Pella Crossing
 Visitors
to Pella Crossing can find an assortment of wildlife, most of it small,
but all important to this ecosystem. You can see dragon flies on the lake
surfaces, butterflies among the shrubs and waterfowl feeding along the
shorelines. Larger animals like red foxes, coyotes and whitetail deer also
enjoy the cool, refreshing environment at Pella Crossing.
Fishing
is allowed at Pella Crossing. There is also a multiuse trail
and a picnic shelter
available for visitors. It is
located
near the town of Hygiene. Please refer to the Rules
and Regulations regarding open space.
History
IN 1859, the first settlers, George Webster and Charles True, platned
an orchard in the historic town of Pella. By 1861, Pella had become one of
the busiest towns north of Denver. But tragedy struck in 1867 when
grasshoppers destroyed most of the crops. Nonetheless, Pell North was
established in 1879 and the two towns remained part of Boulder County's
landscape for 100 years. Hygiene Elementary School students named the open
space, Pella Crossing, for the midpoint between Pella and North Pella.
The property on the west side of North 75th Street was mined for
gravel, reclaimed, and leased for private fishing. Boulder County Parks
and Open Space purchased the property in 1995.
Pella Crossing has the 1.9-mile trail Braly Trail around the three ponds
on the east side of N. 75th St. and the 1-mile Marlatt Trail on the west
side of N. 75th St. Both are open to to hikers, mountain bikers and
equestrians. Dogs are allowed at Pella Crossing.
Fishing
is allowed at Poplar and Dragonfly ponds on the west side of N. 75th St.
and Sunset, Heron, and Webster ponds on the east side of N. 75th St. All ponds are
open to shoreline and bellyboat fishing. The Colorado Division of Wildlife
stocks the ponds with bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish, smallmouth
bass and yellow perch. All ponds are designated as catch and
release fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass. Anglers must use
terminal tackle, such as flies and lures. Creel limits for all species o ther than largemouth and smallmouth bass must adhere to the Colorado
Wildlife Commission regulations.
All boats and single-chambered devices are prohibited on Webster Pond.
Bellyboats and other non-motorized, portable boats are allowed on Sunset, Heron,
Poplar and Dragonfly ponds. Boats
can only be used for fishing. Bellyboat put-ins are located in the
northwest corner of Poplar and Dragonfly ponds.
A group shelter, which can accommodate
up to 50 people, is available for use on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The trailhead also has picnic tables and restrooms.
The entrance to Pella Crossing is located one mile south of Hygiene
east off of North 75th Street.
Pella Crossing
(East) Map (Braly Trails)
and
Pella
Crossing (West) Map (Marlatt Trails): Because
all of our open space properties are environmentally sensitive, it is
important for users to know the rules
and regulations pertaining to
our open space. Once the map is displayed, you can use the adobe
toolbar to fit the map to your window, pan, zoom in or out, search or
print the map on your own printer. The size of the original map and screen
reduction are shown on the lower left hand status bar.
The Pella Crossing maps are 1.5MB and 1.0 MB fileS and will
require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free from Adobe. The maps may
not appear properly in your web browser, for best results, save map file to a
directory on your computer (right click and choose "Save Target
as" in Internet explorer or "Save Link as" in Netscape) and
open using Adobe Reader.
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