Park Hours: 5 am – 10 pm | Visitor & Nature Center: 9 am – 6 pm (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day)
Exciting things are happening in Garden of the Gods Park this Fall! Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Service, Colorado Springs Fire Department, and Colorado Springs Utilities, will be working hard to improve fire safety, enhance accessible parking and routes, and upgrade restroom facilities throughout the park. This project is anticipated to begin in September…
So long, Winter: Spring is here to stay! Though, let’s be honest: the change of seasons doesn’t mean much here in Colorado. In the past few weeks, we’ve been absolutely hammered with dozens of inches of snow, with some areas seeing record highs in snow totals, and it’s quite possible that we’ll see even more…
As we approach the conclusion of another bountiful year for the Garden of the Gods Park, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for your unwavering support and generous contributions that have propelled us to reach remarkable milestones. It is with great pleasure that I share some exciting news and updates from…
Have you visited the Visitor and Nature Center this year? If you have then you’ve probably noticed the road construction taking place to improve traffic flow to the park on 30th Street through the inclusion of our new roundabout at 30th Street and Gateway Road. Access to the Visitors Center is available from Garden of…
Red-tailed Hawk Scientific Classification:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrdeo·: Falconifomes (or Accipitriformes)Family: AccipitridaeGenus: ButeoSpecies: Buteo jamaicensisLength: 19″Wing Span: 49″Weight: 2.4 lb (1,080 g)The red-tailed hawk can be seen flying high above the Garden of the Gods park, but most commonly observed flying around Gray Rock. Prairie Falcon Scientific Classification:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrdeo·: Falconifomes (or Accipitriformes)Family: FalconidaeGenus: FalcoSpecies:…
During the second year of COVID the Visitor & Nature Center continued to see increased visitation as people were anxious to travel closer to home and be outdoors. After being open for 26 years and averaging over 1 million visitors a year, our maintenance costs continue to rise. Over the past year, the Visitor Center…