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Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center
Visitor center
👍 Be aware state parks want your money. I suggest downloading the TravelStorys App and take the guided tour for free. Don’t pay for a tour. This park is very small and only takes about 30 minutes to drive the scenic road. Also the entrance is free.
It is however a must stop if your in the Denver area....
4.90 (1K reviews)
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Garden of the Gods
Park
Comprising 1,300 acres of sandstone formations, this park offers a visitor center & hiking trails.
4.80 (48.3K reviews)
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Red Rock Canyon Open Space
Hiking area
City preserve with marked walking & biking trails, as well as scenic views of red-rock formations.
4.80 (6.3K reviews)
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Palmer Park Trail CaveOutlook
Hiking area
👍👍 Update: I came here for the second time to try to find the “cave outlook” but could not find the trail to take me and my friend there. Again gorgeous views, peaceful and quiet. The trail does get fairly hot because there’s not a lot of shade and lots of rock. We followed the templeton trail off of t...
4.80 (60 reviews)
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Palmer Park (Yucca Flats Trailhead)
Hiking area
👍👍 Beautiful trails in the middle of Colorado Springs! The wide, pretty flat trail labeled Mesa trail is the one where you can have unleashed dogs. The other trails they have to be leashed. Not everyone follows the rules as we have had dogs run up to us on the leashed trails (there is sufficient sig...
4.70 (285 reviews)
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High Chaparral Open Space Parking Lot & Trailhead
Hiking area
😐 High Chaparral Open Space has a small 8-9 spot parking lot located next to a water tower and electric fenced in area. There are two ways you can walk.
On the right, there is a paved road that crisscrosses downhill at a steeper decline behind a neighborhood. It feels like an intermediate hike becaus...
4.60 (50 reviews)
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Legacy Plaza - Gateway to Legacy Loop
Hiking area
👍👍 Excellent access to Monument Vally Park and creek. Great running trail with moderate grading. Very nice overall. No bathrooms at the trailhead.
4.50 (32 reviews)
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Limekiln Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 Nice trailhead, big parking lot with bathrooms and a small playground for kids. Enjoyed a ten mile hike on well maintained trails with a few friends.
4.40 (57 reviews)