All Denver Recreation Centers and Pools are closed until further notice as details on how to open safely and equitably while minimizing the potential spread COVID-19 are determined. All centers that are meal sites will continue to serve meals during regularly scheduled hours (Mon.
Actually Cool Things You Can (Still) Do in Denver Right Now
- Hit the slopes. $$$
- Hit a sledding or tubing hill. Free - $$
- Watch the Colorado Ballet perform The Nutcracker, virtually. Free.
- Check out some holiday lights. Free-$$
- See some outdoor art exhibits.
- Go ice skating.
- Explore ice castles.
- Have an at home film festival.
Colorado is noted for its vivid landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers and desert lands. Colorado is one of the Mountain States and is a part of the western and southwestern United States. Denver is the capital and most populous city in Colorado.
At only an hour and a half drive from Denver to Rocky Mountain National Park, the park is a memorable summer day trip — and at $25 per automobile per day, it's also a very affordable one.
The best time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park is from June to September when the snow is (mostly) melted and the hiking trails and attractions are accessible.
Towns & Cities Near Rocky Mountain National Park
- Estes Park, CO. 7.9 mi / 21 mins.
- Lyons, CO. 28.7 mi / 51 mins.
- Boulder, CO. 44.7 mi / 1 hour 15 mins.
- Denver, CO. 78.5 mi / 1 hour 46 mins.
- Winter Park, CO. 111 mi / 2 hours 44 mins.
- Granby, CO. 131 mi / 3 hours 8 mins.
- Grand Lake, CO. 147 mi / 3 hours 28 mins.
Rocky Mountain National Park is unique in that it offers a Day Pass. Rocky will continue to offer the Day Pass, it will increase from $20 to $25. The Seven-Day Vehicle Pass will increase from $30 to $35, the Seven-Day Motorcycle Pass will increase from $25 to $30. The park's Annual Pass will increase from $60 to $70.
The neighborhood is beautiful, safe, diverse, and close to downtown. The light rail runs through the neighborhood making it easy to access the rest of the city. Street parking is fairly easy to find.
Streetcar/Public Transportation: If taking public transportation from downtown, take the 48-City Park/Museum streetcar on the Canal Street streetcar line. Depart the streetcar at the end of the City Park Line at Lelong/Esplanade and Carrollton Avenues and walk into City Park.
This New Ordinance Will Let You Drink in Public. Don't worry about chugging the rest of your beer—Denver's new "common consumption" ordinance will allow you to bring your drink outside of some liquor-licensed businesses.
Can I Drink or Have An Open Container in Public? In the state of Colorado, drinking alcohol with restrictions is permitted in public areas such as state or city parks. Colorado state law allows individuals to consume alcoholic beverages in public places that contain 3.2% or less ABV.
But there are also laws about alcohol consumption, especially if you're interested in public consumption. Drinking in public places--including sidewalks, parks, stadiums, and beaches--is considered illegal in most jurisdictions in the U.S. Penalties range from hundreds of dollars in fines to jail time.
According to these statutes, a person under the age of 21 may consume alcohol… On private property (that is, where a person habitually resides and NOT a place of business) with the consent of a parent or guardian in the parent's presence.
Beer drinking is only allowed while fishing when it's hands free.
The possession and consumption of Alcohol Beverages is prohibited in parks and other outdoor public spaces managed by DPR except for fermented malt beverage or malt liquor (beer) and vinous liquor (wine or champagne). The sale and/or service of Alcohol Beverages is prohibited in parks and other outdoor public places.
Alcohol is allowed in city and state parks, but only to an extent. You can drink in city and state-run parks throughout Colorado, but only when the percentage of alcohol is 3.2 percent or less. Essentially, this is the limit of light beer or wine spritzers. Glass bottles are not allowed, regardless of alcohol content.
Alcoholic beverages are permitted on park property, with the exception of archery or shooting ranges unless specifically authorized and permitted. Possession of alcoholic beverages by anyone under 21 years of age is prohibited.
