Sloan's Lake Park (Denver, Colorado)

USA / Colorado / Edgewater / Denver, Colorado / N Sheridan Blvd, 1700
The park features a basketball court, bicycle/pedestrian pathway, boating, football field, softball field, soccer field, tennis court, lighted tennis court, shelter, picnic area, flower gardens, two playgrounds, water skiing, and fishing.

Thomas F. Sloan filed homestead papers on what is now the southwest corner of Sloan's Lake Park and received a patent signed from President Andrew Johnson on December 13, 1866. He later purchased additional acreage. While using his land as a farm, he became a prize winning exhibitor of cattle and produce and built an ice house next to the lake to help supply Denver’s summer cooling needs.
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Coordinates:   39°44'57"N   105°2'40"W

Comments

  • the annual dragon boat races are held here.
  • yes..they were beautiful!!!this park has always been a cultural "center" for those in denver...in the old days they had an ice skating area by the boat houses..the park is always clean and well kept too..
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