Best Nature preserves in Colorado Springs, United States to visit (UPDATED March, 2024)

Best places: Nature preserves in Colorado Springs

Discover the best places in Colorado Springs, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. This list contains 63 places from Nature preserve category.

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John Denver Sanctuary

Tourist attraction

Landscaped retreat featuring lush grass, perennial flowers & engraved rocks honoring John Denver.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~176.6 km from centre)

Mount Goliath Natural Area & Dos Chappell Nature Center

Visitor center

👍👍 Such a beautiful place! There’s some nice walking trails around where you can look at all the different nature that is able to survive in the cold winters, lots of great information and facts about animals and plant species I have never heard of. The walking trail was beautiful!

4.80 (561 reviews) (~111.61 km from centre)

Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve

Nature preserve

A 110-acre preserve of ponderosa pines & meadows, with a nature center, trail & guided tours.

4.70 (1.6K reviews) (~106.14 km from centre)

Aurora Reservoir

Nature preserve

Over 800 acres of water for fishing, swimming & nonmotorized boating, plus drinking-water storage.

4.70 (1.6K reviews) (~87.32 km from centre)

Riverbend Ponds Natural Area

Nature preserve

Natural river, wetlands & old gravel mine ponds with 3 miles of trails teeming with birdlife.

4.70 (949 reviews) (~194.01 km from centre)

Leadville National Fish Hatchery

Nature preserve

4.80 (365 reviews) (~142.17 km from centre)

South Platte Park and Carson Nature Center

Park

Spanning over 880 acres, this park offers 5 lakes for fishing, extensive trails & nature programs.

4.70 (675 reviews) (~85.13 km from centre)

Pineridge Natural Area

Nature preserve

Preserved parkland featuring hiking & biking trails, a reservoir, fishing & local wildlife.

4.70 (623 reviews) (~191.78 km from centre)

Walking Mountains

Science museum

👍👍 Sometimes life gives you a hard reset so that you can get back to nature. Our snowshoeing experience was all of this and much more. Which it helps to have an exceptional guide like Tori. She was so informative but she meet us at our own pace. Like seriously meet us at our pace. The altitude will mak...

4.80 (342 reviews) (~171.29 km from centre)

Blodgett Open Space

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great park with tons of trails to choose from. If you like the forest biome, this park is perfect for you. The Hummingbird Trail leads to Pike National Forest and also to Blodgett Peak. There are several hammocking opportunities near the official end of the Hummingbird trail and on the Red Squirrel...

4.70 (567 reviews) (~13.83 km from centre)

Crater Lake

Nature preserve

4.80 (324 reviews) (~187.18 km from centre)

Gateway Natural Area

Nature preserve

👍 Stopped here to hike up to Seaman Reservoir. Parking was $7 which is not bad for a park. There were a lot of picnic tables and open spaces to enjoy river flowing by. Didn’t realize there is no getting to the reservoir itself. You can hike to the top of the dam by no access down to the water. We back...

4.80 (314 reviews) (~210.41 km from centre)

Majestic View Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 This is a fantastic place if you want to play some after-work tennis because the courts are rarely used. The area is nice for a walk after too. But the highlight of the place are the back trails for public use. You feel like you are biking through the wilderness even when you're fifteen mins away fr...

4.80 (311 reviews) (~112.6 km from centre)