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AN AFFILIATE OF THE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER

denver botanic gardens at chatfield barn and nature trailsDenver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield is a picturesque nature preserve among the grasslands, ponds and cottonwood banks of Deer Creek. Facilities include nature trails, a wildlife observation area, display gardens, educational exhibits, a historical farm, a 19th century one-room schoolhouse, working beehives and picnic areas. Check out our new Deer Creek Discovery children’s area, which includes a whimsical tree house and a water feature. 

Don't forget to bring your binoculars for some exceptional bird watching! Walk along the scenic trails any time of year -- you will find the landscape is always changing.

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HOURS
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Thanks to SCFD, Jan. 1 is a Free Day at Chatfield for Colorado residents. This does not include admission to Trail of Lights that evening.

LOCATION
8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road
Littleton, CO 80128
Printable map and directions to Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.

ADMISSION
Members of Denver Botanic Gardens: free
Non-members: $5 per passenger vehicle.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. No pets please.

ACCESSIBILITY
Portions of the nature trails are wheelchair accessible.

CONTACT US
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road
Littleton, CO 80128
303-973-3705
Fax 303-973-1979

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high-altitude gardener

Planting a garden this spring?
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Botanic Gardens has
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what's blooming?

See the Gardens now!
Winter is a wonderful time to visit the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory. And purple Iris reticulata are blooming outside next to brilliant yellow crocuses--a sure sign of  spring approaching. See highlights of what's blooming in March

York Street has a new café!
Visit Offshoots for
breakfast, lunch
or an afternoon
snack. Enjoy a
latte, surf the
Web via free Wi-Fi
(compliments of Qwest Communications), work remotely and relax in one of the cushy chairs or at the laptop bar that looks out on vistas of gardens.
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