Park County
960 acres
2010
State Land Board
The Fourmile Creek Natural Area was designated due to its unique wetland communities and rare plants. This area is recognized for having very high biological diversity due to a rare wetland type referred to as an "extreme rich fen", which is known only from South Park, Colorado and a few other locations in the world. Additionally, the area is critical passage for migrating wildlife between the Mosquito Range and South Park. The grasslands of this property may also be suitable for the mountain plover, a declining species throughout Colorado and the Great Plains.