Denver Mountain Parks Foundation

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Preservation
Conservation
Education

Since 1912

Denver’s
gateway to the
Rocky Mountains

Since 1912, the Denver Mountain Parks have served as Denver’s gateway to the Rocky Mountains. We work in partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation to ensure the continued stewardship and enjoyment of our unique Mountain Park System for generations to come.

Explore Your Denver Mountain Parks

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Celelebrating Frederick Law Olmsted

Video Tour of the Denver Mountain Parks

Mar 8, 2022

Our most excellent friend Tommy Matthews created this amazing video tour of a few of the Denver Mountain Parks. You can read his full blog post on the Olmsted 200 website Here.

Save the Date!! Olmsted 200 Lecture April 27, 2022 by Laurence Cotton

Mar 1, 2022

April 26, 2022 marks the 200 anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, the master designer of public parks and a founder of the field landscape architecture. The Denver Mountain Parks Foundation and the Garden Club of Denver are proud to present historian and...

DMPF Joins Olmsted 200 Campaign as a Celebration Partner

Jan 8, 2022

The Denver Mountain Parks Founation is proud to be a Celebration Partner of Olmsted 200. April 26, 2022, marks the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, author, journalist, public official, city planner and father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted and his...