Two of the top attractions within the park are the Museum of Nature & Science and the Denver Zoo. The Museum hosts some of the most compelling exhibits available nationally or worldwide. The Zoo is home to over 4,000 animals and is one of the most popular zoos in the United States.

The emerald green City Park Golf Course sits at the northern edge of the park. The 18-hole course, which also offers a junior course for younger golfers, has its own clubhouse at the southwest corner of the main course. Golfers are often able to play on the City Park links year-round.

There are two playgrounds for young children, and their delightful squeals as they frolic on the equipment attest to the fun these playgrounds provide. The largest is the Dustin Redd playground. City Park also has an interactive water feature, H20 Odyssey, where people of all ages can run through the dancing water spouts.

Twenty four acre Ferril Lake sits in the middle of the park, and people gather there to fish, walk the paths around the lake, rent paddle boats, and just meditate beside the calm, refreshing water's edge.

A 5.5 acre Duck Pond sits just north of Ferril Lake. Both are inviting to naturalists who can be seen with their binoculars, studying wildlife.

Other amenities of the park include: the Martin Luther King Memorial, fountains, flowers and water gardens, soccer, lacrosse, and baseball fields, a 12-court tennis complex, and racquetball courts and picnic areas.

For better traffic flow, several roundabouts have been built along the inner perimeter of the park. Only certain areas of the park allow automobile traffic. The rest of the park is designed for pedestrians.

The Sunday night free summer jazz concerts, sponsored by City Park Jazz, are held from June through early August at the turn-of-the-century bandstand and pavilion, at the western edge of Ferril Lake. Families come to picnic, dance , and just enjoy listening to some of the best jazz artists Denver has to offer. The free jazz concerts are a good place to bring out-of-town guests.