One of my favorite places to walk, especially since they recently redid their roadways and parking, so it is all newly paved roads and paved parking, right next the best trail heads, with wide cement bike trails and parallel gravel walking trails. Excellent trail guilde posts. Great ADA Handicap parking at all 3 parking lots, right at the trail heads.It is a perfect place for walking dogs, biking, walking, or running for individuals and families, and there are picnik tables at various points, along the trails, with beautiful photography overlooks and quiet fishing points along the 3 lakes and trails that run all along the South Platte River.The whole area is beautiful and well maintained, open for cars and parking from dusk til dawn.

What a great place to fish! It would be nice if I would have got several of the fish on my hooks in, but they are always biting! Its quite there, plenty of spots to fish at and its beautiful there too!Maybe someday Ill get lucky and actually pull a fish in. Im not even quite sure what kind of fish are in there but strong enough to break my lines several times. Go there, its a great place!

The nature center was closed when we visited. There were lots of bicyclists on the gravel paths, so we hiked the side trail by the river and saw quite a few water fowl. The trees hide the nearby businesses on Santa Fe, making this a great local outdoor break without a long drive into the mountains.

Great place for walking and site seeing. Remember your mask for safety and to follow government mandate.

Great place to walk and relax. They also have great rocks to look through if youre a rock hound like me.

Nice rest stop along the Mary Carter Greenway. Also right behind the Aspen Grove shopping area, which is quite walkable from the Nature Center.

Dont feel like youre in the middle of Littleton (minus all the bike traffic) - great place to get away for a long flat run/ride.

Fabulous walking and biking spot! More than a few cyclists have flown past our family without saying “on your left”, so use caution when walking and stay to the right!

Was a amzing time the water feels awesome

Love the park and wildlife. I also love the scenery of the park, it gives me the feeling of being away from the world.

Nice piece of river. It appears to have the water volume controlled which reduced the melt runoff experienced yesterday.

This place is so secluded you would never know it was here unless you traveled the Highland Canal Trail

Beautiful! In town but a little escape.

Peaceful just to sit and watch wildlife, listen to nature.

A gorgeous place for a stroll, fish, bike, or photo session. See everything from eagles to snakes to deer.

We love to start our Platt River bike rides here

Beautiful and clean, a great place to venture out into nature without going too far.

Its a flat urban hike, but my dog kept a fast pace. Great day!

Very nice open space. Multi use, very peaceful.

Nice park with scenic trails along the river as well as biking paths. Gets very busy on weekends!

I was extremely surprised at how awesome this place is as its tucked back off a main highway/street. If you like skipping rocks and sitting by a little river, this place is for you.

Great place to go for a great walk.

Very quiet there when its 30° out

What a great trail! The paths are well paced for biking and it has a great gravel trail for walking right along side that. When I head back here, I want to go tubing along the river that coincides. In the meantime, this path is perfect for any type of running, jogging, biking, walking, or strolls!

A beautiful park! If you have kids, be sure to go when the nature center is open. There are several interactive things to do and see. The kids will love playing at the water table where they can experiment with building around a river and what happens when the river floods. The walking/biking paths are well maintained. There is access to the river for tubing or kayaking, though I have never done those things there. Expect to see plenty of birds and water fowl. We have also seen an owl in the trees from time to time. An enjoyable way to spend an afternoon!

Tiny parking lot (unless I missed a second one). Nice clean trails. Lots of people but lots of space as well. Overall great for an in city escape. Just made friends with some drunks guys floating down the river in a raft. Thats cool.

It offers a great opportunity for hiking and birding.

Great place for a river side stroll or bike ride. Especially if youre from the area and want to stay nearby.

Lovely trail, well maintained, polite travelers. The only downside is even at 8am on a week day this trail is packed with people

Informative place to learn about the Platte River ecosystem.

Water access for fishing tubing and kayaking. Walking and bike trails. Bird watching facilities.

