The Yampa River Botanic Park is a botanical garden located on Pamela Lane, off U.S. Highway 40, outside Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is open dawn to dusk from spring until the first heavy snow. The park is situated in a valley beside the Yampa River at an altitude of 6,800 feet , with a frost-free growing season of approximately 60 days. Summers are dry and intensely sunny; winters are cold with heavy snow. The park includes a number of individual gardens: Annuals Garden, Butterfly Garden, Children's Garden, Corner Gardens, Culinary Herb Garden, Daylily Garden, Dorothy's Garden , Garden for All Seasons, Grove Garden , Hidden Garden , High Country Natives Garden, Hummingbird Garden, Iris Garden, Kerry's Garden , Lynne's Garden , Medicinal Herb Garden, Members' Rock Garden, Penstemon Garden, Pioneer Garden, Pond Garden , Rainbow Garden, Reflecting Garden , Rose Garden, September Charm Garden, Spring Bulb Garden, Summer Bulb Garden, Summer Sunshine Garden, Trail Garden, Tranquility Garden, Vegetable Garden, Water Wise Garden, and Windigo Garden.
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