The preserve boasts a large population of Acorn Woodpeckers, Wild Turkeys and Columbian Black-Tailed Deer, along with lots of other local wildlife, insects, fungi, songbirds and waterfowl. This is a riverside riparian area, so you’ll get the opportunity to see a wide variety of birds, insects, plants and animals along the trails. No bicycles or horses are allowed on the trails.Įach trail is about 3/4-mile long, and they loop together if you’re feeling up to a longer round-about walk. Y ou’re welcome to join me if you’d like to.Īll of the trails throughout the 100-acre preserve are easy to walk and include interpretive signage (and even access to an audio walking tour via cell phone) to help you identify what you’re looking at along the way. I do a lot of Trail Walking here at the preserve (usually once a week on Tuesday mornings, but sometimes twice a week). You can see something different in every season, including newborn fawns in the summer, jousting bucks in the fall, fungi in the winter, and wildflowers in the spring.Īccount for more albums of photos taken at this location throughout Other Notes: This is one of my all time favorite places to walk.There are also restrooms in the nature center but are accessible only when the center is open. There’s one near the kiosk which is open all the time. You can pay for a day pass at the kiosk on the way into the preserve area or at the nature center (when it’s open). The ground there is very rocky, so be careful. Some will lead you right down to the bank of the American River. The trails are easy to navigate and easy to walk. The preserve is open year-round for walking from dawn until dusk, but the Nature Center itself has changing hours of operation depending on the season, but it’s generally open at 9:00 am Tuesday through Saturday. This nature area is part of the American River Parkway System.
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