Private Outdoor Fee-Based Activities

Private Outdoor Fee-Based Activity (POFA) Procedures(PDF, 221KB)

Fall/Winter POFA Season: October 2024 – March 2025

• Limited number of POFA Sites available for permitting via emailed application
• 3 business days after application receipt: Preliminary permits emailed to applicants
•  3 business days after preliminary permit sent: Final payment due
•  Next business day after payment due date: Approved permits available online in ActiveNet account 

Spring/Summer POFA Season: April 2025 – September 2025

There are two opportunities to apply:

ROUND 1 APPLICATIONS:

• January 2 – 10: Applications accepted via email beginning at 8:00am
• No later than January 13: Applicants will be contacted via email with application fee payment instructions
  • $25 (nonrefundable) application fee for each application submitted
• January 15: Application fee deadline
• January 16: If lottery is required, applicants will be notified and will be held same day
• January 17: Preliminary permits or rejections emailed to applicants
• January 27: Final payment due
• No later than January 31: Approved permits available online in ActiveNet accounts

ROUND 2 APPLICATIONS:

• February 26: All remaining POFA Sites will be available via emailed application beginning at 8:00am
• 3 business days after application receipt: Preliminary permits emailed to applicants
• 3 business days after preliminary permit sent: Final payment due
• Next business day after payment due date: Approved permits available online in ActiveNet account

Information on the Fall/Winter 2025 POFA Season will be posted by July 28, 2025.

• POFA Permit Application(PDF, 1MB) (submit via email: park.permits@denvergov.org)
• POFA Fees(PDF, 83KB)

It is the policy of Denver Department Parks and Recreation and its Manager (DPR), under circumstances appropriate for Denver parks, to permit citizens and organizations the use of specified areas within Denver parks for the provision of certain private outdoor fee-based activities and services to the public, subject to this policy.

• POFA Policy  English(PDF, 5MB) | Spanish(PDF, 235KB)

A Multi-Park POFA Permit is a tour and/or guided activity (occurring in two (2) or more parks) organized and offered for which a payment, fee, other consideration is expected to be made to the Permittee or offered at no cost.

Multi-Park POFA Application(PDF, 438KB)

POFA Pilot Procedures(PDF, 177KB)

Fall/Winter Multi-Park POFA Season: October 2024 – March 2025

• Limited number of POFA Sites available for permitting via emailed application
• 3 business days after application receipt: Preliminary permits emailed to applicants
• 3 business days after preliminary permit sent: Final payment due
• Next business day after payment due date: Approved permits available online in ActiveNet account

Spring/Summer Multi-Park POFA Season: April 2025 – September 2025

There are two opportunities to apply:

ROUND 1 APPLICATIONS:

• January 2 – 10: Applications accepted via email beginning at 8:00am
• No later than January 13: Applicants will be contacted via email with application fee payment instructions
  • $25 (nonrefundable) application fee for each application submitted
• January 27: Final payment due
• January 31: Approved permits available online in ActiveNet accounts

ROUND 2 APPLICATIONS:

• February 26: All remaining POFA Sites will be available via emailed application beginning at 8:00am
• 3 business days after application receipt: Preliminary permits emailed to applicants
• 3 business days after preliminary permit sent: Final payment due
• Next business day after payment due date: Approved permits available online in ActiveNet account