Birding spots · Colorado
Best Birding Spots in Teller County, Colorado
Manitou Park Lake leads Teller County's birding spots with 194 species reported, best in fall. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitou Park Lake | 194 | 31 | 140 | 140 | 149 |
| Wrights Reservoir | 155 | 9 | 124 | 87 | 113 |
| Hotel Gulch | 96 | 8 | 53 | 74 | 41 |
| Mueller State Park | 90 | 23 | 49 | 73 | 44 |
| Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument | 81 | 15 | 42 | 64 | 41 |
| Pike National Forest (Long Gulch) | 80 | 3 | 55 | 74 | 21 |
| Pike National Forest (Crazy Gulch) | 57 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 29 |
| Woodland Park | 48 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 17 |
| Mueller State Park (north) | 47 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 29 |
| Victor | 43 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 12 |
| Pike National Forest (northwest) | 42 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 14 |
| Pike National Forest (southwest) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Birding spot near Cripple Creek | 69 | 3 | 40 | 45 | 26 |
| Birding spot near Green Mountain Falls | 52 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 19 |
| Birding spot near Divide | 41 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 13 |