Daniels Park
Daniels Park is a former working ranch in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The park is one of the Denver Mountain Parks and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is located along Douglas County Road 67 northeast of Sedalia and east of Castle Pines. The modern-day park may have been the site of Kit Carson's last campfire and includes a memorial to the frontiersman.
Daniels Park | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Nearest city | Sedalia, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°29′06″N 104°55′39″W |
| Area | 963 acres (3.90 km2) |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architect | Jules Jacques Benoit Benedict |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| MPS | Denver Mountain Parks MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000795 |
| Added to NRHP | June 30, 1995 |
Florence Martin, an Australian-American philanthropist, made two donations of her ranch's 1,000 acres (400 ha) to establish Daniels Park. The park includes some structures dating from 1920, and work by architect Jules Jacques Benoit Benedict. Prominent locations include Florence Martin Ranch, Riley Hill, and Wildcat Point. A herd of bison lives in the park, and the bison graze on the prairie grass in the park's upper elevations. Because of the presence of the bison, most of the park is not open to the public.