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McIlvoy Park 4.5★ · 89 Google ratings · Arvada, Colorado
✓ Toddlers✓ Shade✓ Step-free
At a glance
Age
Toddlers + young kids Based on visitor reports
Shade
Shade reported Mentioned by 5 visitors
Access
Step-free entrance From the official listing
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am · busiest Sat afternoonFrom Google visit patterns
Size
≈390 m² · larger than 50%Measured on OpenStreetMap
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Map of McIlvoy Park
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1 Play area2 Parking~50 m from the play area
This illustration reflects the real layout of McIlvoy Park, drawn from aerial imagery and mapped facility locations. Guide
Good to know Good for a picnic
Picnic facilities on site — room to sit and eat near the play area.
Official listing
Works well for younger kids
Visitors report equipment suited to under-5s.
Based on visitor reports
Great variety for mixed ages
The updated playground includes equipment scaled for toddlers through older children, including slides, climbing structures, and swings.
Go early on weekends
Arrive around 8am to avoid crowds, parking challenges, and the larger foot traffic that builds later in the day.
Bring your own restroom solution
The park has no public bathrooms, so plan accordingly or use nearby facilities in Olde Town Arvada.
Excellent for hot summer days
Extensive mature trees provide ample shade throughout the park, making it comfortable during peak heat.
Monitor behavior on warm weekends
A few visitors reported concerning behavior from homeless individuals on busy warm-weather weekends.
Distilled from 77 visitor reviews. We count and rephrase — review text is never republished.
Crowds
When it gets busy Weekday mornings are generally quiet; weekend afternoons get busiest.
Quiet Busy
From Google visit patterns, 8am to 7pm.
Practical
Plan your visit 📍 5750 Upham St, Arvada, CO 80002
Nearby
Nearby playgrounds 1.2 km away · Better for toddlers
1.5 km away · Better for toddlers
Questions
Parent FAQs Is there shade at McIlvoy Park? Visitors specifically mention shade — trees, sails or covered seating.
Is McIlvoy Park good for toddlers? Yes — visitors mention equipment suited to under-5s. Based on visitor reports
When is McIlvoy Park least busy? Based on Google visit patterns, the quietest daytime hour is Tuesday around 8am.
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More Denver playground lists How we know this. Place details from the public Google business listing; facilities inferred from 77 visitor reviews; amenity positions from OpenStreetMap; aerial imagery from USGS (2019). Attributes appear only when the evidence clears our confidence bar, and review text is never republished. The unedited aerial shows tree cover — our second check on shade. Read the method · Report a mistake
