C r a w fo r d North Table Mountain Park h Bobtail Hill 8945ft c H G l u u o l r c ressma Y C Quartz Hill G n lc s h u h s o Russell G e d G S r Alps Hill9593ft C u k o Douglas Mountain p r l G L o c r F 9751ft a e h i u w n al l k e 9,653ft North Table Mountain Park g l c e n k h Justice Hill G R F o Guy Hill Red Elephant Hill u i o t l v r t c er 8764ft k 10,316ft h Banta Hill o 8104ft C Elk Cr Clear Creek AA BB CC DD 8643ft EE FF GG eek HH II JJ KK LL Community Trees Natural Areas Parks and Recreation Offices A G Tu Sheep Keep Pewabic Mtn. rb u ck The Denver City Forester’s Office is responsible for the care of trees and shrubs The Natural Areas Program uc y e k y G r Wheat Ridge 201 West Colfax Avenue 9928ft le G Open Space G u h in public parks, parkways, and around government buildings. The environmental is a component of the Denver y l u Dumont ul nt c l ulc Winter c h c G h h na benefit of trees are widely recognized, but their primary benefits in an urbanized Parks and Recreation Natural Denver, CO 80202 nt e ou L Crown Hill Park setting are improvements to residents’ quality of life and contributes to increased Resources Division and manages C 11 Bellevue Mtn. ou Mt. Galbraith 32nd Ave 1P1ark h C G n I c ilpi n 7240ft property values and business success. Denver’s broad tree canopy is a result of nearly 1800 acres of natural l 9863ft n d Multiple ways to contact 311: C o u ou i Mt. Galbraith nt n a South Table Mtn. G Seaton Mtn. y s Centennial Cone Park n Forestry’s continuing foresight and the city’s public policies recognizing the value open space within Denvers urban r G Dial 3-1-1 Douglas Mtn. o Cl pi u 6319ft i 9105ft e e l Park h ch ar C l ch l f u reek i of trees through education programs, regulations, and development review. boundaries. The purpose of the 9550ft O G Cou f 720.913.1311 G nt y G y e k ke i Golden South Table Natural Areas Programs is to pre- e r ls J TTY: 720.913.8479 e Tu o Centennial Cone r n Mtn. Park C Denver Forestry promotes intelligent tree planting by helping citizens choose the serve some of our natural history G 8679ft r 20th Ave www.denvergov.org/parksandrecreation e Tra u v lc right tree for the right place and by encouraging proactive tree care to maintain so that future generations can l i Idaho Springs i l C ek h Windy Saddle S r e lc and enhance the tree canopy throughout the city. The City Forester’s Office understand our native heritage. Saxon Mtn. Gu h Park Colfax Ave Hentzel Park Natural Area • Urban Map Grid J8 ng pri Buffalo Bill Museum provides many other services The Natural Areas provide habitat Open Space S h h Clear Creek Canyon Park c lc l Colorow including monitoring our community and resources for urban wildlife and support healthy ecosystems throughout u u t Alps Mtn. G G Lookout Mtn. l S l n forest for tree health, licensing tree the city. The mission of the Natural Areas Program is to sustain natural process 12 i o Mtn. Park 7374ft 12 Flirtation Peak m s g Open Space d w n R a h n care companies, issuing tree work wherever possible. k 8243ft o i e S Cre J Colorow Hill Lookout l Bald Mtn. go p permits, and establishing guidelines hica 7988ft 7572ft i Alps Mtn. C K Mtn. Park Mountain Parks Map Grid Restroom Picnic tables Picnic Shelters Grills Trails for landscape projects. 10,560ft n Genesee Lookout Mtn. Apex rk o Katherine U o y L St Saxon Mtn. Water Conservation F n itt Buffalo Herd Park Name t r a l Park St Nature Preserve g e e 11,546ft ou ek C B Park Craig Denver has been recognized C b e e Saddleback Mtn. n n r r r e a i ee Ba C v r Overlook l k e C 9568ft Bergen Park GG13 ¿ ¿ o ¿ ¿ ¿ t i a r p annually by the National Arbor Day The purpose of the Water Conservation Program is to coordinate sustainable d S e o e Santa Fe Mtn. Chief Hosa Lodge Park n S k k Colorow Point Park JJ12 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Ki Trees at Washington Park • Urban Map Grid F6 Ca oo U Foundation as a “Tree City USA” Woodchuck Peak scade Creek h 10,537ft r water management and improved water quality. This includes monitoring, reek lc r B & Campground Corwina Park ii14 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 11,132ft hicago C u ve since 1986 for celebrating Arbor Day Colorado Lottery Partnership C G a analyzing, and maximizing the efficient use of water by the department by aver Br Be n e ook Cub Creek Park HH16 ¿ ¿ ¿ e h B each spring, developing sustainable programs, and promoting proper tree care. r