The best spots in City Park for partying, running and family fun (via thknwco)
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City Park Jazz, the free, high-quality music series that takes over the City Park Pavilion on Sundays during the summer, is one of the 320-acre park’s best angles. But there are so many others., City Park remains Denver’s biggest urban park, according to Denver Parks & Recreation, and it continues to take advantage of that with a diversity of settings.
In my 30s, I shifted to the south-central side along East 17th Avenue, where the trees and shade are heavy, and the breeze is near-constant. It’s an easy picnic base camp, with plenty of room to laze. When I jogged I took the path aroundand its adjacent, smaller Duck Lake. It’s arguably the most popular workout, dog-walking and bike-riding corridor, so to speak, and contains a paddle-boat rental kiosk and excellent people-watching along its benches.
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