Two Creeks Natural Area#
Trail Status
Description#
As its name suggests, two creeks run through this site: Fossil Creek and Mail Creek. They converge in Fossil Creek Community Park.
An interesting phenomenon greets visitors on the trail under the Fossil Creek Parkway bridge. During spring and early summer, great numbers of swallows build their mud nests where the concrete support meets the bottom of the bridge. It is fun to watch the activity as massive numbers of adult swallows fly back and forth capturing insects and taking them to their young. By late summer, the activity and most of the nests are gone.
For human safety, recreation is on-trail only, as some of the creek banks are extremely unstable.
Photos#
Two Creeks clean up
Two Creeks clean up
Trails#
0.2 miles paved (wheelchair accessible)
Hours#
5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Directions#
Nearest parking is at Fossil Creek Park; trail access from Fossil Creek Trail. Two Creeks Natural Area has no entrance fee.
Activities and Events#
- Free educational activities and events in June-October are listed in the Natural Areas Explorer booklet guide.
- Last minute activity additions, trail recommendations and events offered between November-May are in our free monthly electronic newsletter- sign up on this page.
- Check out the Natural Areas Learning Library for some great self-guided activities.
Related Information#
- Know before you go safety and recreation information.
- Special people have volunteered to take an active role in the stewardship of natural areas by doing monthly litter pick-ups. You can join the fun and adopt a natural area, too!
- Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan 2017, pdf