Ross Natural Area

Description

You are invited to enjoy Ross Natural Area. On the southwest corner of Rolland Moore Park, this small site serves as an urban wildlife corridor. Try a family picnic at Rolland Moore Park followed by nature walk at Ross- off trail exploration is allowed. Ross is one of the older natural areas, purchased in 1978.

An exciting plant has been discovered at Ross- sweetflag (Acorus calamus). All of the records for this plant in Colorado are historical, no living populations of sweetflag existed in Colorado...until now. Thank you to Vickie Traxler (rare plant volunteer) and Crystal Strouse (Natural Areas Program) for their plant survey work and this discovery!

Trails

0.7 mile of the paved Spring Creek Trail (wheelchair accessible); 0.2 mile natural surface

Hours

5:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Directions

Parking at Rolland Moore Park and trail access from Spring Creek Trail.

Activities & Events

• Fort Collins Natural Areas Program Program and Activity Guide May-October 2009 (pdf).
• Free educational programs at Ross Natural Area are available for groups by request, call the Master Naturalist Program at 970-416-2480 or email .