Outdoor & Adventure · state park / reservoir recreation
Cherry Creek State Park
$ · Denver, Colorado
The metro's most-used state park — a big warm-water reservoir ringed by prairie, with a swim beach, water-ski lanes, a marina, and one of the region's best off-leash dog areas. Suburban-convenient, but the sunset over the water still earns its keep.
Try: The swim beach on a warm afternoon, or a rental out on the water-ski lanes