Welcome to the first day of June, everyone! While we love indoor activities (we’re a little biased), we’ll showcase some great outdoor activities for you while you’re adventuring across Denver and searching for things to do. Take a look at our personal top five Denver hot spots!
Relax at Sloan’s Lake
Sloan’s Lake is a perfectly peaceful place to relax. The lake is perfectly sized, offering a refreshing hour-long walk and a view of rolling water. When you’ve been searching for things to do all day, Sloan’s is a great place to take it easy! Search for events happening in the area; the annual Dragon Boat races are hosted here, and it’s a great opportunity to experience the community!
Experience the Circle at McGregor Square
You can even find great outdoor things to do downtown! McGregor Square is located close to Denver’s Coors Field, and is situated around a number of tall buildings; but the square is uncovered, and is always full of interesting fairs, markets, and community activities. They keep tabs on their events here; they’re hosting outdoor movies and events for Pride Month!
More than Musical Things to do at Red Rocks
Denver’s most exciting outdoor venue is no stranger to these blog posts; there’s always a great number of artists playing there! But did you know that the Rocks also host a number of hiking trails, scenic spots, and other things to do? Check out the listing on AllTrails to see where you could go; Red Rocks is one of the most beautiful spots in the state!
Enjoy Urban Nature at Confluence Park
This one is a little-known area. Confluence Park is hidden on the outskirts of Downtown and nestled along the river. The river is home to a number of biking and walking trails, among other things to do, but the Park also offers kayaking, tubing, and fishing! If you’d like more details about its location, check out the PDF here.
Things to do and see at RiNo Art District
Finally, for those of you who’d prefer a crawl over a hike, the RiNo Art District has everything you’d require. The area is surrounded by great restaurants, as well as bars. A walk around the area is always interesting, as there’s always interesting street art to view along every corner!
And finally, once you’ve had your fill of the outdoors, there’s always EscapeWorks Denver… Did we mention we have air conditioning? It’s always nice and cool inside Blackbeard’s Brig!
We completed the Vampire escape room and absolutely loved it! The puzzles were clever, creative, and kept us thinking the entire time. Everything was really well done. Huge shoutout to Wyatt--he did an awesome job setting the scene, getting us pumped to play, and offering just the right amount of help when we got stuck. Five stars all around!
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Katrina K.
4/17/2025
We completed the Vampire escape room and absolutely loved it! The puzzles were clever, creative, and kept us thinking the entire time. Everything was really well done. Huge shoutout to Wyatt--he did an awesome job setting the scene, getting us pumped to play, and offering just the right amount of help when we got stuck. Five stars all around!
Nicole E.
4/14/2025
This was my first escape room experience. I went with one other person and we made it about 2/3 of the way through with only our 2 brains. Dakota was our game master and he was super friendly and enthusiastic- he allowed us to see the final room and other puzzles we didn’t get to experience during our hour. He went above and beyond and we’re excited to come back another time for a different escape! Thanks Dakota!
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Nicole E.
4/14/2025
This was my first escape room experience. I went with one other person and we made it about 2/3 of the way through with only our 2 brains. Dakota was our game master and he was super friendly and enthusiastic- he allowed us to see the final room and other puzzles we didn’t get to experience during our hour. He went above and beyond and we’re excited to come back another time for a different escape! Thanks Dakota!
Loriahn M.
4/13/2025
This was my first visit to Escape Works. As an avid escape room artist, I can confidently say I highly recommend this place. The room itself was challenging but yet manageable for all skill levels, while not frustrating and keeping puzzles fun! Dakota was a phenomenal game master from talking with him before, his hints were great and well timed. We will return for sure and am looking forward to doing the new location as well!
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Loriahn M.
4/13/2025
This was my first visit to Escape Works. As an avid escape room artist, I can confidently say I highly recommend this place. The room itself was challenging but yet manageable for all skill levels, while not frustrating and keeping puzzles fun! Dakota was a phenomenal game master from talking with him before, his hints were great and well timed. We will return for sure and am looking forward to doing the new location as well!
Jordan V.
4/11/2025
Austen showed us a really good time with 3 different rooms. She was super enthusiastic about her job and telling the story for each room. Super informative and made it fun. Even gave us riddles to solve while we waited for each room to be setup. 10/10 recommend. The rooms were fun and definitely had some challenging parts!
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Jordan V.
4/11/2025
Austen showed us a really good time with 3 different rooms. She was super enthusiastic about her job and telling the story for each room. Super informative and made it fun. Even gave us riddles to solve while we waited for each room to be setup. 10/10 recommend. The rooms were fun and definitely had some challenging parts!
Sierra D.
4/11/2025
My friends and I did the Pirate escape room for a part of a bachelorette party and we had a great time! Such a fun experience, and because it was only an hour, it was an easy addition to our itinerary. We liked how this escape room gave us hints when we were struggling and didn't penalize us for getting the hint. It made for a really fun time! Also, our gamemaster Dakota was so fun!! We would definitely recommend.
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Sierra D.
4/11/2025
My friends and I did the Pirate escape room for a part of a bachelorette party and we had a great time! Such a fun experience, and because it was only an hour, it was an easy addition to our itinerary. We liked how this escape room gave us hints when we were struggling and didn't penalize us for getting the hint. It made for a really fun time! Also, our gamemaster Dakota was so fun!! We would definitely recommend.
Teresa P.
4/11/2025
We had an awesome time at EscapeWorks Denver! Dakota gave the perfect amount of hints, helping us along when we were stuck but still allowing us time to think the puzzles through for ourselves and still feel challenged. Dakota was very friendly and took a lot of great photos for our group when we successfully escaped the room. I would recommend EscapeWorks Denver for a fun night out!
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Teresa P.
4/11/2025
We had an awesome time at EscapeWorks Denver! Dakota gave the perfect amount of hints, helping us along when we were stuck but still allowing us time to think the puzzles through for ourselves and still feel challenged. Dakota was very friendly and took a lot of great photos for our group when we successfully escaped the room. I would recommend EscapeWorks Denver for a fun night out!
Lindsey B.
3/29/2025
We came to the escape room and tried the casino heist. Kaleb was amazing. Had a great time and we escaped. Vety fun night
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Lindsey B.
3/29/2025
We came to the escape room and tried the casino heist. Kaleb was amazing. Had a great time and we escaped. Vety fun night
J. K.
3/24/2025
My BFF and I did the Speakeasy Room, and it was so much fun! Wyatt was a great game master and gave us clues at just the right times. We escaped with less than a minute to spare...whew. I would definitely come back to do another room when I next visit Denver.
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J. K.
3/24/2025
My BFF and I did the Speakeasy Room, and it was so much fun! Wyatt was a great game master and gave us clues at just the right times. We escaped with less than a minute to spare...whew. I would definitely come back to do another room when I next visit Denver.
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