Picnic Permits are issued for a private gathering at any of 60 metro or 11 mountain parks picnic sites. Denver park picnic sites are ideal for family occasions, corporate picnics, or any other invitation-only function.
Site capacities vary from 25 to 300 people; however, all groups over 25 people are required to have a permit or to reserve the site for the permit holder’s exclusive use. Insurance is required if the picnic is for more than 100 people.
Sheltered Picnic Sites
Fee:$97.00
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Park
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Location
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Capacity
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Tables
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Barnum
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4th &Julian St
|
100
|
10
|
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Bear Creek
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Hampden & Raleigh
|
100
|
10
|
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Bear Valley
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Dartmouth & Teller
|
45
|
4
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Berkeley
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47th & Tennyson
|
150
|
13
|
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Congress
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8th & Josephine
|
100
|
5
|
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Cook #1
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Monaco Pwy & Mexico
|
125
|
8
|
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Cook #2
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Monaco Pkwy & Ch Crk Dr
|
50
|
6
|
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Cuernavaca
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20th & Platte St
|
150
|
9
|
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Eastmoor
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Monaco Pkwy & Princeton
|
50
|
3
|
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Eisenhower
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Colo Blvd & Dartmouth
|
100
|
10
|
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Fred Thomas: #1
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26th & Quebec St
|
100
|
10
|
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Fred Thomas: #2
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23th & Syracuse
|
50
|
3
|
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Green Valley E.
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48th & Jebel
|
45
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4
|
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Green Valley #27
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42nd & Lisbon
|
50
|
4
|
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Jefferson Park
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23rd & Clay
|
50
|
4
|
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Lincoln
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11th & Mariposa
|
75
|
4
|
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Loretto Heights
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Lowell & Amherst
|
75
|
7
|
|
Rosamond
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Tamarac Dr & S Syracuse
|
50
|
4
|
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Ruby Hill
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Florida & So Platte Rv Dr
|
100
|
6
|
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Silverman
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Andrews & Titan Ct
|
125
|
8
|
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Sloan’s Lake
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17th & Sheridan
|
50
|
10
|
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Stapleton Central Park
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E. Martin Luther King Blvd. & Beeler St
|
100
|
12
|
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Village Place
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Anaheim Ct & Albrook Dr
|
75
|
4
|
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Fuller-Shelter
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26th & Gilpin
|
100
|
4
|
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Greenway Stapleton
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24th & Spruce
|
45
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Standard Picnic Sites
Fee: $51.00
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Park Name
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Location
|
Capacity
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Tables
|
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51st & Zuni
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51st & Wyandot
|
75
|
3
|
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51st & Zuni
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52nd & Zuni
|
75
|
4
|
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Alamo Placita
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3rd & Emerson
|
100
|
5
|
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Ceasar Chavez
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41st & Tennyson
|
50
|
2
|
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Berkeley
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47th & Tennyson
|
75
|
6
|
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Bible
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Yale & Newport
|
100
|
5
|
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Cheesman
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11th & Franklin
|
75
|
4
|
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City Park: Site 1*
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17th & York (Thatcher Fountain)
|
100
|
8
|
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City Park: Site 2*
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17th & York (Dustin Redd Playground)
|
50
|
5
|
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City of Axum
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32nd & Cherry
|
100
|
3
|
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Cranmer
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3rd & Bellaire
|
50
|
3
|
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Crescent
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7th & Rosyln
|
75
|
3
|
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Crestmoor
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Cedar & Locust
|
50
|
9
|
|
Eisenhower: #1
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E Dartmouth & Bellaire St
|
75
|
5
|
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Eisenhower: #2
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E Dartmouth & So Birch St
|
75
|
8
|
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Eisenhower: #3
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E Highline Pl & So Dahlia
|
75
|
5
|
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Garfield
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Osceola & Arkansas
|
100
|
6
|
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Garland: Site 1
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Monaco & Chry Crk Dr
|
50
|
5
|
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Garland: Site 2
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Monaco & Chry Crk Dr
|
50
|
5
|
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Green Valley W.
