Kendrick Lake Park Xeriscape Demonstration Garden
Kendrick Lake Park Xeriscape Demonstration Garden is a garden in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,714 m. Bergen Peak stands 2,957 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendrick Lake Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
One of the premier Xeriscape demonstration gardens in Colorado.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lakewood
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 5 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 5 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 5 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kendrick Lake Park: 0.2 mi
- Carmody Park & Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- Jewell Park: 0.4 mi
- Pickleball Courts: 0.4 mi
- Sanctuary Park: 0.6 mi
- Old Stone House: 1.3 mi
- Molly Brown Summer House: 1.6 mi
- Lakewood's Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- Denver Federal Center Museum: 2.7 mi
- Washington Heights Arts Center: 3.2 mi
- Jefferson Green Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Jefferson County Open School Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- 6th Ave W Townhome Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 4.5 mi
- Barnum Community Garden & Orchard: 4.5 mi
- Windmill: 2.4 mi
- Flow: 3.3 mi
- Saint Bernadette: 3.9 mi
- Ha-no-oo Star Calendar: 4.0 mi
- Elk Statue: 4.1 mi
- Mount Carbon: 2.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Mount Glennon: 5.0 mi
- Ruby Hill: 5.2 mi
- Rebel Hill: 5.5 mi
- National Ice Core Lab: 3.0 mi
- Easy Crane Games: 4.3 mi
- Casa Bonita: 4.5 mi
- Bandimere Speedway: 4.6 mi
- Gift Shop: 4.6 mi
- Denver Federal Center: 3.0 mi
- Lamar Station: 4.2 mi
- City of Lakewood: 4.4 mi
- Colfax-Lakewood Monument: 4.8 mi
- Lakewood-Colfax Monument: 4.8 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Creek Greenbelt: 4.6 mi
- Country West Greenbelt: 4.6 mi
- Alkire Greenbelt: 5.1 mi
- Kipling Villas Greenbelt: 5.4 mi
- Stone House Picnic Shelter: 1.4 mi
- Sister City Park: 1.9 mi
- Whitetail: 3.4 mi
- Muskrat Meadows: 3.7 mi
- Cottontail: 4.0 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 5.2 mi
- The East Quarry: 8.2 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 8.6 mi
- Meditation Rock: 16.3 mi
- Wildcat Point: 17.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.7 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 13.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.3 mi
- Boat Beach: 23.4 mi
- Mount Vernon: 5.6 mi
- Arapahoe: 7.5 mi
- Russell Gulch: 23.9 mi
- Serene: 23.9 mi
- Nevadaville: 24.1 mi
- Lee Gulch: 8.9 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 16.5 mi
- Elk Falls: 20.5 mi
- The Chutes: 21.2 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 6.4 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Kendrick Lake Park Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Peak | W 266° | 2,957 m | 15.5 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 229° | 2,785 m | 13.3 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 220° | 2,757 m | 13.4 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 225° | 2,711 m | 11.8 mi |
| Grannys Head | NW 310° | 2,686 m | 15.5 mi |
| Centennial Cone | WNW 290° | 2,640 m | 14.4 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 214° | 2,638 m | 13.2 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SSW 208° | 2,633 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood, 5 mi away.
- Mallard269 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant190 obs
- Canada Goose142 obs
- Pond Slider138 obs
- Painted Turtle134 obs
- Hooded Merganser132 obs
- Snowy Egret129 obs
- Northern Shoveler107 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/361349472
Day trips start here
- Denver · 7 mi
- Arvada · 8 mi
- Golden · 8 mi
- Idaho Springs · 22 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
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