East Denver Park District
City Park
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City Park is a 314-acre site east of downtown. The park has a public golf course, tennis courts, flower gardens, and paddle boat rentals on the lake. Park visitors enjoy summer concerts and the Black Arts Festival. Located here are the Denver Zoo, Thatcher and Electric-colored Lake fountains, Martin Luther King, Jr. statue, and the Denver Museum of Natural History. City Park is located just east of downtown on 17th Ave. and York St.
City Park Map (5,436 PDF)
City Park offers visitors many attractions:
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Museum Nature & Science
- Denver Zoo
- City Park Golf Course
- Multiple Playgrounds
- Multiple bodies of water
- Summertime jazz concerts
- Martin Luther King Memorial
- Fountains, flowers and water gardens
- Recreation facilities such as soccer, lacrosse, and baseball fields, a 12 court tennis complex, and racquet ball courts picnic areas
City Park Pavilion 303.331.4113