Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge is located approximately fifteen miles northwest of downtown Denver in the suburban community of Arvada, Colorado. Single family dwellings border the Refuge on three sides.
Refuge is dominated by brome grass which covers the upland areas.
Yucca and rabbittbrush are found in drier areas. Trees, primarily plains cottonwood and Russian olive, are located along the irrigation canals that cross the Refuge. Three open ponds exist with emergent vegetation around their fringes. Numerous moist or seepage areas with stands of cattails are found throughout the Refuge. These cattail stands are bordered by sandbar willow, Russian olive, and plains cottonwood.