2025 NPM Wildflower Walk at Roxborough State Park - May 22, 9:00am-12:00pm

Roxborough State Park comes alive in May with beautiful spring flowering plants in a gorgeous setting. Join your instructors Lenore, Cynthia and Colleen for a fun and informal tour in the park to identify and learn about the native plants that will be flowering at this time. This walk is geared towards native plant enthusiasts and beginners alike. Basic botany concepts and plant families will be emphasized, so prior knowledge in these areas will be helpful, but not required. Please bring your Flora of Colorado book by Jennifer Ackerfield if you have one (not required) and a hand lens.

Please note: this one day wildflower walk does not count towards a Native Plant Master certification.

TRAINERS:

Lenore Mitchell has been a NPM trainer since 2006. Her previous endeavors include: Master Gardener through Jeffco, Docent at Mt. Goliath through DBG, Volunteer Naturalist at Roxborough State Park, and Metro Chapter President of CoNPS (Colorado Native Plant Society)

Cynthia Rohan - This is her 9th year being a Master Gardner and 3rd for NPM. She loves sharing and discovering new Native Plants in areas that she has not seen before and enjoys sharing new and old discoveries with interested plant nerds.

Colleen Greenan- Colleen has been a Colorado Master Gardener for 9 years and a NPM for 3 years. She enjoys learning about native plants and sharing that knowledge with others

NATIVE PLANT MASTER: This wildflower walk does not count towards a Native Plant Master certificate. Please see our other 3-day NPM certification courses if you would like to become a certified Native Plant Master. Learn more about Foothills to Plains Native Plant Master program here.

WHEN & WHERE TO MEET: Meet at 8:45am at the small parking lot on the left before you get to the main Vistor Center, as class begins at 9:00am sharp. The image below shows a yellow arrow pointing to where you should park. The Visitor Center is approximately 1.5 miles in on Roxborough Park Road. Bring park pass or purchase daily pass at the Kiosk at the park entrance ($10 per car). The class fee does not include this parking fee. Restrooms are at the Visitor Center .

DIRECTIONS from Wadsworth and C-470: Take Wadsworth south past Chatfield State Park. Turn left on Waterton Road (just before the entrance to Lockheed Martin.) Continue on Waterton Road—crossing the South Platte River, until it ends at North Rampart Range Road (1.6 miles) Turn right (south) on North Rampart Range Road. Continue south past Roxborough Village and the Foothills Water Treatment Plant. (2.3 miles) At the intersection of North Rampart Range Road and Roxborough Park Road (just before the entrance to Arrowhead golf course), turn left onto Roxborough Park Road. Take the next right on East Roxborough Drive(about 50 yards away) to enter the park.

DIRECTIONS from Santa Fe and C-470: Head south on Santa Fe (Highway 85) to Titan Road. (4.2 miles south of C-470 intersection.) Turn right (west) on Titan Road. Continue heading west on Titan Road. It will curve and begin to head south - becoming North Rampart Range Road (3 miles). Continue south on North Rampart Range Road past Roxborough Village and the Foothills Water Treatment Plant (3.5 miles). At the intersection of North Rampart Range Road and Roxborough Park Road, turn left onto Roxborough Park Road. Take the next right on East Roxborough Drive (about 50 yards away) to enter the park.

WHAT TO BRING: Notebook, pencil, hand lens, daypack, water, snack, rain gear, sun and wind protection, personal items you will need on the trail where there are no restrooms, etc. Please come prepared for moderately strenuous walking on hot, cold, windy, rainy or snowy days. (~1.5 mile hike on uneven terrain with hills. Bringing hiking poles is encouraged if they would make you more comfortable on the trail.)

Host or Publisher Foothills to Plains Native Plant Master Program