| Fountain Creek Nature Center | |
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 Fountain Creek Nature Center, with Pikes Peak in the distance | |
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| Location | Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO |
| Coordinates | 38°42′49.15″N 104°42′56.71″W / 38.7136528°N 104.7157528°W |
| Operated by | El Paso County, Colorado |
Fountain Creek Regional Park and Nature Center is a park and nature center in Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado near Colorado Springs.[1]
Overview
The park is free with a nature center and nature trails for hiking, leashed pet walking and horseback riding. The nature center is open Tuesday through Saturday.[1]
The park's ponds and springs are a sanctuary to waterfowl, wildlife and birds, like red-winged blackbirds.[2]
Gallery
Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Nature Center
See also
- Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center, the other Colorado Springs area Nature Center
References
- 1 2 Linda DuVal; Banks; Laurence Parent (14 June 2011). Insiders' Guide® to Colorado Springs. Globe Pequot Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-7627-6936-0.
- ↑ Angela Thaden Hahn (24 February 2014). SecurityWidefield. Arcadia Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4671-3092-9.
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