Aurora, CO
Cherry Creek State Park
107 acres of prairie trails and shoreline around the metro's biggest swimming pond, with no fence along the creek that runs through it.
80Sniff Score6 of 6 measured
★4.8Rating2,841 reviews
107Acreshuge
$14Entryvehicle + dog, per visit
What you pay at the gate
Read off the entrance board · August 2026One visit
- Vehicle
- $11
- Dog, off-leash area
- $3
$14per visit
Bought yearly
- Vehicle
- $83
- Dog, off-leash area
- $25
$108per year
The annual pays for itself on visit 8. The vehicle pass is good at every Colorado state park, so it clears sooner if you go anywhere else.
Colorado law requires the dog pass to be carried and shown on request inside the park — paper, or in the CPW app.
Other passes on the board
- $73Aspen Leaf annualColorado residents 64 and older
- $36Aspen Leaf multiplesecond vehicle, 64 and older
- $123Hang tag annualmoves between vehicles
- $41Multiplesecond vehicle on one household pass
Every pass includes the Water Quality Authority fee, which is why the numbers are not round.
What's nearby
Trail
Cherry Creek Trail (head)
Water
Cherry Creek Reservoir
Vet
(303) 691-3720Gentle Touch Animal Hospital
Sniff Score breakdown
How we rate nearby resources →60
Vets
60
Pet stores
60
Cafes
100
Trails
100
Water
checked 2026-08-17 · field visit
100
Parking
checked 2026-08-17 · field visit
From people who go
★ 4.8 · 2,841 ratings elsewhereNo first-hand reviews of Cherry Creek State Park yet. The rating above comes from third-party aggregates — a review here is the only kind we collect ourselves.