Box Springs

Box Springs consists of a very small pond surrounded by only a couple of trees, but it is private property on all sides. This location so isolated that it frequently attracts great birds. Look for ducks, Black-crowned Night-Herons, and the occasional migrant warbler in the cottonwoods. If you’re lucky, you might see a rail or a bittern, or you might discover a Mountain Plover on the surrounding plains.

Restrictions: Beware fast-moving traffic on rural roads

County: Crowley

Directions: Box Springs is on the southeast corner of CO 71 and CR BB, about eighteen miles north of Ordway and three miles south of the Lincoln/Crowley county line.

Alternate Directions: Box Springs is on the southeast corner of CO 71 and CR BB, about eighteen miles north of Ordway and three miles south of the Lincoln/Crowley county line.

Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Grassland/Prairie

Dates of Access: Open all year
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Ownership: Please respect private property
Admission or Fees: Free

Parking: Roadside

Lodging: Hotel in Ordway

Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Viewing from car

Delorme: 98 C3

ROC: 107 F4

Latitude: 38.47936
Longitude: -103.70265

Additional Resources

Learn more about birds reported at this location at eBird:
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L342296?yr=all&m=