ort implementing changes to irrigation practices, water consumption reporting r N Daniels Park (inset map) EE19 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ a Beaver Brook Green Mtn. This management carries on the vision of Denver’s founding fathers to provide a and training, installing low water use landscapes, managing irrigation system The Colorado Lottery is proud to have provided support for park and 13 W 13 r Gulch Shaffer Hill Morrison6855 Parkft KK15 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Wei Open Space Genesee Mtn. y safe and beautiful place to live, visit, and work. (www.denvergov.org/forestry) upgrades, converting parks to recycled water and establishing a centrally recreation projects in the City and County of Denver since 1984. To 8423ft ek w Griffith Mtn. re Fillius Park Dedisse Park HH15 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ a C 8284ft controlled irrigation system. 11,568ft od BB15 P¿k ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ highlight all the outdoor resources available, the Lottery has partnered with R S Echo Lake Park a o d ad Fillius Park GG13e ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ the City and County to produce the Guide to Denver Parks and Recreation. Arapaho National Forest Bergen m Forsberg Genesee Park HH13a ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Alpine Peak ek Park C Al Cre o Park Rangers go G Little Park JJ15 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 11,552ft a ld Lininger Mtn. Matthews/Winters Utilizing Lottery dollars, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the c ra hi ss Sp C Pa Bergen Park ri 7743ft Lookout Mountain Park JJ12 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ t n p Park Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) have enhanced facilities throughout es Ke g The Park Ranger Program provides daily patrol of the urban and mountain park e W rr S G Newton Park HH20 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ w u v Independence Mtn. Mt. Pence G e lc Jewell Ave the city, including the Denver Zoo, the Denver Botanic Gardens, various u d h i systems. The patrol (by foot, bicycle and vehicle) focuses on visitor contact and l e n 11,452ft Mt. Pence ch O’Fallon Park ii15 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ G e k w Papoose Mtn. R recreation centers, dozens of parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and pools. e a 9903ft Bergen d u assistance, park rule and regulation enforcement/education, protection of natural e u Squaw Mtn. lc R Pence Park ii16 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ r Sq 11,174ft h C d 14 o 10,241ft 14 and built resources, environmental education, emergency response and visitor Denver residents also benefit from Lottery proceeds through agreements g Mt. Morrison Red Rocks Park JJ14 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ a Warrior Mtn. Chief Mtn. Snyder Mtn. Peak Corwina ic 7881ft safety. The Rangers help keep our parks and the people using them safe. h Echo Lake 11,273ft 11,709ft 9876ft Summit Lake Park BB17 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ with Colorado State Parks and the Division of Wildlife. The Division of C Idledale th Elk Meadow Park Red Rocks JJ17 ¿ ¿ ¿ E Turkey Creek Park Morrison Rd Little Sugarloaf Peak ou Park Wildlife has funded projects such as the Inner-City Wildlife Conservation t S h M B Park Rangers provide the public with information regarding the proper use of City 11,349ft e Mt. Judge Park e Amphitheatre l r k Education Center, the Bluff Lake Environmental Education satellite site, and Devils Nose R ge ee Matthews/Winters C e Snyder Mtn. Bergen Peak n Cr Lair O' the Bear Park l u 10,301ft parks, facilities and programs. This may involve presenting educational programs v R 11,057ft r b o e i Vance Peak 9708ft T o Echo Lake e y rou Park the South Platte River stewardship program. Colorado State Parks has also m Cree na M b n da k k le ver k so e a R C m y at parks, in local schools and attendance at public meetings. Rangers facilitate e e B et 10,241ft e Red Rocks G o e C r z C r r u e Kittredge Lodge s C Mt. Judge ee used some of its Lottery money to help pay for or enhance trails in Denver, e e C k lc interpretive programs using natural and historical resources to create a public r r Little Park e k e l h C e a Park Morrison k e k e r r k r re appreciation of park facilities and the city’s open spaces.