St Vrain State Park Trails

Muskrat Run Nature Trail Permitted uses: Foot and nonmotorized bicycles. Total distance: 1 mile Usage: Medium Degree of difficulty: Easy ADA accessible: Yes Pets: Yes and must be under control and on a leash not exceeding 6 feet in length.

Comments: The Muskrat Run Nature Trail circles Sandpiper Pond and is about one mile in length.  Here you will find picnic shelters on the north side of Sandpiper Pond, while the cattails and tall reeds rustle in the wind along the east.  Fishing piers are available for the avid fisherman and don't be surprised if you observe one of our many muskrats trying to steal your fish off the line!

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Bald Eagle Pond Trail Permitted uses: Foot and nonmotorized bicycles. Total distance: 1 mile Usage: Medium Degree of difficulty:  Easy ADA accessible:  Yes Pets: Yes and must be under control and on a leash not exceeding 6 feet in length.

Comments: On the south side of the entrance road is Bald Eagle Pond, home to bass, crappies, blue-gill, perch and catfish.  This approximately one mile trail leads away from the day-use picnic area and encircles the pond, with easy access to the banks for fishing.  Small cottonwoods flank the edges of the pond and meadows spread into the quiet, serene, natural beauty of the park.

Coot Pond Trail Permitted uses: Foot and nonmotorized bicycles. Total distance: 1 mile Usage: Medium Degree of difficulty: Easy  ADA accessible: Yes Pets: Yes and must be under control and on a leash not exceeding 6 feet in length.

Comments:  This one mile trail separates Coot and Pintail Ponds, and has easy access to the designated rock piers for fishing.  A peaceful, less populated trail, Coot Pond Trail is very scenic with beautiful views of Long's Peak and the Front Range, as a backdrop to the west.  The only sound that may interrupt the tranquility of your walk, will possibly be the sound of our geese as they call out to each other while swimming in the pond. 

       

Pelican Pond Trail Permitted uses: Foot and nonmotorized bicycles. Total distance: 1.3 Usage: Medium  Degree of difficulty: Easy ADA accessible: Yes Pets: Yes and must be under control and on a leash not exceeding 6 feet in length.

Comments: The Pelican Pond Trail at the north end of the park is a 1.3 mile loop around the largest of the ponds.  It is a virtual bird watching trail, from the graceful American White Pelicans to the Cormorants atop the driftwood, mingling with the Mallard and Redhead Ducks.  Flowers adorn the path and the adjoining meadows, while the St. Vrain River swiftly flows on the north side of the pond.  Huge cottonwoods provide shade over several benches along the way, for a cool rest on a warm day.

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