Flagstaff Nature Center

Photo - Volunteer at nature center shows an animal skin If you haven't paid a visit to the Flagstaff Nature Center, please stop by during the summer and fall months. Admission is free. The center is a great place to familiarize yourself with the wildlife, plants, and history of Open Space and Mountain Parks. Interactive activities and games at the center will challenge the child in all of us. Many stuffed animal mounts will show you who lives in the forests and grasslands about you. Volunteers will cheerfully answer your questions about the displays and exhibits. It Photo - Flagstaff Nature Center is open from 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, May through September. The Flagstaff Nature Center is located on the summit of Flagstaff Mountain and is accessed by following Flagstaff Road approximately 3.5 miles to Realization Point, where you take the side road to Flagstaff Summit ( see map, 50KB). Go right on the Flagstaff Summit road, follow it approximately 0.5 miles to the parking and picnic areas on Flagstaff Mountain.

The original log cabin structure was constructed in 1981 and opened for the first time in August 1982. During 1996-97, a much larger addition was added to the west of the original cabin, tripling the size of the center. Professionally-designed exhibits were installed in 1998-99. Improved skylights and a solar-powered lighting system and burglar alarm were added in 2001.

Funding for the nature centers' construction and displays has come from the City of Boulder, the Great Outdoors Colorado fund, the Dr. Scholl Foundation, Boulder Valley Rotary Club and a 1995 ballot initiative. Follow this link to learn about some of the rare and vanishing species that live on OSMP.

Update 01/28/10: Due to continued vandalism the pump cistern near the Flagstaff Nature Center remains closed and will not be reopened at this time.

Flagstaff Nature Center

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