Confluence Park, where the South Platte meets Cherry Creek, is a beautiful spot close to hotels.

The most convenient is Confluence Park, just 10 minutes from downtown by foot.

The site of these first towns is now the site of Confluence Park in downtown Denver.

If you're a beginner they offer lessons at nearby Confluence Park, but the classes fill fast so it's best to sign up several days in advance.

The heritage streetcar Platte Valley Trolley services some of the major venues and runs west into Lakewood from its beginning at Confluence Park in Auraria.

The site of their initial explorations is in present-day Confluence Park in Denver.

Two pedestrian bridges cross the South Platte River and Cherry Creek at Confluence Park.

It stretches about 50 miles (though some portions are on city streets) from its start at the recently renovated Confluence Park, where kayakers pick their way through rapids.

Confluence Park is where the Cherry Creek and Platte River meet, and bike/jogging trails connect it to all the other waterfront parks.

It flows northwest past Ouray, Ridgway, Montrose, and Olathe and joins the Gunnison at Confluence Park in Delta.