Stapleton's 80 acre Central Park

Opened in 2007, the 80-acre Stapleton Central Park is one of the newest jewels in Denver's expansive park system.
Central Park is located on the north side of Martin Luther King Blvd, just east of the former airport's control tower. On its eastern edge, just across Westerly Creek, is the new Central Park Recreation Center.
Designed with a great deal of input from the community (including Stapleton residents and folks from throughout northeast Denver), Central Park offers something for just about everyone:
The playground
Purple mountains and blue river streams (made out of fall-cushioning rubber) mark the playground at Central park's south edge.  There are swings and other playground equipment for the kids and a sandbox with scaled-down play areas for the littler ones.  For the older kids there are climbing rocks, 8 to 12 feet tall (and even a slide down inside one rock).
The fountain
In the middle of the park's entrance is an interactive fountain, next to the concessionaire building and in front of the grass filled amphitheater.
The sledding hill
On the north side of the park is a hill designed especially for sledding.  The trees are all on the south side (where the snow melts first) and the north side is an open field with a gradual slope.  By the way, this picturesque spot is just across from the site of HGTV's 2011 Green Home.
The rest of the park
There's a lot more that fills Central park's 80 acres, including grass fields ready for soccer, Frisbee, or a game of catch; a man-made boat lake (for the radio-controlled type of craft); picnic pavilions, trails, shade structures, and more!