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The Twin Lakes Open Space, a large park which includes the two reservoirs and extends west along the ditch, is operated by the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department. The park brings protected wetlands, jogging trails and green spaces directly into the urban area. The City of Boulder operates Eaton Park, adjacent to the west lake.
Boulder is surrounded by thousands of acres of recreational open space, conservation easements, and nature preserves. Almost 60%, 35,584 acres (144.00 km 2), of open space totaling 61,529 acres (249.00 km 2) is open to the public. [80] The unincorporated community of Eldorado Springs, south of Boulder, is home to rock climbing routes. [81]
It contains several City of Boulder Open Space parks along the Boulder County road that ascends into the canyon from U.S. Highway 36 north of Boulder. The canyon rims provide habitat for raptors and are seasonally closed to rock climbing during the late winter and early spring during nesting season. Left Hand Creek, NW of Boulder Colorado
Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat is a 102-acre (41 ha) Boulder County, Colorado park. It was reclaimed between 1974 and the 1990s from an open-pit gravel mine on the site, and is named after Walden "Wally" Toevs, the Boulder County Commissioner who spearheaded the plan to convert the gravel pits into a wildlife habitat.
The park is currently managed by Boulder County Parks and Open Space. Like many areas in Colorado, it was first occupied by nomadic Native American Tribes. In the late 1800s, the mining industry moved in and established the area. The Blue Bird Mine Complex was a silver mine from that era and can still be seen in the park today.
The quarry operated from the 1950s through the 1980s. In 1992, in order to preserve the land as open space, the City of Boulder purchased the quarry along with the underlying land and mining rights. Later, the City undertook a reclamation project on the site, [5] although the quarry is still visible. Down from the quarry on the access road is ...
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Boulder Creek is a 31.4-mile-long (50.5 km) [2] creek draining the Rocky Mountains to the west of Boulder, Colorado, as well as the city itself and surrounding plains. Route [ edit ]