CSU Spur will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every day (including weekends and holidays) during the National Western Stock Show, Jan. 11-26. Learn more about visiting during the Stock Show!
We’re excited to see you soon!
CSU Spur is focused on engaging PreK-12 students, families, and visitors around the topics of food, water, and health through real-world experiences. CSU Spur connects and inspires visitors through the ability to watch ongoing research, to see behind-the-scenes of services, and to watch professionals at work.
Visit CSU Spur for a day of activities with the kids, spend time with friends in a beautiful outdoor space, watch veterinarians at work, bring a project to life in the Makerspace, take a cooking class, play in the stream table, and visit our rooftop greenhouse. View a calendar of all timed activities and demonstrations.
Know before you go:
- CSU Spur is free and open to the public year-round.
- Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
- Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the 2nd Saturday of every month (closed all other Saturdays)
- Closed Sundays
Three buildings for food, water, and health
Explore exhibits and art installations in and around all three buildings, and engage in hands-on educational activities at various stops throughout the campus.
VIDA

Vida focuses on animal and human health. Check out equine-assisted services, live animal surgeries, horses walking on underwater treadmills, virtual reality, and more! Explore activities at Vida.
TERRA

Terra focuses on food and agriculture. Check out rooftop greenhouses, sensory testing, a teaching and commissary kitchen, vertical gardens, the CSU Impact(o) Map, and more! Explore activities at Terra.
HYDRO

Hydro focuses on water. Check out Denver Water’s water quality laboratory, the Hydro Backyard, an interactive stream table, the Makerspace, a farm-to-table cafe, and more! Explore activities at Hydro.
Discover your Spur
For PreK-12
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School programs
CSU Spur is free and open to all educational groups: school groups, field trips, after-school programs, summer camps, and more! Virtual programming is also available.
Host an event
Whether you’re throwing a large reception, hosting a conference, or just need a space to whiteboard out some ideas with colleagues, CSU Spur has a space for you.
Volunteer
CSU Spur volunteers will lead the way in connecting children, families, and community members to hands-on science, and real-world solutions. There are many ways to volunteer!
Guided tours
CSU Spur volunteers offer free guided tours of all three buildings 1-2 times per month. Tours last approximately 1.5 hours. (Please note: a tour is NOT required to visit Spur.)
Getting to Spur
Parking (download the map in English or Spanish)
- Dumb Friends League and Temple Grandin Equine Center clients park in client parking on the west side of the Vida building.
- All other visitors and staff please follow signs for guest parking on the north side of the Vida building.
Driving directions
- Take I-25 to I-70 east
- Travel east on I-70 to Washington St. (exit 206)
- Turn north onto Washington St.
- Turn east onto E. 47th Ave.
- E. 47th Ave. turns into E. 46th Ave.
- Turn north onto National Western Drive
Address for GPS: 4777 National Western Drive, Denver, CO 80216
Alternative transportation
- The Denver Connector Microtransit Program offers free rides within the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods weekdays between 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
- The South Platte River bike trail connects directly to CSU Spur, and the campus has bike racks.
- CSU Spur is served by the N Line from Union Station and the 47th Avenue & Brighton Boulevard bus stop; however direct connections from these stops to the campus are part of future phases of National Western Center construction, and travel from these stops to CSU Spur is not recommended at this time.

Hours
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2nd Saturday of every month: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (closed all other Saturdays)
Closed Sundays
Location
4777 National Western Dr.,
Denver, CO 80216
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TONY FRANK
Chancellor, CSU System
Dr. Tony Frank is the Chancellor of the CSU System. He previously served for 11 years as the 14th president of CSU in Fort Collins. Dr. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Wartburg College, followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. and residencies in pathology and toxicology at Purdue. Prior to his appointment as CSU’s president in 2008, he served as the University’s provost and executive vice president, vice president for research, chairman of the Pathology Department, and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He was appointed to a dual role as Chancellor in 2015 and became full-time System chancellor in July 2019.
Dr. Frank serves on a number of state and national boards, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications, and has been honored with state and national awards for his leadership in higher education.
Dr. Frank and his wife, Dr. Patti Helper, have three daughters.


It’s our anniversary!
It’s our anniversary! CSU Spur has been fully open to the public, sharing hands-on, family-friendly activities around food, water, and health for two years. Join us on Saturday, Jan. 11, for 2nd Saturday activities, including desserts, a mariachi performance, face painters, horses on treadmills, veterinarians in surgery, scientists in labs, and more. The celebration is from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and CSU Spur will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; no registration required, all public activities are free.
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is presented by Canvas Credit Union.
JOCELYN HITTLE
Associate Vice President for CSU Spur, Colorado State University
Jocelyn Hittle is primarily focused on the CSU Spur campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting sustainability goals across CSU’s campuses. She sits on the Denver Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Council, on the Advisory Committee for the Coors Western Art Show, and is a technical advisor for the AASHE STARS program.
Prior to joining CSU, Jocelyn was the Associate Director of PlaceMatters, a national urban planning think tank, and worked for the Orton Family Foundation. She has a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Jocelyn grew up in Colorado and spends her free time in the mountains or exploring Denver.

We’ll see you Saturday!
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday (Feb. 8), and the theme is Arts & Science! Join us for papermaking, music and podcast labs, trout watercolors, dragonfruit lemonade Italian ice samples, “Hearts & Science” in the Makerspace, a collaborative mural activity, and more!
Hope to see you there!