sand Creek. In fact, all of the community’s runoff eventually flows into the Platte River, which connects with the Missouri River, followed by a trip down the mighty Mississippi, for an inevitable rendezvous with the Gulf of Mexico. COMMUNITY PARKS THAT MANAGE WATER PARTICULARLY WELL INCLUDE: 67
Terra Park
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Heritage Park
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Measurement Park
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Songbird Park
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The Great Wide Open
just around the corner
There’s also the perk of parks in and around the community but they’re not counted
The community is full of neighborhood parks. Hidden gems that serve as an extension of your yard and a ready
among Central Park Denver’s menu of green spaces. Let’s call them ... bonus parks. 6
Bluff Lake Nature Center
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
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The Perch
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Songbird Park
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Pizza Park
This unique urban wildlife center
Where the buffalo roam. Well,
Connecting to Denver’s 800-mile
Find a bench and eavesdrop on the
One of three parks in Willow Park
and outdoor classroom can be found
American bison is the preferred
regional trail network, this 14-mile
local and migratory birds conversing
East neighborhood, Pizza Park has
on Denver 80238’s east side.
nomenclature. The Refuge is home
greenway connects with the
all around. Songbird Park offers
the distinction of not only looking
to a sizable herd of the native
community near Bluff Lake. It
a shady gazebo and the soothing
beasts, reintroduced as part of a
follows Sand Creek through a range
babble of a fountain. And for our
massive effort to restore the prairie
of animal habitats, from cottonwood
feathered friends, several birdhouses.
ecosystem. The Refuge is also a
forests to wetland bird sanctuaries.
One of the newest parks located
So that they, too, may take up
great source for environmental
in North End neighborhood. At
education, with opportunities for
the center of the park is a wooden
fishing, wildlife observation and
deck (illuminated from beneath at
a destination for summer camps,
photography. It’s free, open to the
night) creates an elevated gathering
has a wood-fired pizza oven. Pizza
bird walks, nature lectures, wildlife
public and a bike ride away from
space with tables and seating for
parties will never be the same.
education, geocache treasure hunts,
our 12 neighborhoods.
individuals or small groups.
For schoolchildren, Bluff Lake is
and fireside s’mores. It’s a quiet
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change of scenery, just footsteps away from your home. Here are three to explore.
residence in the community and start a family of their own. like a slice of pizza from above, it also
So bring a camera. The trail welcomes
place to walk, run or just forget
walkers, runners, mountain bikers
you’re in the city for a while.
and horseback riders.
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Spring Park
Early-blooming flowers rise to announce the equinox and usher in the thaw. The weather is finally fit for man and beast.
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Fall Park
Maple trees and a mix of foliage blaze with autumn colors every season. Looking out across Westerly Creek from the shady pergola, you’ll notice the park’s pathway aligns perfectly with Central Park’s promenade.
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Green Links
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Mews are linear green spaces, up to six blocks long, that take the place of streets in the Central Park West neighborhood. Homes
It’s a park full of flowers that love the warm weather.
are oriented towards these quiet parks instead of towards traffic,
With a playground for kids who love every minute
fostering a unique sense of community. Each mews has its own
between the last and first days of school. And a compass
distinct character, changing with the vernacular of the architecture,
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from contemporary to traditional. Like mews, neighbors in the Conservatory Green neighborhood share green links, semiprivate common areas. Green links are open spaces that mix urban agriculture, prairie grasses, vegetable gardens, flowers beds, benches, pathways, and nature-inspired playgrounds made of massive logs and boulders. Mews and green links are nice ways to emphasize beauty over boulevards.
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Summer Park
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Winter Park
Snow gathers on the north side of the graceful rolling hills. Pine trees stand at attention. And from the center of a snowflake-emblazoned plaza at sunset on the winter solstice, you can watch the sun drop between two perfectly positioned vertical stones on a nearby hill.
that orients visitors to the path of the sun.
A park for every season
Signifying the end of the year’s shortest day.
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Find your favorite place
This 14.66 acre park is a perfect place to have a picnic, lay back and look
Go forth and explore as many neighborhood parks as you can. You’ll discover that every one is different.
up at the sky. Looking to be more active? Take a walk on the paths up to
In the process you’re sure to find your favorite. One that puts a smile on your face and a song in your heart.
the bridges to get the perfect view on the community, mountains and downtown. There are also two play areas that will delight any child.
