Place · Outdoors

Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

When

Visit on your scheduleWest side open daily sunrise to sunset; east side closed until May 1, 2027

Where

Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge9210 West 80th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80005Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

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Cost

Visiting the Refuge is FREE!

Organizer

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge is a 72-acre urban refuge in Arvada, 12 miles northwest of downtown Denver, with trails through prairie grasslands, woodlands and wetlands and views of the Front Range. More than 120 bird species plus deer, coyote, red fox, beaver and turtles can be seen. Visiting is free. Activities include hiking, wildlife viewing, photography, birding, environmental education programs for kids and nature programs (all programs free; call 303-289-0232). The west side (Prairie Management Area, 2.4-mile accessible crusher-fines loop from trailheads at 77th and Kipling or off 80th and Kipling) is open 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset. The east side is closed until May 1, 2027 for a wetland restoration project. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and federal holidays.