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Bluff Lake Nature Center551
in Denver, CO 80238about Bluff Lake Nature Center:
Bluff Lake Nature Center occupies 123 acres adjacent to Sand Creek on the eastern edge of the Stapleton development. It offers a variety of native habitats including a seasonal lake, wetlands, short-grass prairie, a riparian zone, and wetland woodland. Thanks to its 60 year history as an airport buffer, Bluff Lake has become an urban wildlife refuge for waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, songbirds, deer, fox, beaver, reptiles, amphibians and other types of wildlife that visit or live at the site.
Bluff Lake Nature Center works to preserve one of Colorado's native ecosystems. The unique site is managed as a valuable outdoor classroom, providing programs to the public and making the park available free of charge everyday to people who enjoy nature and wildlife. Over 4,000 school children receive award winning science education programs every year at this extraordinary outdoor classroom.
The natural, secluded, quiet, and wildlife-rich environment offers a unique experience to visitors and school groups. It is an island with wetland, woodland, stream, and prairie surrounded by a dense urban environment. As such, its character is very fragile. Please practice good stewardship when you visit and help us preserve Bluff Lake Nature Center for this generation and the next.
The Nature Center hosts summer day "naturalists camps" for children ages 6-10.
Bluff Lake Nature Center works to preserve one of Colorado's native ecosystems. The unique site is managed as a valuable outdoor classroom, providing programs to the public and making the park available free of charge everyday to people who enjoy nature and wildlife. Over 4,000 school children receive award winning science education programs every year at this extraordinary outdoor classroom.
The natural, secluded, quiet, and wildlife-rich environment offers a unique experience to visitors and school groups. It is an island with wetland, woodland, stream, and prairie surrounded by a dense urban environment. As such, its character is very fragile. Please practice good stewardship when you visit and help us preserve Bluff Lake Nature Center for this generation and the next.
The Nature Center hosts summer day "naturalists camps" for children ages 6-10.
getting there:
Located East of the Stapleton redevelopment area and South of I-70.
Coming from I-70: Take the Havana exit going south. Turn left (south) at the light off of the exit ramp. Go through the four-way stop at Smith Road. Go through the light at Martin Luther King Boulevard. Turn left (east) at the next light onto 29th Drive. Go through the light at Iola Street and follow the road as it curves to the right. The entrance to Bluff Lake is a half a mile down the curvy road on the left (north) side of the road.
Coming from Martin Luther King Boulevard west of Quebec: Take MLK Blvd east through the Stapleton neighborhood. MLK turns into 29th Drive going one-way (east) after Fulton Street. Go straight through the lights at Havana and Iola Street, and follow the road as it curves to the right. The entrance to Bluff Lake is a half a mile down the curvy road on the left (north) side of the road.
Coming from I-70: Take the Havana exit going south. Turn left (south) at the light off of the exit ramp. Go through the four-way stop at Smith Road. Go through the light at Martin Luther King Boulevard. Turn left (east) at the next light onto 29th Drive. Go through the light at Iola Street and follow the road as it curves to the right. The entrance to Bluff Lake is a half a mile down the curvy road on the left (north) side of the road.
Coming from Martin Luther King Boulevard west of Quebec: Take MLK Blvd east through the Stapleton neighborhood. MLK turns into 29th Drive going one-way (east) after Fulton Street. Go straight through the lights at Havana and Iola Street, and follow the road as it curves to the right. The entrance to Bluff Lake is a half a mile down the curvy road on the left (north) side of the road.
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