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McIlvoy Park 4.5★ · 89 Google ratings · Arvada, Colorado
✓ Toddlers✓ Shade✓ Step-free
At a glance
What visitors report about McIlvoy Park Age
Toddlers + young kids Based on visitor reports · 2020–2026
Shade
Shade reported Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2020–2026
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am · busiest Sat afternoon
Size
About 4,200 sq ft · bigger than 50% of the ones we measured
Shown only when the evidence clears our bar. How we know this .
The site plan
Map of McIlvoy Park 1
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1 Play area2 Parkingabout 150 ft from the play area
Drawn from aerial imagery, showing the real layout. Guide
Good to know Good for a picnic
Picnic facilities on site, with 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 · 2020–2026
Excellent for hot summer days
Extensive mature trees provide ample shade throughout the park, making it comfortable during peak heat.
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.
Monitor behavior on warm weekends
A few visitors reported concerning behavior from homeless individuals on busy warm-weather weekends.
Distilled from 37 visitor reviews.
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 0.7 miles away · More shade
0.7 miles away · Better for toddlers
0.9 miles 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 · 2020–2026
When is McIlvoy Park least busy? Based on Google visit patterns, the quietest daytime hour is Tuesday around 8am.
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How we know this. Place details from the public Google business listing; facilities inferred from 37 visitor reviews; playground outlines and amenity positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), which is also what the size is measured on; 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, which is our second check on shade. Read the method · Report a mistake
