South Platte Park

South Platte Park South Platte Park features 880 acres of open space along the South Platte River in Littleton. Social Media Policy: https://bit.ly/42vJfU3 Managed by S.

Trails, lakes, wildlife, educational programs, and friendly staff at Carson Nature Center await at this urban escape. South Platte Park is an 878-acre natural open space with 2 mi of river, 4 mi of natural surface trails, 2.5 miles of the regional paved Greenway trail, 300+ species of wildlife, fishing in 5 lakes, and the Carson Nature Center which runs school field trips, adult and family program

s, and has exhibits and live animals. Suburban Pk and Rec, owned by Littleton. Park is open sunrise (gates by 6:30 am) to sunset daily, the nature center hours are 12 - 4:30 Tues - Fri and 9:30 - 4:30 on weekends. An alternative access point and parking is available of South Platte Canyon Road, 5198 S. Platte Reservoir Access, Rd. www.ssprd.org/nature

05/27/2026

An intense afternoon at the osprey nest.

The siblings are getting pretty aggressive with one another as the fight for resources intensifies. This type of aggression is common, and not all siblings survive through fledging, unfortunately.

On top of that, the parents have to be ever vigilant for other raptors that are interested in a quick snack. In this video, the male takes off in pursuit of the aggressor.

05/27/2026

Incoming! (Very) fresh trout for hungry osprey chicks. 🐣🐣🐣🐣🐟

05/25/2026

Dinner time. Fish (again!). All four chicks seem to be thriving and growing fast.

05/23/2026

The moment #4 hatched this morning.

05/23/2026

And then there were 4! 🐣🐣🐣🐣

05/22/2026

These feeding scenes are the best. Still waiting for junior to hatch. It's been a few days since the last chick decided to break out.

05/20/2026

It's getting a little crowded in there but this looks like a third chick now, with one egg remaining.

05/20/2026

Breakfast!

05/20/2026

Breakfast time little ospreys! 🐟

05/19/2026

One osprey chick fully hatched, and the second one hatching in this very video!! ❤️🥚🥚🐣🦅❤️

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3000 W Carson Drive
Littleton, CO
80120

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