Help Protect and Preserve Cheesman Park Landmarks

Skateboards cause serious damage to the Pavilion's marble floors and stairs.  Skateboarding in and around the Cheesman Park Pavilion is prohibited, as indicated by the on-site signage.  Marble, despite its reputation as a durable construction material, is soft stone, and skateboard wheels, which are made of hard plastic, leave scratches and pits in the marble of the Pavilion. 

People and dogs who get into the Cheesman Park Fountains cause maintenance and health issues.  They leave behind dirt, oils, and hair, which dirty the water and clog the nozzles and filters of the fountains.  Sometimes excrement is even found in the fountains.  Cleaning the fountains' filters, nozzles, and water is time-consuming and expensive, and requires the shutting down of the fountains during cleaning.

Please click here to read the full text of DeAnne Minner's article about these, and other endangered Cheesman Park Landmarks. 

Construction in Cheesman Park

You've probably noticed the construction work going on in the park lately.  The work being completed now was funded by the 2007 Better Denver bond issue, and makes up part of the Cheesman Park Master Plan.  These improvements include the installation of raised pedestrian crosswalks, additional stop signs, improvements to the interior park trails, and the replacement of the irrigation system in the middle of the park.  Work will begin soon on improvements to the perimeter trails and perimeter irrigation.  Click here for more information. 

CPAG in the News

Articles about CPAG and Cheesman Park have been published in the local publication Life on Capitol Hill:

Click here for the link to the September 2010 article about Cheesman Park's Landmarks by DeAnne Minner on the Life on Capitol Hill website.  Click here for the text of this article.
 
Click here for the link to the May 2010 article on the Life on Capitol Hill website.  Click here for the text of the May 2010 article. 

Click here for the link to the May 2009 article on the Life on Capitol Hill website.  Click here for the text of the May 2009 article.  

Progress Report on Cheesman Construction from Denver Department of Parks and Recreation

Click here for the latest that Parks and Rec has to say about the Bond Improvements construction in Cheesman.