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Located in 2,715-acre Barr Lake State Park, this is the only true Nature Center in the Colorado state parks system. Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center: Colorado Springs: El Paso: South-Central Colorado: Operated by the County in Bear Creek Regional Park, 2 miles of trails Bluff Lake Nature Center: Denver: Denver: Denver area
Colorado Springs is 70 miles south of Denver, which has the largest population of any city in Colorado. Colorado Springs has the largest area of any city in the state, with 194.87 square miles (504.7 km 2) in 2013. [6] Of that, 132 square miles (340 km 2) is developed land. [1]: 32 It has 16,331 parkland acres and 7,431 street land miles. [6
The 99.5-acre (40.3 ha) open space amenities include trails which connect to the Mesa Valley Trail, Catamount Institute at the Beidleman Environmental Center, Mesa Creek, and picnic area. Some of the areas are wheelchair accessible. Catamount Institute hosts school programs and outdoor environmental education in Sondermann Park.
Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center is a regional park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that has trails for hiking, horseback riding, running and cycling. Within the park is a nature center and the El Paso Park Headquarters. There are tennis courts, soccer fields, basketball courts, an archery range, and other sports fields and courts.
The creek runs through the center of the park from West Monroe south to West Bijou. [7] Within the park, Monument Creek flows north to south and falls about 72 feet (22 m) in elevation. It is 5,988 feet (1,825 m) in elevation at its lowest point at the southwestern corner of the park; It is 6,060 feet (1,850 m) in elevation at the northern edge ...
The entrance to North Cheyenne Cañon is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, where Cheyenne Cañon, along Cheyenne Boulevard, splits into the north and south cañons. [3] Pierre Shale, the bedrock for Colorado Springs, and Sawatch Sandstone are found at the mouth of North and South Cheyenne Cañons. [4]
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The park is located in the center of Colorado Springs. It is about two miles (3.2 km) long, with Monument Creek, a tributary of Fountain Creek running through the center of the park from West Monroe south to West Bijou. [4] It defines the western edge of the downtown area. [5]