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Garden of the Gods 🌲 Parks

Garden of the Gods

Free

1805 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

Towering red sandstone fins rise straight out of the grassland with Pikes Peak as the backdrop — a free, world-famous park with easy paved trails and serious rock-climbing walls.

North Cheyenne Cañon Park 🌲 Parks

North Cheyenne Cañon Park

Free

2120 S Cheyenne Cañon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

A 1,600-acre canyon park where the foothills crack open into red-walled cliffs, waterfalls, and miles of trails — the original Colorado Springs scenic drive.

Acacia Park 🌲 Parks

Acacia Park

Free

115 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

The downtown plaza-park of Colorado Springs — summer concerts on the bandshell, an outdoor ice rink in winter, and food trucks parked along Platte all year.

Bear Creek Regional Park 🌲 Parks

Bear Creek Regional Park

Free

245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

A 545-acre regional park on the city's southwest side with gardens, a nature center, archery range, dog park, and an easy trail network winding through cottonwoods.

Fox Run Regional Park 🌲 Parks

Fox Run Regional Park

Free

2110 Stella Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921

A pine-forested 437-acre park in the Black Forest that feels like a slice of the high country — ponds, picnic shelters, and a network of easy family loops under the trees.

Memorial Park 🌲 Parks

Memorial Park

Free

1605 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

A central-city park built around Prospect Lake, with a swimming beach, ice arena, BMX track, and the city's oldest skate park — the everyday playground of Colorado Springs.

Monument Valley Park 🌲 Parks

Monument Valley Park

Free

170 W Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

A long, narrow greenway threaded along Monument Creek through the heart of downtown, perfect for a stroll, run, or family bike ride right outside the front door.

Palmer Park 🌲 Parks

Palmer Park

Free

3650 Maizeland Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

A 730-acre mesa-top park in the middle of the city with 25+ miles of trails, dog-friendly loops, and panoramic views from the edge of the bluffs.