¡ Bienvenidos!
Today, we want your feedback on TWO city Initiatives Hoy queremos su opinión sobre dos iniciativas de la ciudad.
Park Hill Park ¡el parque Park Hill!
We gathered your feedback over the summer through in-person events and an online survey. With your input, we have created one Draft Preferred Framework, combining the best ideas and highest ranked uses from the Big 3 Ideas.
Today, we want to know if we got it right and what about the park design would bring you to visit! Recibimos sus comentarios durante el
Park Hill Action Plan ¡Plan de Acción de Park Hill!
For those who live or have businesses around the future park site, we want to hear from you on which actions to prioritize related to safe access to the
Park Hill Park Schedule
Parque Park Hill Cronograma
Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) is working with the community to convert a former golf course into a 155-acre public park in the heart of the city. The site will be the largest addition to Denver’s park system in more than a century.
¿En qué consiste el proyecto?
El Departamento de Parques y Recreación (DPR) de Denver está trabajando con la comunidad para convertir un antiguo campo de golf en un parque público de 155 acres en el corazón de la ciudad. Este espacio será rediseñado como la incorporación más grande al sistema de parques de Denver en más de un siglo.
Visit the project website to stay up to date with events, surveys, and happenings! Also use this QR code to access Spanish versions of all printed materials today. ¡Visita el sitio web del proyecto para mantenerte al día con eventos, encuestas y novedades! También use el código QR para acceder a las versiones en español de todos los materiales impresos.
Who We’ve Heard From
What We’ve Heard
From
online surveys to in-person events, thank you for providing valuable feedback!
How well does each Big Idea address the following desires? Median Scores for each Big Idea based on respondents rating them on 1 (not well) to 5 (best). Median Scores
How well does each Big Idea align with your vision for the following?
Chart shows the number of respondents that chose each Big Idea for each of the following.
Passive to Active
Role of Water
Filed
House & Outdoor Spaces
Community &Event Space
Alternative Sports
Food
Playground
Access & Parking
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Overall Desires We asked “What did we miss?” Below is what we heard:
• Desire for both active recreation and peaceful nature spaces
• Need for programming without over-development
• Community access while managing regional draw
• Modern amenities within natural settings
Swimming Pool / Aquatic Facilities
Dog Parks & Off-Leash Areas
Soccer / turf fields
Tennis & Pickleball courts
Basketball courts
More parking
Better traffic management
Safe bike infrastructure & parking
Connection to public transit
• Ensuring the park serves the immediate neighborhood first, prevent gentrification
• Removing barriers to access (cost, transportation, design)
• Representing diverse community cultures and needs
• Preventing displacement of current residents
Equity & Access Sustainability & Maintenance
• Long-term maintenance concerns and funding
• Water-wise design in Colorado’s climate
• Native ecosystems and wildlife habitat
• Climate resilience and environmental benefits
Disc Golf course
More trees and native plantings
Wildlife & habitat preservation
Community gardens & food forests
Pollinator gardens
Sustainable design principles
Sledding hill for winter recreation
Mountain views
Native plant demonstrations
Educational spaces about local ecology
Acknowledgment of Indigenous peoples & history
Public art and sculpture gardens
Spaces that reflect local community culture
Memorial or historical recognition areas
Farmers markets space
Small business/commercial opportunities
Community event spaces
Educational programming areas
nAtUre
loWer income groUps.
Draft Guiding Principles
Guiding Principles have been refined per your feedback! Did we miss anything?
Guiding Principles are value statements that define aspirations and expectations for converting Park Hill Golf Course into Park Hill Park. Developed through community engagement and aligned with the Game Plan for a Healthy City, these principles will guide design decisions and serve as success metrics for park features, amenities, and implementation.
What are we missing? Would you change anything?
Are there any key principles we haven’t captured?
Fostering Belonging & Joy…
By prioritizing health, celebration, and inclusive public spaces that welcome people of all backgrounds, ages, and abilities, where everyone can seek joy, cultural connection, and respite.
A place for the serene and the vibrant…
In a park that serves everyday active uses – from the organized to the adventurous – and everyday passive recreational uses – focused on connection to nature and each other, while also supporting larger athletic, community, and cultural events.
Celebrating Denver’s Culture & Honoring History…
Through public art, community-led storytelling, and cultural programming that repairs historical harm (particularly against communities of color), builds community identity, and fosters authentic representation.
Building a Modern Resilient Park…
That provides an ecological sanctuary through native landscapes, biodiversity, water-wise design, habitat creation, and climate adaptation – connecting environmental health with human health and mental wellbeing.
3 Big Ideas to 1 Concept
We heard what you said about each Big Idea. With your feedback, we created one preferred concept that merges the most popular uses and greatest neighborhood need.
A Once In A Century Park!
The City and County of Denver’s Parks & Recreation (DPR) Department is working closely with the community to convert a former golf course into a 155-acre public park in the heart of the city. The site, which operated as a private golf course from the 1930s until 2018, will be ecologically restored and redesigned as the largest addition to Denver’s park system in more than a century. Park Hill Park will soon stand as the city’s fourth-largest park—providing a vital new resource in an area long underserved by premier parks and greenways.
What it takes to build a Great Park
UnderstAnding the
What it takes to build a Great Park
Please Provide Your Feedback Nature
The colored zones broadly represent the dominant, not exclusive, use of that area.
What are you most excited about in each zone?
Please Provide Your Feedback
The colored zones broadly represent the dominant, not exclusive, use of that area.
Describe your ideal version of this area. What might you change?
Your Neighbors
of the
Place the colored dot for each user on the park.
Denver Regional Parks
scAle compArison
A Denver regional park is generally an urban park that is 80 acres or larger in size and provides areas for large-scale features, large amounts of flexible or passive open space, picnic facilities, playgrounds, athletic fields, and restrooms. These large, destination parks have a major impact on the character of the City, impacting the grid system pattern, enhancing the environment with visual and physical relief, and reducing noise and pollution. There are ten regional parks in Denver. Park Hill Park will be the 11th!
Sloan’s Lake Park (284 acres)
City Park (201 acres)
Washington Park (157 acres)
Park Hill Park (155 acres)
Parkfield Lake Park (88 acres)
Bear Creek Park (87 acres)
Berkeley Lake Park (81 acres)
Ruby Hill Park (82 acres)
Cheesman Park (81 acres)
Central Park (76 acres)
Civic Center Park (11 acres)
Write your answer on a post-it note! What do you think? Did we miss anything?
Park Hill Park
The draft framework balances open space and active park activities. Visitors can immerse themselves in nature extending through the park, with observation points and nature-based play. Higher-energy areas of the park include spaces for traditional organized sports, alternative sports, and an aquatic experience. A meandering creek bed through the middle will manage stormwater while creating visual
corners are more active, with a
Ecology and Hydrology site
systems
Canopy & Landscape Typologies
Ecosystem restoration and habitat enhancement drives many design moves.
Pollinator Meadows
Stormwater Management
Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Migratory Bird Watching
Shortgrass Prairie
Montane Shrublands
Uses and Amenities
Active Programming Park Activity
Active
Passive Programming
Passive
Get to Know Park Hill Park!
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