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Stapleton's expansive open space and trails.
The skate park located in Greenway Park.
Stapleton Pocket Parks
Westerly Creek Greenway at Stapleton
Central Park running path
Parks & Open Space
No matter where you are in Stapleton, you're never more than five minutes from a beautiful, green open space -- a Stapleton park. In most cases, there is a park in your backyard. Stapleton's 80-acre Central Park is the 3rd largest public park in Denver. In the summer, Stapleton's Central Park spoils the community with lakes, bluffs, trees, and walking paths. Whether you enjoy beautiful Denver, Colorado by biking, walking, running, or playing, you can enjoy all of those activities in the open space in Stapleton's parks.
Neighborhood Pocket Parks
Stapleton is full of pocket parks which connect your neighbors by shared spaces. The pocket parks are meant to provide spaces for neighborhood games, BBQ's and general frolicking. By simply walking through the community you will undoubtedly stumble upon pockets parks nestled between the homes. In designing the community, these pocket parks were created to supplement large private yards with communal and publicly maintained areas. Sprinkled among the green spaces are special amenities, like the community garden, climbing wall, skate park, and playgrounds with water fountains for you, your kids and your dog.
Greenways and Trails
There are 25 miles of walking and biking paths in Stapleton, which connect to Denver's 850 miles of bike trails. Sand Creek and Westerly Creek Greenway connect directly to the greater Denver Greenway system including the South Platte River and Cherry Creek Greenways. (View the trail map here). Westerly Creek Greenway is being restored by the Greenway Foundation and connects directly to Sand Creek. It is completely restored through Stapleton and offers both hard and soft trails. You can follow Westerly Creek's progress on the Foundation's blog. Adjacent to Stapleton, there is also the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Bluff Lake Nature Center, and the Urban Farm at Stapleton. In addition to all the parks and open space, the Greenway connection makes Stapleton a weekend destination as well as an incredible place to live. Check out A Better Plan to learn more about Stapleton's connectivity by foot.
