Ruby Hill Park

I really like Ruby Hill Park. It's definitely as hilly as it's name implies. There's lots of things to do there- playground, trails, picnics, flying kites, model airplanes, and they have a community center. You can also challenge yourself to run up and down those hills. The view is nice too from atop the hills. It's also connected to the Sanderson Gulch Trail so you can go walking around. It's a little far for me to go here too often, but I definitely would if it were a little bit more convenient. Check it out and spend a day there.

Godsman Park

We got to the Godsman Park by walking up the Sanderson Gulch Trail from Ruby Hill Park. It's a nice walk and the trail continues past it, but the kids were tired. You walk along the gulch water and a somewhat busy street. Godsman is right next to an elementary school and what looks like a quiet neighborhood. It's peaceful, but there's not much to it, as you can see from the pics. Since this is along a trail and near larger parks, we might pass by here again, but I don't think we'd stop here to do anything. There's not much to actually do here except picnic. Maybe it's more for the kids to hang out there after school, or more of a neighborhood park. Its nice enough though.

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Asbury & Tejon Park

This park says it's "Unnamed" on the Denver Parks and Rec site, so maybe they just named it after the streets it's on. This is a terrible little park. I guess it would be an okay neighborhood park, but even if I lived here, there's not much I like about it. It does have a playground. Across the street there's a little walking lap trail. I guess it's not the worst and it's nice they have a park here. But, eh. None of us liked it here and we'd never go back. And as you can see by the one picture, the little stream was totally filthy, filled with trash, and smelled bad.

Creekside & Infinity Parks

Creekside Park is not a Denver park, but actually in Glendale. It's right off Colorado Blvd so it still feels like Denver. But we went anyway. It's a cute park. If you're shopping at that Target off Colorado Blvd and you want to visit a park nearby, go here. It's near the Cherry Creek Trail so if you're walking or biking here, there's a bridge that's nice to see.

Infinity Park is also a part f Glendale. It looks like it's a part of the Arapaho Open Space. There was a sign! Sometimes the lines of these parks, like the lines of Denver and the outlying cities, blur together and you don't know where you're at exactly. It's a nice couple of parks.

James A. Bible Park (again)

We've already been to Bible Park, but we went there again and saw hawks! Madison was really excited. We only walked around a little bit, in a different part of the park. I also realized recently that Highline Canal Trail and Goldsmith Gulch Trail run through Bible Park. We drive by here a lot and keep trying to see the hawks again. We're not sure what kind. Someone argued with us that they were owls, but we don't think so! And we think we saw both a male and female.

Henry S. Lindsley Park

This is a cute park! It's off Colorado, on 12th Ave. I don't like the location all that much, or the street parking. The surrounding area isn't much to look at. The hospital is there, apartment buildings. If I lived nearby it would definitely be worth going to regularly, but it's not a park I'd drive out of my way to go.

Some of the cool features of this park are the work out equipment. They have the standard playground equipment, sports areas, a short trail. But they have a place to workout some and also a hill with a secluded spot among the trees which is nice. When we there a guy was standing around playing his guitar. I love it when people make their parks their own like that.

Mayfair Park

It's been so long since I posted I nearly forgot what these parks were like!

Mayfair Park is a decent park- has everything you'd want: playground, place to walk, connected trails it looks like, and a place to play sports or Frisbee. It has a rich history. The trail running through the park used to be for wagons. Native Americans lived in the area as well: Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche.

I would definitely recommend this park. Check out the signs, way better quality reading in person than in my photos. I think it's important to learn about our history here. So many parks mention Native people. We forget how we displaced so many people. Denver's history is a part of that time as well.