pocket park
Stout Street Children's Park
A block of playground for the people who actually live around here
A small Denver Parks pocket park at 25th and Stout, with a playground, shade and a bit of public art. It is not a destination and does not pretend to be one - it is the patch of grass the surrounding blocks of Curtis Park use, a few minutes' walk east of the ballpark crowds. Open from half five in the morning until eleven at night. Worth knowing about if you are staying nearby with small children and need somewhere to let them off the leash before dinner.
Why go. Somewhere for a four-year-old to burn off an hour, away from the Larimer crowds.
There is no cafe or bathroom here - it is a playground and nothing more.
A short walk from Stout Street Children's Park
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