Directions
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Welcome Center Site: The Welcome Center building is located at 3745 East Prospect Road, just west of I-25 . Here you will find a short interpretive trail along Boxelder Creek and a trail into the Running Deer Natural Area. This site also features an outdoor amphitheater and an indoor classroom. The ELC office is located on the 2nd floor; most programs here meet in the 1st floor classroom.

Directions from Fort Collins: head east and Prospect Road toward Interstate 25. Approximately 1/4 mile prior to the I-25 interchange, the Colorado Welcome Center is located on the right (south side), clearly marked with a "Colorado Welcome Center" sign.

Directions from I-25 : take the Prospect Rd. exit, head west on Prospect for approximately 1/4 mile. The Colorado Welcome Center will be on the left, clearly marked by a sign, just after the Frontage Road.

Drake Site: Most ELC programs meet at this site. Here you will find a picnic pavilion, access to our self-guided nature trail, the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program birdcages, and the terminus of the City's Poudre River Trail.

Directions from Fort Collins: head east on Drake Road. Approximately one mile after passing the intersection at Timberline, turn left on Environment Drive. The road will cross a one-lane bridge and turn sharply to the south, becoming County Road 9. Before making the sharp turn south, turn left on the gravel road, crossing the railroad tracks. Programs meet in the parking lot.

Directions from I-25 : take the Harmony Road exit. Head west on Harmony for approximately two miles, to Ziegler Road. Turn right (north) on Ziegler. In two miles, the road will turn sharply to the west (left) and become Environment Dr. Rather than following the road to the left, notice the gravel road straight ahead marked by our entrance sign. Programs meet in the parking lot.