Beautiful area! Its a lovely place to walk around and take photos.

First time walking here with my parents such a nice spot.

Wildlife refuge with trails for walking and running. Dogs are not allowed. Great for peaceful meditative walks, bird watching, or viewing local plant species.

Love this place! Must see.

Beautiful inner city location with some peace and quiet.

Nice place for a walk, if its not too hot. Mostly out in the sun, but some shade around by the entrance.

Perfect place to take kids to appreciate nature. You can find an abandoned fox den, observe various birds, plants and animal tracks. In the spring, milkweed and monarch butterflies are everywhere! Also, many frogs and cattails. Portable toilets on site, easy parking lot, perfect field to bring a picnic.

Amazing wildlife refugeWe love this peaceful place

Easy walk but with beautiful view and bird chirping all the way!

A nice wildlife refuge to visit in an urban area. We visited on a late Wednesday afternoon and parked at the shared parking lot with the medical suite at the corner of Kipling St and W 80th Ave. The refuge is split into east and west sides. The west side is mostly prairie with a looping trail. On our way to the east side of the park, we saw a muskrat and mallards in the Croke Canal. The east side has trails around the two ponds and more prairie where we spotted rabbits and numerous birds. There is a portable restroom on the trail near the east side parking lot. The tank was nearly full, out of hand sanitizer, and didn’t have an updated service record knocking my review down to 4 stars. The hours for the two sides differ: East side is open May thru September Tuesdays thru Fridays 8am-4pm and Saturdays 8am-7pm; West side is open year round from dawn to dusk. A fun place to walk around to escape the city.

Fun path to walk! Beautiful scenery!

Loved this place. Its an awesome pocket of nature in the midst of the city. Great views and peaceful environment really gives you a nice slice of fresh air.

Its an awesome pocket of nature in the midst of the city. Love this place

Nice quiet place. In the city.

Lovely outdoor area to see an array of plants and wildlife. Big area, but not too big. Trails for walking around. I do bike around as well, but some of the trails are too small for bikes.

Always feel welcome as soon as I walk in to the door and my pup is always super excited to go

Great place! really dont want to give this little gem away, peaceful quiet. Wish I would have known about this place 10 years ago for my boy scouts such a great place to teach nature.

Except for the suburban homes on the horizon in every direction, this is a few square blocks of dense and thriving NATURE. The wooded entrance from the lot quickly unfolds into an oasis in the foothills, abuzz with bugs, birds, frogs and movement all around. The trails loop through tall prarie grass, thick cattails, cottonwoods and prickly pear cactus. The ponds are bustling with waterfowl going and coming from all directions .

Pretty neat little place and its pretty quiet in the off-season. What could be better than a wildlife refuge with two ponds? Only one with 3 or 4 or 500!!! hahaha.

Demonstrates the natural state of the area before residential construction, lots of growth and trees. This refuge brings great amounts of diverse wildlife. Beautiful birds including eagles have been spotted flying above or near this area. Deer are common in the winter, and coyote like to roam at night, along with foxes and raccoons. Its best to keep in pets in at night if you live in the area, as cats go missing quite often! Including one of my own a few years back

I love this gem in the northwest metro area. This small refuge gives you a sense of the serenity and beauty that existed in the natural grasslands of the front range pre-industrialization. It is a great place for a small hike and fabulous bird watching!

It is very pretty and well kept. Small, but nice.

Went for a walk with an old friend. Nice place. Enjoyed the scenery.

Ive always loved Two Ponds, ever since I was a little guy. A wonderful place to wander around in in the city, with multiple paths and directions that you can take. A great place to see wetlands flora and fauna, and usually relatively quiet-always a good place to gather your thoughts.

What a gem. Easy to pass on by. A great place for a walk. Birds, bugs and other surprises!

Very nice, fantastic bird watching in early morning. Dogs not allowed in park, but there is a nice, dog-friendly path just to the South and west of the main part of the reserve, along a canal.

Awesome small refuge. Easy walk paths, quiet. Great for some me time walking or with someone for a nice chat.

For a suburban wildlife refuge, its a great place for nature walks and wildlife viewing.

I like to go here because its a little gem in the middle of a nice neighborhood, my neighborhood. Very peaceful!

Nice little patch in the middle of the city. The walking trails make you forget youre surrounded by the burbs.

We love to walk the path. We saw rabbits jumping, ducks, white egrets. So beautiful and peaceful.

Secret gem for a private nature stroll May thru October. Spotted two turtles sunning on a log today.

This is an awesome short walk. Really pretty views and features. Great place to take pictures, if thats your thing.

My kids and I like walking around on the paths here. This fall there are tons and tons of apples in the refuge!

I love this place. A true refuge in the heart of the city! I have seen deer, a fox, huge trout, and other amazing animals here. Chek it out!

Very very dirty and does not look clean and nice how it should be

This place is great for a quick walk on wild hills in town, about 3 miles of trails.

Open and free to the public May-October. Beautiful wildlife corridor with distinct ecological environments

Very nice what they have done here, my grandma and grandpa lighter owened part of the park along with dr.marshall. which is where I spent a lot of my child hood picking veggies from the garden, tending chickens, rabbits and many other animals. We used to swim and fish the very ponds that are there today along with all the wonderful wildlife.Nice job National Park Service..Many thanks, Glenn Tavenner

Lovely area, only open on a limited schedule, so check before you head by. Well worth the trip.

All animal except some breeds of fish can be seen 30 minutes away in the mountains! Easy and enjoyable trails for a nice afternoon walk.

I enjoy the open, peacefulness, and majestic views. its a great place for a walk with out the big city distractions, and very easy to get to.

Its tiny!

Beautiful looking forward to returning.

This place is awesome and peaceful.

Great day

What a wonderful place to visit. Nice place to go walking.

Wonderful place to visit. Relaxing.

Well marked paths but not much to see.

Beautiful nature reserve in Arvada

From being from Montana, there is no places like this in the middle of a city & yes its a very nice place to go.

Small and pleasant walks.

Great place to look for birds

Nice little Park

Wonderful variety of plants and wildlife!

I wouldnt know I wasnt there

My rabbit is here

Great

Great place for nature walk.

Great place

Awesome experience

Go to the west side entrance in the winter.

Great place to relax

Beautiful

So peaceful!!

Great place!!

Pretty place to visit

Large parking and peaceful

Been trying to come here for years and am yet to see the gates open no matter what time of day.

Cant say anything nice.

Pretty nice place, staff are friendly

Beautiful walk