Location:
Hallam Lake
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611
Email:
Phone:
970.925.5756
Hallam Lake
ACES at Hallam Lake, a 25-acre nature preserve and environmental learning center, was the first location of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. The Hallam Lake property was donated in 1968 by Elizabeth Paepcke. The preserve is open to the public year-round and provides an inspiring setting for ACES’ many educational and naturalist programs. Borrow our binoculars and search for local wildlife. Keep your eyes out for freely roaming mule deer, elk, foxes, coyotes, bear, beavers, golden eagles, hawks, songbirds, and more!
Directions: We are located at the end of Puppy Smith Street behind the Aspen Post Office. You will reach a set of stone gates. The parking lot is on the left, and then you can walk down through the gates on the trail to the Hallam Lake Nature Center, which will be at the end of the trail on the left. Please call 970-925-5756 if you are lost!
Birds of Hallam Lake - March
© Daniel Grossi | Macaulay Library | eBird
Mallard
© Anonymous | Macaulay Library | eBird
American Dipper
© Suzanne Labbé | Macaulay Library | eBird
Song Sparrow
© Linda Chittum | Macaulay Library | eBird
Great Blue Heron
© Scott Martin | Macaulay Library | eBird
Brown Creeper
© Anonymous | Macaulay Library | eBird
Pygmy Nuthatch
© Shawn Billerman | Macaulay Library | eBird
Mountain Chickadee
© Evan Lipton | Macaulay Library | eBird
Black-capped Chickadee
© Matthew Pendleton | Macaulay Library | eBird
Hairy Woodpecker
© Gautam Apte | Macaulay Library | eBird
Ring-necked Duck
© David Turgeon | Macaulay Library | eBird
Canada Goose
© Melissa Hafting | Macaulay Library | eBird
American Crow
© Calvin S | Macaulay Library | eBird
White-breasted Nuthatch
© Bryan Calk | Macaulay Library | eBird
Black-billed Magpie
© Jonathan Irons | Macaulay Library | eBird
House Finch
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay Library | eBird
Common Raven
© Matt Felperin | Macaulay Library | eBird
Red-winged Blackbird
© Bryan Calk | Macaulay Library | eBird
Wilson's Snipe
© Evan Lipton | Macaulay Library | eBird
Downy Woodpecker
© Bryan Calk | Macaulay Library | eBird
Steller's Jay
Things to do at Hallam Lake
Explore the Nature Preserve
A half-mile loop nature trail is available for all visitors, and meanders in and out of wetlands and includes stops at various observation decks. Use our self-guided tour book to learn about our local landscape, or adventure on your own, experiencing aspen forest, wetlands, and meadows. An on-site Naturalist is always available to answer any questions you may have. Summertime offers a bounty of wildflowers, while winter is an excellent time to learn animal tracks!
Activities at Hallam Lake
Wednesday
Wednesday, March 11
6:00pm
“The Thorny Path: A Mountain Boy’s Quest to Sail Around the World” with Nick Devore
Posts From Hallam Lake
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