{"id":212246,"date":"2025-10-09T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/212246\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:30:08","slug":"former-park-hill-golf-course-to-reopen-as-denver-park-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/212246\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Park Hill Golf Course to reopen as Denver park this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 155-acre former Park Hill Golf Course will open to the public for limited park use starting Oct. 28 after Denver formally acquired the land earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mayor Mike Johnston first announced that the city would acquire the land<\/a> in January after his administration came to an agreement with the property\u2019s owner, Westside Investment Partners. Under the deal, officials agreed to swap a city-owned parcel near Denver International Airport in exchange for the former golf course.<\/p>\n

Johnston celebrated the start of public access in a news release Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome Denver to see this park not for what it is today but what it can be,\u201d Johnston said in the release. \u201cFor years, we have heard from the community about not only what this land means to Northeast Denver, but the value it brings to our entire city. Our work will continue until the park, and every improvement that comes with it, reflects the wishes and needs of a neighborhood that has fought tirelessly for this day to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time of the land-swap announcement, Johnston said the city planned to open access to the park during the summer. But the complicated deal<\/a> took longer to conclude than anticipated.<\/p>\n

The park, which still needs \u201cextensive renovations,\u201d including lighting, will be open only during daylight hours, the release says. Parkgoers will be limited to passive use of the park, including walking and jogging, according to the city\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n

The property would receive $70 million worth of improvements<\/a> if voters approve the Vibrant Denver bond package on November\u2019s ballot. Denver Parks and Recreation officials are still deciding which features and amenities they will construct at the park.<\/p>\n

The property has long been a source of tension among Denverites, some of whom wanted to see the land \u2014 one of the last plots of undeveloped land in the city \u2014 partially developed with housing. Others pushed to keep it as open space.<\/p>\n

Westside purchased the property for $24 million in 2019 and intended to develop it, incorporating a park with some housing and other uses, but voters handily rejected that plan<\/a> in 2023. It has been closed to the public ever since.<\/p>\n

The former golf course is set to become the city\u2019s fourth-largest park.<\/p>\n

Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot.<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally Published: October 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM MDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 155-acre former Park Hill Golf Course will open to the public for limited park use starting Oct.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[3832,9045,1840,120900,120316,49508,4142,427,2053,2558,49511,3,49512,120317,49513,6107,3714,111,99],"class_list":["post-212246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-colorado","tag-colorado-news","tag-denver","tag-denver-international-airport","tag-denver-parks-and-recreation","tag-denver-politics","tag-front-range","tag-golf","tag-housing","tag-latest-headlines","tag-mike-johnston","tag-news","tag-open-space","tag-park-hill","tag-park-hill-golf-club","tag-parks","tag-parks-and-recreation","tag-politics","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}