Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa)

Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa) is a park in Mesa, Colorado which is located on Santa Clara Avenue. Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa) is situated nearby to Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery, as well as near Calvary Cemetery.

Opening hours: 5:00 AM—10:30 PM
Type: Park
Address: 415 Santa Clara Avenue, Grand Junction, CO

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Junction station and Handy Chapel.

Grand Junction station

Railway station

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Grand Junction station is a train station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, that is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grand Junction station is situated 1 mile north of Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa).

Handy Chapel

Chapel

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Handy Chapel is the only original church building still standing in the original square mile of Grand Junction, Colorado. The land that the chapel was built on was deeded to "the black citizens of Grand Junction" for the express purpose of building a place of worship in 1883, just two short years after Grand Junction was originally staked out by town founder and Governor George A. Handy Chapel is situated 1½ miles north of Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa).

Colorado Mesa University

University

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Colorado Mesa University is a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Originally established in 1925 as Grand Junction Junior College, the school was renamed to Mesa College in 1940. Colorado Mesa University is situated 2½ miles north of Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orchard Mesa and Grand Junction.

Orchard Mesa

Village

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Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place in and governed by Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Grand Junction

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Graced by red rock mesas, Grand Junction is a vital part of Colorado's Wine Country. The city lies on the Colorado River at the foot of Grand Mesa, Mount Garfield, and Colorado National Monument.