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10/30/2020
Bonkers Spooktacular Halloween Party
Come To Bonkers for the Best Not-Scary Halloween Party Ever! It's Bonkers Spooktacular Halloween Party! Friday, October 30 from 5pm-8pm... read more
10/30/2020
Virtual Halloweenie 2020
Halloweenie is happening virtually! Stay safe this Halloweenie and join your favorite District businesses online for our custom Halloweenie virtual... read more
10/30/2020
Fox Deluxe at Rose Music Hall
Fox Deluxe at Rose Music Hall Friday, October 30 6 p.m. read more
10/30/2020
Tail Waggin Trunk & Treat
We will have tricked out rides for our annual ‘tail waggin’ trunk-or-treat, an event that puts a spin on the... read more
10/31/2020
Bear Creek Run Half Marathon
The 7th Annual Bear Creek Run Half Marathon will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2020 - hello Halloween race... read more
10/31/2020
Biker Treat at Mid-America Harley Davidson
Bring your little ones in their costumes to trick or treat out of saddlebags, trunks, and tour packs! Paint your... read more
10/31/2020
Treat Street!
Take a stroll down Forum’s Treat Street anytime between 3-6 PM on October 31st! This drive-thru event will be a... read more
10/31/2020
Voodoo Day of the Dead: Sean Canan's Voodoo Players at Rose Music Hall
Voodoo Day of the Dead: Sean Canan's Voodoo Players at Rose Music Hall Saturday, October 31 at 6 p.m. read more
11/02/2020
Virtual Cemetery Tour: Columbia Cemetery
Learn about the history of cemeteries, gravestone symbolism and spooky superstitions during this live virtual tour of the Columbia Cemetery... read more
11/07/2020
Conservation Workshop
Join SHSMO senior conservator Erin Kraus for a presentation about the 1817 Petition for Statehood signed by Missourians in their... read more
11/07/2020
SHSMO Fall Lecture: Civil War Commemoration in Missouri
Join SHSMO at 1:30 pm on Saturday, November 7, for the Fall Lecture featuring Amy Laurel Fluker, the Robert W.... read more
Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary
| Phone: | 573-874-7460 |
| Address: | 3300 Rollins Road Columbia Missouri 65203 |
| Website: | visit site |
The Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary is a unique, 89.5-acre park dedicated to preserving the natural beauty and history of Columbia and providing an urban wildlife sanctuary for native plants and animals.
Park Facilities
89.5 acres
1 – Medium shelter, reservable, lighted Restrooms (closed Oct 15-Apr 15)
1- ADA drinking fountain with jug filler
Trailhead for Scott’s Branch Trail
1 – Prairie restoration area
1 – Prairie education trail
1 – Nature trail
2 – Rain gardens (under construction)
Open field area
The Nature Sanctuary provides an educational opportunity about the natural environment of Missouri to visitors of all ages. To help ensure that the Nature Sanctuary operates within the Parks and Recreation mission and guests enjoy the benefits of the Nature Sanctuary, please follow these guidelines:
- Park Hours: 6:00am to 11:00pm.
- No collection, destruction or defacement of anything, living or non-living, in the Nature Sanctuary.
- Please do not feed the wildlife or birds that inhabit the Nature Sanctuary.
- Please keep bikes off nature trails, and all hikers should stay on designated nature/walking trails.
- No dogs or domestic pets at the shelter or west of the Scott’s Branch Trail.
- No skateboarding within the parking lot, shelter, or on the Prairie Education Trail. Skateboards are allowed on the Scott’s Branch Trail.
- No picnicking in areas other than the designated shelter area.
- No amplified music at any time. Amplified sound, such as a PA system, may be used from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm by permit only. Permits are issued by completing a Park Special Use Permit form and a Sound Amplification Equipment Registration application with the Columbia Police Department.
- All other park rules apply – see Columbia Code of Ordinances, Chapter 17.
