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All Ages Watercolor Painting | Level 1, November Series
Exceptional Animals: Keystone Species: Animales excepcionales: Especies clave
Line Dance | November Series
Empathy and the Natural World: La empatía y el mundo natural
Parent-Tot Art at Hudson Gardens | November Series
Animals and their Habitats with Dandelion Arts Collective
Wildlife in the Winter Garden
Neurodivergent in Nature
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Golden Gate Canyon State Park
This 12,000-acre park features mountains, forests & meadows & offers camping, hiking & fishing.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Horticultural library at Denver Botanic Gardens including rare books, seed catalogs & other items.
Cherry Creek State Park
Large park around a reservoir with camping, water sports & many other outdoor leisure activities.
via Google MapsCheesman Park
Open grassy grounds for picnics, jogs & such plus a playground & pavilion, all with mountain vistas.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hiking, camping & sledding in a diverse park with forests, lakes & North America’s tallest dunes.
Lookout Mountain Park
Park boasting wooded foothills, scenic road, picnic shelter & Buffalo Bill burial site & museum.
Robert F. Clement Park
Suburban park with a 60-acre lake offering sport courts, games, picnic areas & playgrounds.
via Google MapsConfluence Park
Placid riverside park featuring benches, grassy lawns, biking & walking trails, plus a kayak run.
Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
Working farm offering trails & bird-watching spots amid wildflowers, plus seasonal butterfly house.
The Hudson Gardens & Event Center
These scenic gardens are free to the public & feature an on-site amphitheater, gift shop & cafe.
via Google MapsSloan's Lake Park
Denver's 2nd largest park, with jogging paths & grassy spots around a boating-friendly lake.
via Google MapsWashington Park
Expansive, grassy grounds with paths for running, ponds for boating, or fishing & tennis courts.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Open lakes, wetlands, prairie grasslands & woodlands home to more than 330 species.
Civic Center Park
Green space dotted with fountains, statues, a Greek amphitheater & more that also hosts events.
Paco Sánchez Park
Riverside neighborhood park with a towering play structure, baseball fields & open green space.
Chatfield State Park
Biking, hiking, camping & boating with scenic views of the foothills & Platte River Valley.
Mesa Verde National Park
View-filled park featuring Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings from long ago, plus tours & camping.
Denver City Park
This expansive greenspace has amenities such as a zoo, museum & golf course, plus areas for hiking.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Over 415 square miles of protected mountain terrain with a huge network of hiking trails & wildlife.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Steep canyon offering hiking, camping & scenic views of the Gunnison River & the Painted Wall cliff.