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Verbena Park 4.2★ · 370 Google ratings · Denver, Colorado
✓ Toddlers✓ Shade✓ Step-free
At a glance
What visitors report about Verbena Park Age
Toddlers + young kids Based on visitor reports · 2016–2025
Shade
Shade reported Based on visitor reports · 2016–2025
Crowds
Quietest Sun 8am · busiest Sat afternoon
Size
About 4,800 sq ft · bigger than 58% of the ones we measured
Shown only when the evidence clears our bar. How we know this .
The site plan
Map of Verbena Park 1
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1 Play area2 Picnic tables (2 on site)
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 · 2016–2025
Best for younger elementary-aged kids
The recently renovated playground equipment suits grade schoolers well, though one reviewer notes limited slides and jungle gym structures.
Good option for soccer and casual sports
The park hosts active soccer games and has multiple open field spaces where pickup sports happen regularly throughout the day.
Visit during daytime hours
Multiple reviewers note the park feels sketchy after dark, so plan visits for daylight when supervision and foot.
Bring insect repellent in summer
Mosquitoes are aggressive here, particularly near the grassy areas and open water nearby, causing severe reactions in some visitors.
Inspect playground before children play
One reviewer found a knife on the equipment and another reported rusty, deteriorating structures, so check conditions on arrival.
Distilled from 100 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 📍 1101 Verbena St, Denver, CO 80220
Nearby
Nearby playgrounds 0.5 miles away · More shade
0.7 miles away · Has restrooms
Questions
Parent FAQs Is there shade at Verbena Park? Visitors specifically mention shade: trees, sails or covered seating.
Is Verbena Park good for toddlers? Yes. Visitors mention equipment suited to under-5s. Based on visitor reports · 2016–2025
When is Verbena Park least busy? Based on Google visit patterns, the quietest daytime hour is Sunday around 8am.
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How we know this. Place details from the public Google business listing; facilities inferred from 100 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
