This park, located on 20 minutes from Denver, is very shady and offers spectacular views of both the city of Denver as well as the Rocky Mountains. Although not in the city of Denver, it is one of the Denver Mountain Parks and comes under the auspices of the Denver Department of Parks and Recreation.
Half the fun of this park is the road that gets you here! One of the most admired engineering feats of the world is a switchback road that rises from Golden to Lookout Mountain. The Lariat Trail, now known as Lookout Mountain Road, begins west of 6th Avenue at 19th Street in Golden. It zig-zags for 4.6 road miles, rising 2,000 feet to Buffalo Bill's Grave and Museum. The scenic drive has 56 perfectly-banked curves, including seven hair-pins!