Outdoors Cheesman Park, Denver

Denver Botanic Gardens

An outdoor spot in Cheesman Park, Denver, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: May–Sep.

Why go

24 acres of themed gardens including a Japanese garden and a high-plains alpine collection.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Denver, alongside 3 places to eat, 3 sights and 1 place for a drink. 3 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Blossoms of Light and Pete's Kitchen.

Type: Outdoors · Nature
Neighborhood: Cheesman Park
Price: $$
Time needed: 2 hr
Best time: May–Sep

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 6 beyond Denver. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

1
Blossoms of Light
Denver Botanic Gardens' winter light display, which typically runs from late November to mid-January.
Activity · City Park · 0.0 mi straight-line
2
Pete's Kitchen
Long-running Greek-American diner on East Colfax, known for breakfast burritos and late-night hours.
Food · City Park · 0.6 mi straight-line
3
Tattered Cover Colfax
Branch of Denver's best-known independent bookstore, in the old Lowenstein Theater on East Colfax.
Shopping · City Park · 0.6 mi straight-line
4
Denver Biscuit Company
Biscuit sandwiches and gravy at the East Colfax location, two blocks south of City Park.
Food · City Park · 0.9 mi straight-line
5
City Park and Ferril Lake
Denver's largest park, with a loop around Ferril Lake and a classic view of the skyline against the Front Range.
Outdoors · City Park · 1.2 mi straight-line
6
Zoo Lights at Denver Zoo
The zoo's evening light trail through City Park, typically running from late November into the first week of January.
Activity · City Park · 1.4 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Denver Botanic Gardens is a stop on our Colorado Rockies route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Colorado Rockies
Mountains, trails & alpine lakes
6 daysStop 1 of 3Best Jun – Sep

More to do in Denver

Denver Botanic Gardens is our only outdoors pick in Denver; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Denver guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Denver run from 44°F in December to 92°F in July; July is usually the wettest month. For Denver Botanic Gardens itself, we suggest: May–Sep.

Modelled monthly averages for Denver from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Denver weather by month.

Getting there

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Address: 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206, USA
Coordinates: 39.73210, -104.96128
Destination: Denver, Colorado