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Best Birding Spots in Clear Creek County, Colorado
Echo Lake Park leads Clear Creek County's birding spots with 105 species reported, best in summer. 25 spots in the county have enough data to rank.
Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.
| Spot | Species | Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Lake Park | 105 | 17 | 36 | 91 | 56 |
| Virginia Canyon | 64 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 27 |
| Guanella Pass | 60 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 25 |
| Lake Quivira | 52 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| South Clear Creek | 52 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 13 |
| Empire | 47 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 9 |
| Beaver Brook Number 3A Reservoir | 43 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 23 |
| Lake Quivira (Anchor Gulch) | 42 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 22 |
| Arapaho National Forest | 40 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 17 |
| Lake Edith | 39 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 17 |
| Arapaho National Forest (Snyder Mountain) | 38 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 12 |
| Pass Lake (Loveland Pass) | 33 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 11 |
| Naylor Lake | 33 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 |
| Echo Lake | 33 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 |
| Arapaho National Forest (west) | 31 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 6 |
| Square Top Lakes | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Clear Lake | 30 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5 |
| Mount Blue Sky | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Summit Lake Park | 29 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| Mount Goliath Research Natural Area | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| Mount Evans Adjacent Area Roadless Area | 25 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| Juniper Pass | 24 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| Summit Lake | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Birding spot near Empire | 101 | 1 | 62 | 74 | 53 |
| Birding spot near Georgetown | 48 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 16 |