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    4.0 (1 review)

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    Howard Heuston Park - Dogs love the nearby water

    Howard Heuston Park

    3.6(5 reviews)
    79.5 mi

    I have a miniature Aussie, and as she's only just now 2 years old, she needs around 2.5 hours of…read moreexercise a day to be anywhere near chill. For most of my time living in Boulder, this meant taking her to North Boulder Park everyday. Having just moved to the Glenwood neighborhood, I am no longer in close enough proximity to go everyday. Luckily, I discovered Howard H. Park. With plenty of open space, beautiful foliage, and a section specifically for off leash dogs, I am glad to call this my new spot. There is also a children's playground, walking/jogging trail, and creek that runs around the outside of the park. Generally, the park is pretty empty, until about 5 pm or on the weekends - when you're sure to run into plenty of people and their furry friends. My favorite part is a small hill/bump which provides a great place to lay down, as well as spectacular vantage point for launching the disk for my dog.

    I came here strictly for the dog park. There are lots of friendly dogs and plenty of space for your…read morepup to run. I find it a little odd that the dog park section is fenced off on 3 sides, luckily the open side leads into an apartment complex's parking where there are compost trash cans. The dogs can also get curious and wander off to other parts of the park since the area is not enclosed. If your dog is sensitive to certain sounds like mine, he gets very nervous around skateboards, this might not be the right park for you. My dog heard kids skateboarding in the park section and decided it was a good time to leave. 3/5 stars for the dog park, 4/5 for the actual park. The park was pretty big, clean, everyone had their own space and were doing activities and being surrounded by mountains isn't too bad either.

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    Howard Heuston Park - Bike parking on the east side

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    Zangs Spur Park - Basketball court

    Zangs Spur Park

    3.5(2 reviews)
    90.3 mi

    This park has a baseball field, full basketball court, a sand volleyball court, two tennis courts,…read moreand a fairly nice play structure. Lots of grass. Despite all these recreation options, I could only find one porta-potty in the parking lot. No drinking fountains. I confirmed with a regular visitor that was it. It shares a parking lot with the Broomfield Depot Museum so maybe there are restrooms in there? But the Depot Museum is only open on Saturdays from 9-3 according to the website so that doesn't work. My point is come prepared. It's about a quarter mile walk to commercial so that's an option as well. The material under the play structure was all wood chips. Not my favorite but probably the most common material for playgrounds these days. Two toddler swings and one regular swing (I think one was broken). There was also a pretty fun spinning stool shaped like a leaf and one of the ladders going up to the monkey bars also spun. Lots of things to climb on. My toddler had fun. But the lack of restrooms and drinking fountains for such a large park makes me sad.

    Zang spur park, named after Adolf Zang, one of the founders of the city of Broomfield, is a great…read moreplace to come and play at one of the many basketball, tennis or large playgrounds. The trails going through the park are also good for biking, hiking, walking or jogging. Your four footed pet will also love the wide open spaces to run and jump. Plenty of trees provide shade to cool off on hot summer days. Conveniently located next to the historic Broomfield Depot Museum and depot hill

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    Hideaway Park

    Hideaway Park

    4.5(4 reviews)
    73.1 mi

    We stopped here on our way back to Denver from Steamboat. Traffic on I70 was bad (as usual) so we…read morewere hoping to wait it out at the park. The park has a large playground for children, tennis/pickleball courts, basketball courts, a skatepark, picnic shelters, a large field, and bathrooms. It was a great place to stop to eat lunch and wait out traffic.

    Hideaway Park is the perfect place to dine on a picnic lunch while letting the little ones stretch…read moretheir legs and conquer a kingdom. I visited the playground as a pit stop between Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver, a spot where my child could scramble around on the bouncy, resilient rubber matting instead of being confined to a carseat. We found the park by accident, driving straight up through downtown Winter Park. Situated right in the heart of the shopping district, Hideaway is hidden from whom exactly? Bears in the woods? Posh skiiers in their $500,000 condos? It certainly isn't from the road, set back slightly from the crosswalk and sinking back deep. The play equipment is in great shape and nicely durable, not the sort of ancient metal slide that scalds little thighs and calves or the monkey bar prisons parents dread because we have no way to extricate our children without being accused of violating the Geneva Convention. Of course, we're violating it allowing our little one to be the prisoner of Metallialand. Plentiful benches and perches give adults a spot to watch the entertainment, and impromptu lunch from one of the many cafes nearby are very easily done. I enjoyed this little spot while we were here. It was tidy and open, though I did have to chase down my little one a few times to keep him from playing in traffic. Barring that hazard, it's a great spot the locals clearly get to enjoy.

    North Sand Hills Recreation Area - recreation - Updated August 2026

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