Amherst Park

Amherst Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Amherst Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Amherst Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.93357, -105.00844. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amherst Park

• Butterfly Pavilion · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marfell Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hackberry Park · park · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Amusement Park · park · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Forney Museum of Transportation · museum · Denver · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• St. Elizabeth's Retreat Chapel · church · Denver · ~24 km · Must-see
• National Velvet · attraction · Denver · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black American West Museum · museum · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat · sanctuary · Boulder · ~25 km · Must-see
• Red Forest · attraction · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Confluence Park · park · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Union Station · attraction · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Museum of Contemporary Art Denver · museum · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Downtown Aquarium · sanctuary · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Amherst Park

Other parks near Amherst Park

• Hackberry Park · park · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lakeside Amusement Park · park · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Confluence Park · park · Denver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park · park · Denver · ~26 km · Must-see
• Civic Center Park · park · Denver · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Park · park · Denver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alamo Placita Park · park · Denver · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Park · park · Boulder · ~30 km · Must-see
• Andrews Arboretum · park · Boulder · ~31 km · Must-see
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​St. Vrain State Park · park · Weld · ~32 km · Must-see

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