Box Springs
Box Springs consists of a very small pond surrounded by only a couple of trees, but it is 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.
County: Crowley
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Grassland/Prairie
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.
Delorme: 98 C3
Roads of Colorado: 107 F4
Dates of Access: Open all year
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Ownership: Private (public road)
Admission: Free
Restrictions: Beware fast-moving traffic on rural roads
Parking: Roadside
Lodging: Hotel in Ordway
Handicapped: No
Handicapped Access: Viewing from car
Elevation: 4600
Latitude: 38.47936
Longitude: -103.70265
Amenities
Restrooms | No |
Drinking Fountain | No |
Gravel Trails | No |
Paved Trails | No |
Platform/Blind | No |
Boardwalk | No |
Concession | No |
Visitor Center | No |
Gift Shop | No |
Primitive | No |
Camping | |
Picnic | |
Hunting | |
Fishing |