Confluence Park

Confluence Park sits exactly where Cherry Creek merges into the South Platte River. You can identify this spot by the rush of water at the whitewater course, a feature that draws kayakers and paddleboarders into the heart of the city. This area marks the site where, in eighteen fifty-eight, a party of prospectors led by William Greeneberry Russell began searching for gold. While they did not find a fortune right here, their discovery of gold nearby at Little Dry Creek triggered the Colorado Gold Rush, an event that directly led to the founding of Denver.