The Top 20 Parks in Golden, CO

Fresh reviews:

Having recently moved to a place without mountains, my partner and I were extremely excited to get back to Colorado and explore some hiking trails. Our excitement led us to Matthews Winters Park immediately after we landed in the Mile High City. This was a perfect way to spend a short afternoon after a flight…

Patrick G.

Matthews Winters Park

Great place to hike not far out of the city. They definitely have some challenging trails. We decided to head out there this past weekend for a short little jaunt or what I thought would be short. Did the burro trail which we thought was going to be 4.5 miles ended up being closer to 7.5. It was definitely…

Christina S.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

I’ve stayed twice in the park, once tent camping and once in one of the yurts. The visitor center was very helpful and supplied maps of trails and nearby roads. There is also firewood for sale here along with souvenirs. The yurts and the cabins are a little close together and make for a community get together…

Marralee S.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

This park was worth going out of my way for. Very good for toddlers. There was a hollowed out, multi-level tree play structure complete with a bear! My daughter loved it! A couple picnic tables, a spiderweb rope play area, lots of slides and a swinging bench, too. Only one port-a-potty in the parking lot…

Holly C.

Beverly Heights Park

Close to Denver and you don’t have to get on I70 westbound. New bathroom structure at the lower parking lot.Can get busy, but great for a this time of year. In the summer it’s brutal with the heat and most of the trails are exposed.

Meredith G.

Apex Trail

Tiniest dog park ever. Just a baseball complex. I’m not from the area and need some good spots to take my dog. This place epupd be fun if you had kids.