A Lantern Walk Over Cheesman Park, Once Denver's City Cemetery
An evening ghost walk over the old cemetery under Cheesman Park, then past the mansions the operator calls Humboldt Island.
By day Cheesman Park is open lawn and a columned pavilion. The listing for this walk calls it Denver's first city cemetery, and the operator's page adds the line the night is built around: thousands were buried here, and not everyone was moved.
A guide in costume, carrying a lantern, collects the group on the Pavilion steps and spends about ninety minutes on how the graves were cleared and the ghost stories that followed. Part of the route leaves the lawns for the mansion blocks beside the park, which the operator calls Humboldt Island.
One booking takes up to fifteen travelers, and a single traveler can book. The group on the night can be larger: the listing caps a shared departure at thirty, and the operator's FAQ allows up to thirty guests per tour in October. The operator needs at least four guests to start a tour, and the listing allows it to cancel for low numbers or bad weather.
Cheesman Park Ghost TourNinety-minute evening walk through Cheesman Park and the mansion blocks beside it, led by a guide in costume with a lantern. Meets at the Pavilion.www.viator.comCleared Graves, Then the Houses Next Door
The cemetery comes first. The listing promises the truth behind the process used to remove the bodies, and the operator's page calls it a grave-removal scandal. Expect the history to carry as much weight as the ghost stories. Reviewers who grew up in Denver wrote that they learned things about the park they had never heard, while one 2023 reviewer who wanted ghost-hunting gear called it more of a history tour.
On the mansion stretch the operator promises tales of footsteps and apparitions, plus the neighborhood's ties to two horror films. Several reviewers singled out the mansions.
The Weekend Version, and When the Season Ends
New for 2026, the operator runs an immersive version on Fridays and Saturdays, and the listing describes it on select October dates as dramatic storytelling with special effects. Friday and Saturday departures are priced higher than Sunday through Thursday on the booking page.
As of October 21, 2026, both the booking calendar and the operator's own calendar showed departures only through November 1. The operator's tour page sums up its schedule as daily in October.
Park on the Street, Walk In to the Pavilion
The park is closed to cars and has no parking inside it. The operator points drivers to street parking off 11th Avenue and Race Street, and suggests rideshare drop-offs at 11th and Race or 9th and Race. Be on the west side of the Pavilion, at the top of the steps facing the mountains, fifteen minutes before your start time. Look for the lantern and a guide in costume with a microphone. Denver Parks and Recreation's 2026 closures list also puts the Pavilion under an advisory through April 1, 2027, for sidewalk improvements next to it.
Tours leave on time. The operator says it cannot wait for late parties and gives no refund once a tour has started, though latecomers can try to catch up. Running behind, call or text the number on your booking.
Cold Spots, Kids and Hearing the Guide
Everything happens outdoors, about a mile on foot, and the operator runs it rain, snow or shine, posting cancellations for extreme weather on its Facebook page. It asks for a jacket, gloves and a hat, and reviewers keep describing parts of the park that feel colder than the rest. The operator recommends the tour for ages 11 and up and calls it on the spooky side.
Dogs are not allowed, though service animals are. Public toilets in the park come down to a few portable units near the meeting point. Standing close to the guide helps; over the past two years a few reviewers said the narration ran fast or quiet.
The listing ticks wheelchair and stroller access and suitability for all fitness levels, while also advising against the tour for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health. The operator's own pages describe about a mile of easy walking and say nothing more on access.
📍 The walk ends at 13th Avenue and Gilpin Street, which the operator calls a short walk back to the Pavilion and also uses as its rideshare pickup point. For a full refund through this booking, cancel at least 24 hours before your start time. Then cross the dark lawn back toward the columns with the stories still fresh.