Beautiful day. Wish there were less people out but I dont blame everyone for enjoying this beautiful weather!

Not crowded. Easy and pleasant

This is a nice place to walk around. They have classes and we did the full moon walk looking for bats. We did see bats after dark.

Separate the Crayfish from the Trout, like put a divider between it, o the trout get one half, and the crayfish has the other half.

Easy walk. If you are walking to explore take the dirt path not the gravel one by the bike path. We saw ducks, rabbits, birds, dogs, and people. Beautiful views!

They should keep the crayfish in a maineland 12 gallon aquarium, filled with tape water with chlorine removerand crushed coral that bleaches calcium into the water, very important to when he molts. I feed my crayfish, live fish. because that be what he would be used to in his natural habitat, and keeps the feeder comets in big tubs, I feed them good and keep their water in good water conditions.

It was a great place to stop and take outdoor pictures for my friends wedding. It looked like it had great walking trails outside, and it had a nice gift shop and information center inside.

I absolutely loved it! Nature centers are some of the best places to go of you want to know more about an area, and this place was no different. They had awesome animals and things to look at, and they were very educational as well. The people there are very nice. Its awesome to learn that there is a protected area down there! If you like walking and being in nature, this is the place for you. Support your local nature centers!

The nature exhibit is interesting and small. Great place to start your walk or ride and see Cooley Lake below.

Nice tranquil trails along the river. If you are patient and bring binoculars, there are many species or birds to be seen year round.

Great place to experience nature at its best.

Used to be less disturbed but the area is getting over developed.

Lots of parking for access to the Platte River, if theresnothing in the nature center park g lot you can use the overflow for the lrt which is right there.

Great trails and not too busy on sundays. Just watch out for all the cyclist on the paved trails. Unfortunately they will take you out if youre in their way. Stay on the gravel trails and youll be just fine!

Very nice place for a bike ride or run. Lots of trails, shade and a stream.

Outstanding community resource. Winter is prime season to see waterfowl and know the real south Platte

This has a nice easy hiking trail that my 3 year old was able to do along with his older brothers. It is well kept.I did not visit any of the buildings so no comments on those, but kids who had been for field trips all loved the program.

Lots of wildlife and greenery, and a nice river to fish, play, or relax in!

This place is beautiful. Paved biking path, walking path alongside it, and a dirt trail for hiking or mountain biking.

The wife and I rode our bikes through here. Very beautiful trail! Nice place to stop and grab a coffee or beverage and keep biking!

Love going on the off trails with my kids

Always a great place to start a hike. Go early to get a parking space!

Beautiful trail along the South Platte River!

Low key hidden gem. If you eant to shop and the other wants take the kids on a quick adventure, this is ideal. Located behind the shops its the best for all parties.

The river an wildlife are allways pictures. Great for bird watching. Bring your camera or binoculars, you wont be disappointed. The nature center and parking are accessible for the disable.

If you are in a blue mood, go here...great all seasons as a mood enhancer!

This is such a beautiful path to walk! So much wildlife... Owls, ducks, hawks, snakes, beaver, etc. Take your time and your walking shoes and go enjoy. Dont go much beyond St. Nicks or you will get into homeless camps though.

Nice way to relax, walking through the park and observing nature.

The South Platte Park is such a wonderful place to go do so many things - year round! Be sure to check the bulletin board, by the parking lot, for announcements.

A lot of whitetail deer, very cool and close to home.

Great area to spend some time. Havent ever been able to be in the nature center as the hours are terrible for kids. During naps or lunch time. Would love to see it sometime.

Awesome! Didnt know Littleton had kept this piece of heaven alive. Tubing, fishing, and mellow hiking. Ton of skeeters in the summer of course.

Good trails and near places to eat are good.

Great place to walk with the family.

Great area nature center with knowledgeable volunteers!

The nature center is interesting in that they show the things from right in the area.

Great stroll.

Beautiful open space park. Great for a quick hike.

