# Denver with a day in Golden [Canonical itinerary]() Add a nearby city or landscape while keeping one overnight base - Region: North America - Trip format: Single base + day trip - Nights: 7 - Interests: Arts & Theatre, Nature, Food & Drink, Sport ## Route and nights - Denver · 7 night(s) Tradeoff: A day trip avoids repacking. Check the last return option and whether the travel time is worth the outing. Compare: Local transit, rail, ferry or road for the outing as applicable ## Day-by-day agenda Suggested schedule. Times are local. Check hours and availability for your dates. ### Day 1 · Denver - 14:30 to 15:20 · Check in or drop bags · Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center - 15:40 to 16:50 · Walk the public streets toward Civic Center Park · Civic Center Park, Denver. Keep the walk short on arrival and skip it if you arrive late. - 17:05 to 18:00 · See the exterior of the Denver Performing Arts Complex · Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver - 18:15 to 19:45 · Dinner downtown · Downtown Denver Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 2 · Denver - 08:40 to 09:25 · Breakfast near the Golden Triangle · Golden Triangle, Denver - 09:40 to 10:25 · See Civic Center Park and the civic buildings · Civic Center Park, Denver - 10:35 to 13:00 · Choose collections at Denver Art Museum · Denver Art Museum, Denver. Check opening hours and whether your preferred exhibitions require a separate ticket. - 13:15 to 14:20 · Lunch in the Golden Triangle · Golden Triangle, Denver - 14:35 to 15:55 · Walk past the Denver Central Library and Colorado State Capitol · Colorado State Capitol, Denver. Keep interiors optional and check official access for tours. - 16:10 to 17:00 · Take a short walk around the Golden Triangle · Golden Triangle, Denver - 18:00 to 19:30 · Dinner downtown · Downtown Denver Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 3 · Denver - 08:20 to 09:10 · Breakfast downtown · Downtown Denver - 09:25 to 10:10 · Travel to City Park · City Park, Denver - 10:15 to 11:35 · Walk an open City Park loop · City Park, Denver. Choose a shorter route if you are adjusting to the altitude. - 11:50 to 12:50 · Lunch near City Park · City Park West, Denver - 13:00 to 14:00 · Drive toward Red Rocks Park · Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Colorado. Check event-day access, weather, and transport. Stay in City Park if you cannot arrange the trip. - 14:05 to 15:30 · See an open Red Rocks viewpoint · Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado. Choose a short established path and turn back if the weather changes. - 15:45 to 16:50 · Return downtown · Downtown Denver - 18:00 to 19:30 · Dinner near the hotel · Downtown Denver Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 4 · Golden - 08:15 to 09:00 · Breakfast near the hotel · Downtown Denver - 09:15 to 10:30 · Travel to Golden · Downtown Golden, Colorado. Confirm transit connections to downtown or the road route and parking. - 10:40 to 12:15 · Walk an open stretch of the Clear Creek path · Clear Creek Trail, Golden. Follow weather and access notices. Use a short out-and-back path. - 12:25 to 13:35 · Lunch in downtown Golden · Downtown Golden, Colorado - 13:50 to 15:25 · Explore Washington Avenue and nearby foothill views · Washington Avenue, Golden. Pick an established viewpoint or stay downtown if trail access is poor. - 15:40 to 17:00 · Return to Denver · Downtown Denver - 18:00 to 19:30 · Dinner near the hotel · Downtown Denver Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 5 · Denver - 08:45 to 09:30 · Breakfast near the hotel · Downtown Denver - 09:45 to 11:00 · Walk the public mural blocks in River North · RiNo Art District, Denver - 11:15 to 13:00 · Pick lunch at Denver Central Market · Denver Central Market, Denver. Check vendor hours and keep one alternative stall in mind. - 13:15 to 14:40 · Walk the former warehouse streets toward Brighton Boulevard · RiNo Art District, Denver - 14:55 to 16:25 · Choose a coffee break or another short mural loop · RiNo Art District, Denver - 17:45 to 19:25 · Dinner in River North or near Union Station · Denver, Colorado Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 6 · Denver - 08:50 to 09:40 · Breakfast around Union Station · Denver Union Station, Denver - 10:00 to 11:25 · Walk LoDo and see Coors Field's exterior · Coors Field, Denver. Check team schedules and tour listings before selecting your visit date. - 11:40 to 12:55 · Lunch near the ballpark · Ballpark neighborhood, Denver - 13:10 to 15:40 · Choose an actual stadium tour or a game if one fits · Coors Field, Denver. Use the venue's confirmed times, including entry and expected duration. A self-guided Union Station walk is a fallback. - 15:55 to 17:00 · Visit the public spaces around Union Station · Denver Union Station, Denver - 18:00 to 19:30 · Dinner in LoDo · Lower Downtown Denver Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 7 · Denver - 09:00 to 09:45 · Breakfast around Union Station · Denver Union Station, Denver - 10:00 to 11:25 · Walk to Confluence Park · Confluence Park, Denver. Check path access and keep the walk optional in poor weather. - 11:45 to 13:00 · Lunch around LoDo · Lower Downtown Denver - 13:20 to 15:40 · Use the afternoon for a postponed museum or a shorter neighborhood walk · Downtown Denver. Keep the block unticketed so you can adjust it. - 16:00 to 17:00 · Return for a hotel break · Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center - 18:00 to 19:30 · Dinner downtown · Downtown Denver Overnight: [Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center]() · Denver ### Day 8 · Denver - 08:30 to 09:15 · Breakfast near the hotel · Downtown Denver - 09:25 to 10:15 · Take an optional walk toward Civic Center · Civic Center Park, Denver - 10:25 to 10:50 · Check out and collect bags · Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center