Several projects and planning efforts are underway in Denver's Sloan's Lake neighborhood, improving facilities and the environmental health of the park.
Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) will be changing the use of the historic Boat House building on the northside of Sloan’s Lake near Wolff St. and W. Byron Pl (see map) will be transformed into a 2,500 - 3,000 square foot community and event space connected to the marina at Sloan’s Lake. Currently the building is used by DPR’s Parks Operations, Adaptive Recreation, and Park Rangers. Once renovated, the building will be available primarily for community gathering space, while supporting DPR operations.
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Community Engagement
Survey: Closes Oct. 6, 2025
Provide your feedback on design concepts for Sloan's Lake Boathouse improvements by October 6, 2025:
Public Meeting 2: Sept. 18, 2025
At this virtual public meeting, attendees learned about upcoming improvements to the Sloan's Lake Boat House and shared feedback.
Download and meeting presentation(PDF, 2MB)
Watch the meeting recording:
Public Meeting 1: July 29, 2025
At the first public meeting for this project, neighbors were invited to share their vision for the boathouse's future uses and learn more about other projects happening in Sloan's Lake Park.
Download the meeting boards(PDF, 10MB)
The Sloan's Lake Environmental Assessment will include data collection, analysis, lake restoration planning, and initial concept design alternatives to create a vision for the future of the lake. This project will involve community outreach, education, and engagement. The project will result in a concept plan document and planning level cost estimate to allow Denver Parks & Recreation, Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, Mile High Flood District, and other project sponsors to determine a clear direction and vision to move forward with design and implementation.
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Denver Parks and Recreation is improving maintenance of parks in northwest Denver, that includes the renovation of the maintenance yard and shop in the southwest corner of Sloan’s Lake Park.
Community Engagement
Community Meeting | September 25, 2024
Funded by DPR Capital Funds and the RISE Denver Bond, this project replaces the existing basketball and tennis courts on the north side of Sloan's Lake Park and provides improved accessibility to both amenities.
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Project Schedule:
- Summer 2025: Design
- Fall 2025: Tennis court abatement
- Winter 2026: Construction start
- Fall 2027: Construction complete
As of October 2023: the Sloan's Lake Playground and Tennis Court Replacement Project is complete!
View the photos from the ribbon-cutting celebration. Thanks to Denver Voters, this project was funded by Parks Legacy and Capital Improvements funds.
Community Outreach
Community outreach and conceptual design took place in 2019, followed by design development and construction documents in early 2020.
Community Outreach & Project Documents
Community Outreach
Planning & Outreach Documents
Update 1/24/2022: Due to permitting issues, a splash pad will not be included in the overall playground design at Sloan’s Lake. The ‘Mars Sandstone Constellation Splash Pad’ area (as seen on the final preferred concept) has been repurposed as an imaginative sand play area.