DENVER — City officials officially opened Denver's newest park to the public on Tuesday.

Mayor Mike Johnston called Park Hill Park, located at East 35th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, "a bit of a fixer-upper" in its current form, but asked the community to stay involved as it takes shape.

"It is both a celebration of what is, and a call to action for what can be," Johnston said.

The land has a complicated history. In 2019, a developer purchased the property, hoping to build housing and commercial space. But in 2023 , voters rejected that idea. The city acquired the 155 acres through a land swap earlier this year.

Click here to see Denver7's detailed timeline about the Park Hill Golf Course.

Shane Murphy, who lives down the street from the park, watched fencing go up

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