This was a quit getaway a place that gave me the solitude and the experience of Gods eye I know that sounds corny thought if youre at peace and you can see the beauty in nature even so small in the city so to speak cat is to me God or gods like and what I mean by that even if you do not believe in a god you can surely agree on a beauty that is explained through nature in our eyes , however small this place may seem 2 most it is untouched Psy construction in the busyness of the rest of the city I support getting out and seen this face I only wish it would be bigger

So many wonderful things about this walking and biking path! Walk and bike path for the most part are two separate paths which I find extremely helpful. Nature all around you and free access to Hudson Gardens (No dogs allowed in Hudson Gardens). The river flows on one side ams the paths extends for miles on both sides.

Park and nature center are great. However we came here on a school field trip and the staff were hardly engaging. Some were quiet inconsiderate and didn’t consider the weather when planning activities for the children

Nice place to go for a walk, unless you have a pittie mix!! Ban breed specific legislation!! STOP blaming the WRONG end of the leash!!

Were not very friendly with kids and quite honestly it was boring. I went on field trip with a bunch of five and six years old.

Decent access to fishing, wish they had some single track for my biking

We are on a boy scout group hike with the nature guide from South Platte Park and it was absolutely fantastic. The weather couldnt have been better and the trails and the views and the park along with the wildlife are all great.

One of our favorites. Access to trails. Great place to take kiddos too. Activities at the center in addition to trail access.

Need more access to restrooms better just find nature trails through the woods and information about natural habitat

Busy but peaceful. Nice area lots of water bring bug spray.

Saw a female and male mallard duck. Would recommend

Always enjoy going here and walking the trail. Not to mention its super easy for my Dad who is in a wheel chair.

Its good for hiking beautiful scenery great fishing good place to take your family for an outing

Excellent trail!

A fun place to learn about the river!

Beautiful center with small aquariums and various, locally found animal samples, plus a kids activity room for experimenting with water geology. Its good for 15-60 minutes with kiddos 4-7 years old. Great access to Platte River bike and walking/jogging trail, although parking lot will be full during prime time, requiring an extra 2-4 minute walk from adjoining park-and-ride over-fill lot.

Nice biking and walking trails. It is exceptionally well maintained.

Absolutely beautiful area to come experience the beauty of nature. PLEASE respect the wildlife areas and do not enter, plenty of room is given to humans to walk and explore and there is many access points to get to the river

I run here 3 x a week and come back on the weekends with my son for a nature walk. Nature center is fun for the kids and tons of activities / excursions. Area is beautiful and I always see something new or interesting on my runs.

Looking better every day and is still one of my favorite places to be.

I love starting the day out here with my love

Amazing, expansive park, love taking the dogs for walks on the wide crusher trails, around the lakes, river and beautiful scenery.

My son loves to run around the nature center and interact with the displays. Hes too young to tube in the river, but Ive seen tons of families having a blast riding down the river. The trials are a little boring and you hear the electrical lines crackling, but we come for the nature center anyways. There are two fish tanks with local species, a turtle, salamander, snake, numerous stuffed animals, and plenty of touch-and-feel displays. Theres also a flood simulator, but we havent had the chance to play with it yet.

Great for bird lovers and outdoor fans

Gorgeous place to spend your time

Great access to biking or fishing

Easy, gentle ride. Beautiful scenery.

A beautiful place, and good for doggie walkies.

This is my go-to park for an afternoon run or evening bike ride. The nature center is a perfect place to bring little ones, or even just the young-at-heart. Youll learn something new with each visit. The nature center also hosts various family friendly events year-round: movie nights, walking tours, hayrides, and much more!

The best trail if you want a quiet nature walk is south of the Carson Nature Center, along the east side of the river. The is the less traveled footpath that wanders along the river under tall cottonwoods.

Such an awesome spot to have part of the local community. The nature center is a fantastic resource to come and learn about the local environment. The staff are so friendly and full of knowledge. Lots of opportunities are run through the nature center such as wildlife hikes.