Barnum Skate Park — Attraction in Denver

I love this park. It has the absolute best view of downtown Denver, and has a ton of Space to do as you please, especially as a family

In my opinion, it felt more communal prior to 6 years ago which is when the gentrification started to take over and change things/rules. Since then. Ive noticed that the gates to the circular parking lot gets closed off pretty randomly for no reason, and they took away more of the garbage can that used to be there (complete nonsense). Other than that, the park is still enjoyable and still feel like it's the best park in the Denver area.

Gentrification and some of the new ways that the city operates the park is the only reason i gave a 4...

This skatepark was just finished and is awesome. (July 2025) The transitions are mellow, the pavement is smooth and the ledges are a very approachable height.

Jumping the ball or clearing the transition on the kicker takes a bit of speed so dropping in may not be enough. You may need to push or push on the quarter then do a rolling drop in.

The circle rail is unique and cool but if you’re looking to learn rails, this isn’t the place. This park is very focused on mellow transition and learning ledge skating.

Overall, this park is unique and fun. Credit to denver parks and rec for giving us a place to skate that is well crafted and...

It's pretty nice for a new park, but definitely not anything to write home about. Pretty basic and it's only a 2 directional park so people are constantly waiting on each other, it limits your options a bit. Some of the banks are way too small and the one on the end is way too big to not have a ride away on the backside of it or at least a coping at the top. It's a good...