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It won’t necessarily be the biggest park either. Sometimes, if a park has nothing more than a nice bench and a view, like Arrowhead Park, it has everything you need. Or maybe you prefer a place that tells the story of the night sky, like Constellation Park. Or parks that please the senses, as the Bluff Lake neighborhood parks do. Whatever you’re after, there’s a park with your name on it.
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Pool parks Most parks are a study in the various forms of terra firma and the terrestrial pursuits thereof. But seven community parks are dedicated to the life aquatic. Places to relax poolside, swim laps, take a lesson, aquacise, launch a cannonball, splash around and generally take the edge off a hot summer day. And each of the community pools, managed by the MCA, offers a different experience— from the E
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Water Features Looking for other ways to cool off? In addition to the pools, Denver’s 80238 hosts six water features throughout the community. Each water feature is a little different, all providing ample fun from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.
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Parkways
Between here and there is a lovely place to be. Traffic moves east and west along 29th Avenue. But not just for cars. Between the lanes, a tree- and flower-lined pathway (inspired by the Tuileries Garden in Paris) transports foot traffic from Founders' Green to Westerly Creek and back. Parkways in Central Park Denver are parks that connect to other parks, the town center, offices and schools. Instead of driving or walking on a sidewalk you can stroll a meandering path beneath a canopy of trees, with places to sit and rest along the way. The parkways in Denver’s 80238 make getting from A to B a sincere pleasure.
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29th Avenue Parkway
OTHER PARKWAYS:
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Boston Street Garden
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Elmira Parkway
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Greenway Park
Greater than the sum of its parks Greenway Park, a favorite among walkers and runners, is also home to some very important guests: the skate park, climbing wall and community garden. Plus an observation tower, dog park, the mud pie sandbox, barbecues, tennis courts, shady spots to relax, public art and places for kids to play. While it’s easy for these attractions to hold the spotlight, what makes Greenway Park feel so good is mature trees, which are some of the oldest in the community. The lushness of the park bodes well for our newer parks. It’s a sign of good things to come.
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skate PARK
Welcoming skateboarders, in-line skaters and BMX bikers— young and not-so-young— and designed to challenge advanced riders without intimidating newbies.
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climbing wall
Climbing is a lifetime sport and the community has two climbing walls to get you started. One in Central Park and another one in Greenway Park, both designed by a world-renowned climber.
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Community Garden
Gardening is a universal theme in Denver’s 80238. From the cultivation of common areas to garden-ready homes, fresh food is part of a healthy lifestyle. The community garden’s popularity is proof there will always be a need for places that let people sink their hands into the soil.
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Dogs love CENTRAL PARK DENVER Running along trails, rolling in the grass, taking in the fresh air and sunshine. These are things that are good for all of us. But sometimes it takes a dog with a leash in its mouth to get us out of the house and into something good. At Denver’s 80238, good opportunities are all around you and your dog. In the parks, greenways and open spaces. So listen to your dog —and let yourself be reminded of what’s really important in life.
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26th Ave. Park
24th Ave. Park
Winter Park
Willow Basin Park
Willow Bark Park
Wicker Park
Westerly Creek
Valentia St. Parkway
Uplands Park
Triangle Park
Terra Park
Summer Park
Stoll Pl. Community Garden
Square Park
Spring Park
Spinning Spokes Parklet
Spinning Spokes Community Garden
Spectator Park
South End Dog Park
Songbird Park
Skate Park
Sandhills Prairie Park
Sand Creek Regional Greenway
Sail Park
Rumble Park
Rolling Bluff Park
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge
Quilted Garden Park
Prairie Park
Prairie Meadows Park
Prairie Basin Park
Pool Park
Pizza Park
The Perch
Pea Pod Park
Observation Point
North Sports Fields
North Prairie Basin
North Park
North Commons Lawn
Moline Park
Mews
Measurement Park
Lilac Lane Passageway
Lifted Meadow Park
Heritage Park
Harvest Park
Greenway Park
Green Links
Gateway Parks
Front Range Park
Fred Thomas Park
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