Private Outdoor Fee-Based Activities

Timeline:

• August 25: Requests accepted online beginning at 8:00 a.m.
  • Please review online reservation instructions prior to this date(PDF, 357KB)
• September 5: Approved permit available online in ActiveNet account

Permits requested after September 5 will be reviewed within 48 business hours

Availability:

Urban Parks

• Most Denver parks will now be available to permit, and will include at least 1 Turf space & 1 Road/Trail space
• Prior “Limited” Parks will continue to have the same number of Turf and Road/Trail permits available, except for Washington Park, which has one additional Turf (or Trail) permit available
• All available parks allow 1 – 25 participants per permit

Mountain Parks

• Available parks will have 3 Road/Trail spaces each. Requests beyond these will be considered on a case-by-case basis 

2026 Fall/Winter Season:

Information on the 2026 Fall/Winter POFA season will be posted by July 27, 2026.

Season: April-September 2026

Timeline:

• January 12: Requests accepted online beginning at 8:00 a.m.
  • Please review online reservation instructions prior to this date(PDF, 357KB)
• January 30: Approved permit available in Online Service Center account

Permits requested after January 30 will be reviewed within 48 business hours 

Availability:

Urban Parks

• Most Denver parks are available to permit, and will include at least 1 Turf space & 1 Road/Trail space
• Prior “Limited” Parks will continue to have the same number of Turf and Road/Trail permits available, except for Washington Park, which has one additional Turf (or Trail) permit available
• All available parks allow 1 – 25 participants per permit

Mountain Parks

• Available parks will have 3 Road/Trail spaces each. Requests beyond these will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Please review the fee schedule below which is impacted by park size, site location, and for-profit or nonprofit status of the applicant. 

Fees are per 6-month POFA season. 

Tier 1 Parks: 

 (City Park, Sloan’s Lake Park, Washington Park)

Tier 2 Parks

(All other parks, including mountain parks)

Application Fee:

• $25 per location
• Nonprofits: If the program is free or donation-based, no other permit fees are collected, only the application fee applies. 

Procedures for Private Outdoor Fee-Based Activity (POFA) Permits(PDF, 177KB)

It is the policy of Denver Department Parks and Recreation and its Manager (DPR), under circumstances appropriate for Denver parks, to permit citizens and organizations the use of specified areas within Denver parks for the provision of certain private outdoor fee-based activities and services to the public, subject to this policy.

• POFA Policy: English(PDF, 5MB)
• POFA Policy: Spanish(PDF, 235KB)

A Multi-Park POFA Permit is a tour and/or guided activity (occurring in two (2) or more parks) organized and offered for which a payment, fee, other consideration is expected to be made to the Permittee or offered at no cost. Please reach out to the Parks Permit Office for more information.