Denver, CO
2020 ParkScore® ranking: #22
Our analysis is based on four characteristics of an effective park system:
access, investment, acreage, and amenities.
access, investment, acreage, and amenities.
How we calculated Denver’s ParkScore rating:
Access
86 out of 100
Acreage
51 out of 100
Investment
72 out of 100
Amenities
59 out of 100
Everyone deserves a park within a 10-minute walk of home.
Is Denver meeting that goal?
91%
of residents live within a 10 minute walk of a park.
National average 55%
Percent of residents within a
10-minute walk of a park by age
10-minute walk of a park by age
Children (0 - 19)
Adults (20 - 64)
Seniors (65+)
Percent of residents within a
10-minute walk of a park by income
10-minute walk of a park by income
Percent of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park by race/ethnicity
8%
of Denver's city land is used for parks and recreation.
National median 15%
Where in Denver are parks needed most?
Denver has 314 parks
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Denver Park Amenities Compared to the 100 Largest U.S. Cities
Basketball Hoops
72 nd percentile
4.8 per 10,000 people
Dog Parks
73 rd percentile
1.8 per 100,000 people
Playgrounds
75 th percentile
3.6 per 10,000 people
Bathrooms
36 th percentile
1.2 per 10,000 people
Recreation and Senior Centers
59 th percentile
0.8 per 20,000 people
Splashpads
65 th percentile
1.6 per 100,000 people
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Mayor Michael Hancock has pledged to adopt long-term, system-wide strategies to make sure every Denver resident has access to all the benefits parks provide.
"I have endorsed the vision that everyone deserves a park or open space within a 10-minute walk of home." — Mayor Hancock
Learn about the 10-Minute Walk campaign
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You believe everyone deserves access to great parks. We can help you reach that goal.
Contact Jim Petterson, Colorado State Director at the Trust for Public Land
