Barksdale Picnic Area
Barksdale Picnic Area is a picnic site in Teller, Colorado. Barksdale Picnic Area is situated nearby to the peak Twin Rocks, as well as near the village Florissant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and Hornbek House.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is a United States national monument in the south central region of Colorado. It is known for a large abundance of Eocene Epoch fossils, ranging from imprints of twigs and seeds in shale to massive ancient fossilized Sequoia tree stumps which can be more than 40 feet in diameter.
Hornbek House
House
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hornbek House, also known as the Adaline Hornbek Homestead, in Florissant, Colorado was built in 1878 for Adaline Hornbek, who established a ranch in the area to the west of Pike's Peak in the 1870s. Hornbek House is situated 2 miles northwest of Barksdale Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florissant and Divide.
Florissant
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Florissant is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florissant is situated 3 miles northwest of Barksdale Picnic Area.
Divide
Village
Photo: Nationalparks, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Divide is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Divide is situated 6 miles east of Barksdale Picnic Area.
Barksdale Picnic Area
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Teller, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.91187° or 38° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
-105.25607° or 105° 15′ 22″ westOpen location code
85CPWP6V+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1214429259OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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Highlights include Geologic Overlook and Twin Rocks.
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