🌲 Parks
Free Palmer Park
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.
Locals come here to hike with the dog, mountain bike the Edna Mae Bennett loop, or picnic at Yucca Flats. The Templeton Trail along the rim is the showstopper — roughly 3.5 miles with views stretching from Pikes Peak to the Black Forest.