Top rated Wildlife refuges in Colorado Springs, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Wildlife refuges in Colorado Springs

Experience the best that Colorado Springs has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 20 places from Wildlife refuge category.

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Mount Massive Wilderness Area

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Magnificent Mount Massive is the second tallest mountain in the Rocky Mountains, reaching an elevation of 14,428 feet in Colorado. Much to do in this area, enjoy!

4.90 (134 reviews) (~146.28 km from centre)

Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center

Wildlife refuge

Nonprofit sanctuary for wolves & wild canines offering guided tours & conservation programs.

4.80 (2.6K reviews) (~35.15 km from centre)

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

Nature preserve

A vast nature refuge with resident moose, steppe uplands, meadows, wetlands & streams.

4.80 (141 reviews) (~233.98 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)

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

Nature preserve

Bird sanctuary on nearly 15,000 acres with interpretative displays, trails & roads, plus hunting.

4.70 (239 reviews) (~186.22 km from centre)

Wildlife Drive at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Absolutely gorgeous views and a free way to reset from a busy city schedule. We saw bison, prairie dogs, falcons, and a coyote! Great day other than when we visited, there was a large family allowing their children to climb on the bison enclosure to scream at the animals. We had to leave before we...

4.70 (162 reviews) (~109.59 km from centre)

Orient Land Trust

Non-profit organization

4.70 (127 reviews) (~112.03 km from centre)

Pueblo Reservoir Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

👍 It is wrong of them to have taken away the wildlife area on the north side of the reservoir. Guarantee, rich idiots cried & complained about gunfire. Even though, they are the dummies that built their house next to a state wildlife area, where hunting is permitted. Now, all of us who have enjoyed ha...

4.70 (95 reviews) (~60.13 km from centre)

North Lake State Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

4.70 (59 reviews) (~177.76 km from centre)

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Open lakes, wetlands, prairie grasslands & woodlands home to more than 330 species.

4.60 (4.6K reviews) (~111.71 km from centre)

The Wild Animal Sanctuary

Wildlife refuge

Rehabilitation & rescue center for animals such as lions, tigers, bears & wolves, open to visitors.

4.60 (2.7K reviews) (~136.37 km from centre)

Denver Audubon Kingery Nature Center

Wildlife refuge

👍 Been here a few times to bike and walk. Always surprised there's no nature center building to walk in and no paper maps/map signs. Good parking. A word of warning; we saw a mountain lion attacking a snake on one of the more isolated trails. I've never run so fast.

4.60 (195 reviews) (~76.86 km from centre)

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Bird watching area

4.60 (79 reviews) (~125.52 km from centre)

National Eagle Repository

Wildlife refuge

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4.60 (38 reviews) (~109.2 km from centre)

Bluff Lake Nature Center

Wildlife refuge

👍 Beautiful Area to walk. Water levels low.

4.50 (607 reviews) (~102.8 km from centre)

Buffalo Overlook

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 Early morning or late afternoon is best to see the buffalo. It's taken me two years of driving I-70 on other trips to get the timing right. But it's worth a stop if they're nearby.

4.50 (433 reviews) (~105.61 km from centre)

Cucumber Gulch Wildlife Preserve

Wildlife refuge

Nature preserve featuring picturesque trails with signs noting nearby wildlife, plus tram rides.

4.50 (185 reviews) (~128.84 km from centre)

Russell Lakes State Wildlife Area

Wildlife refuge

4.50 (85 reviews) (~152.09 km from centre)

Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Animal refuge set on uplands & wetlands & designed to protect birds, deer, turtles & native flora.

4.40 (224 reviews) (~114.36 km from centre)

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Stony trails over wetlands & grasslands, home to elk & birds of prey, around a former military site.

3.80 (412 reviews) (~120.95 km from centre)

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Top rated Wildlife refuges in Colorado Springs, United States