The Pawnee National Grassland encompasses 193,060 acres located 35 miles east of Fort Collins and 25 miles northeast of Greeley in Weld County. The Pawnee is intermixed in a checkerboard pattern with private land, State of Colorado lands and the Central Plains Experimental Range. The Pawnee is an internationally known birding area. It supports many bird species, especially during migration. The Colorado State Bird, the lark bunting, is very common on the grassland in spring and summer. The grassland also has many unique high plains bird species such as the mountain plover, burrowing owl and many birds of prey. Hiking, camping, picnicking, horseback riding and stargazing are also popular activities. Pronghorn, mule deer, coyote, swift fox, snakes and prairie dogs are just a few of the species that make the prairie their home.
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Welcome to the Pawnee National Grasslands -
Be Prepared - Before You Go to the Pawnee Grasslands -
302. Baker Draw Designated Shooting Area -
303. Pawnee Buttes Trailhead -
304. Pawnee Pioneer Trails Historic and Scenic Byway
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305. Crow Valley Recreation Area -
307. History - The New Deal and the Land Utilization Project - 310. Pawnee Bird Tour
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311. The New Deal and Dust Storms
Pawnee Buttes rise above the grasslands and are visible from miles away. They served as an early landmark for emigrants heading west.
Birdlife is abundant on the Pawnee....catch the bird tour near Crow Valley Campground.
Mobile Interpretive Tour
You have accessed the mobile interpretive tour for the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee Grasslands. The home button will return you to the main page to access various tours and information for the entire forest. You can also use the map feature to search other tour messages in the area. Tour stop signs at individual stops are highlighted red to indicate if cell or wireless service is available. For stops without current service, information will be linked at highlighted stops and can be viewed ahead of time.
As cell service is not always available across the forest, you can download all audio tour files by clicking the download feature below. This will save all tour audio files to your device in a zip file format.
(Warning: it may not be effective on all iOS devices