City note 147 · Nature
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge
Prairie, wetlands, wildlife drives, bison, and a complicated industrial-to-refuge history just beyond the city grid.
Northeast Denver
Why go
The fastest way to understand that Denver's outside identity also includes High Plains ecology – not only westward mountain scenery.
- Good for
- Daytime · Solo
- Time
- 1.5 hr – 5 hr
- Cost
- Free
- Plan
- Check the schedule
Before you go
Car access is the practical default
Wildlife is never guaranteed and weather exposure is real
the visitor center and a slow wildlife drive