• Interim Chief Fires 3 Officers Over Photos

    Read More

  • City Leaders Guiding Changes to Policing

    Read More

  • A Message from Mayor Coffman - July 2, 2020

    Read More
More News
COVID-19 information and resources More

Plains Conservation Center

**Plains Conservation Center trails are open for walking. Come out and enjoy the prairie!**

Trails maps and self-guided trail brochures are available. Visitor center and other buildings remain closed until further notice. Dogs, bikes and horses are not permitted on PCC property.

Our staff at Plains Conservation Center have recently been made aware of robo calls from companies unaffiliated with the city. These calls may be related to a website that is owned by a former non-profit organization that previously owned Plains Conservation Center.  The city of Aurora is not in any way affiliated with this former website. 

PCC
Take a quick trip to Colorado’s high plains to experience life on the prairie then and now.  The Plains Conservation Center is a nature preserve and educational center with replicas of a homestead village and tipi camp that showcase pioneer and plains Native Americans life in the late 1800's. It encompasses over 1,100 acres of short grass prairie with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains, located at 21901 E. Hampden Ave. Aurora, CO 80013. 

Visit the nature center before you head out on the trails to pick up a map and learn about the history of the site.  Visitors can hike along rolling trails and are likely to see bald eagles, prairie dogs, pronghorn, coyotes and red-tailed hawks.
 
 

Hours of Operation
Wednesday - Friday: noon - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Tuesday: CLOSED

View the site map 

Educational Programs

Plains Conservation Center Wagon Tour
Get to know the prairie in a whole new way. On our ride across the plains, participants watch for wildlife in the landscape. With stops at the sod homes and tipi camp, your group will experience what it was like to be a homesteader and a Native American living on the prairie in the 1800s. Tours are on most Saturdays with registration through the Denver Botanic Gardens website. Cost is $10 per person, children ages 2 & younger are free. 

SCFD Free Day Offerings @ PCC

SCFD logoEvery third Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. the Plains Conservation Center, in partnership with the Denver Botanic Gardens, will participate in the  Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Free Days program by offering special ecological and historical educational programming including wagon rides, sod-village tours and refreshments. 
(Except the months of Sept. and Oct.)

pdog

Explore more programs and events at Plains Conservation Center, here! 

View the Aurora Nature News to find out about current and upcoming nature programs, events and classes. Sign up here to receive it in your email inbox every quarter.

Contact
21901 E. Hampden Ave Aurora, CO 80013
303.326.8380
nature@auroragov.org 

Plains