Lakewood Parks runs educational nature programs out of Bear Creek Lake Park, and the city names homeschools among the groups that can request one, along with schools, preschools, daycares and scout troops. You pick a topic, a date and time, and a place. Most programs can be held at a location you choose, so a co-op can meet at the park or ask for a visit closer to home.
Topics are sorted by age. Early childhood and kindergarten choices include Seasonal Shifts, Discovering Senses, Cycles of Life and Animal Homes. Grades 1-5 can choose from Nature’s Engineer, Beautiful Bats, Build a Raptor and Amphibian: Frogs vs. Toads, among others. Grades 5-8 have Animal Signs, Circle of Life and Where’s the Water?, and high school groups can book Careers in the Outdoors or Fire Ecology. A set of all-ages programs covers topics such as Animal Adaptations, Outdoor Survival and Nature’s Bills and Beaks. The city’s page does not list a price, a program length or a group size, so ask about all three when you send the request.
Know before you go
- Where: Bear Creek Lake Park, 15600 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood, CO 80228, or a location you choose
- Cost: Not listed on the city’s programs page. The park’s regular daily entrance fee is listed at $10 general admission and $5 for seniors 62 and older and people with disabilities; the page does not say whether it applies to program groups.
- Ages: early childhood through high school, with separate topic lists for each age band
- When: by request. Park hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in October and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from November through February. The visitor center is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- How to book: use the city’s online request form or call 303-697-6159
- Details: Bear Creek Lake Park requested programs
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