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45th & Argonne
|
75
|
3
|
|
Hampden Heights
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Boston Ct & Dartmouth
|
50
|
3
|
|
Harvey
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Evans & Tennyson
|
100
|
5
|
|
Huston #1
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Ohio & Zuni
|
75
|
5
|
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Huston #2
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Ohio & Zuni
|
75
|
3
|
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Huston #3
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Ohio & Zuni
|
75
|
4
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* City Park picnic sites are free for public use on a first-come first-served basis on Sundays from mid-May—September.
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Park Name
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Location
|
Capacity
|
Table
|
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Lindsley
|
12th & Cherry
|
75
|
6
|
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Magna Carta
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Colo Blvd & Hampden
|
100
|
4
|
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Martin Luther King
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38th & Newport
|
100
|
3
|
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McNichols
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17th & Syracuse
|
75
|
2
|
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McWilliams
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St Paul & Yale
|
50
|
2
|
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Mestizo-Curtis
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31st & Curtis
|
100
|
3
|
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Montclair
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12th & Oneida
|
100
|
6
|
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Observatory
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Fillmore & Warren
|
100
|
8
|
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Pferdestellar
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35th & Wolf
|
75
|
6
|
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Pulaski
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Steel & Bayaud
|
50
|
2
|
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Robinson
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3rd & Fairfax
|
50
|
2
|
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Rocky Mountain
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46th & Irving
|
75
|
9
|
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Rosamond
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Tamarac Dr & Quincy
|
100
|
4
|
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Sloan’s Lake
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26th & Vrain
|
75
|
10
|
|
Sunken Gardens
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8th & Delaware
|
100
|
5
|
|
Washington: #1
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Virginia & Franklin
|
60
|
5
|
|
Washington: #2
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Downing & Exposition
|
100
|
8
|
|
Washington: #3
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Mississippi & Downing
|
150
|
10
|
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Washington: #4
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Kentucky & Franklin
|
50
|
4
|
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Westwood
|
Wolf & Kentucky
|
50
|
2
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Special occasion Sites
Capacity: 1-350
Fee: $260.00 without alcohol, $440.00 with alcohol
Non-Profit Rate is 50% of Standard Fee. Non-profit certificate must be provided as proof of non-profit status.
City Park—Flower Garden and Meadow Area
Confluence Park
Skyline Park (South, Mid & North)
Centennial Park (through Denver Botanic Gardens)
Washington Park Boathouse
Mountain Park Sites
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SHELTER AREAS (Permitted the 4th Saturday in May through the 3rd Sunday in September)
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Park Name
|
Capacity
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Fee
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Bergen Park
|
35
|
$97
|
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Dedisse Park
|
50
|
$97
|
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Genesee Park
|
300
|
$123 (9am-11pm, Mon-Thu)
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$397 (9am-11pm, Fri-Sun, Holiday)
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Newton-Juvenile Park
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$123 (9am-11pm, Mon-Thu)
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|
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175
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$311 (9am-11pm, Fri-Sun, Holiday)
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Newton-Commissioner Park
|
200
|
$123 (9am-11pm, Mon-Thu)
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|
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$311 (9am-11pm, Fri-Sun, Holiday)
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Newton-Stromberg Park
|
300
|
$123 (9am-11pm, Mon-Thu)
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$397 (9am-11pm, Fri-Sun, Holiday)
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NON-SHELTERED AREAS (Permitted the 3rd Saturday in May through
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the 4th Sunday in September)
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Park Name
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Capacity
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Fee
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Corwina Site 1
|
35
|
$51
|
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Fillius Site 2
|
35
|
$51
|
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Genesee Site 1
|
35
|
$51
|
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Morrison Park
|
35
|
$51
|
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O’Fallon Park
|
Monday - Friday rental only)
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Family Picnics only
|
50
|
$51 (Mon-thu)
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$123 (Fri)
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FREE PICNIC AREAS (under 25 guests)
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Corwina Park—Shelter & Upper Park Area
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Cub Creek Park
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Daniels Park Shelter
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Echo Lake Park Tables & Shelter
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Fillius Park Shelter
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Lookout Mountain Picnic Site
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Little Park
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O’ Fallon Park—Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
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Red Rocks Picnic Site
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