Visitor and Nature Center Amenities

Our friendly staff at the info desk are happy to help suggest ideas to make your trip worthwhile.

Voted as one of the top social impact businesses in Colorado, The Visitor and Nature Center is owned by the non-profit Garden of the Gods Foundation with a mission to support and enhance the Park for future generations. Your purchases from the gift shop, movie, Café and adventure tours benefit public education and conservation of the Park since 1995. With your help, over the past 29 years, the Garden of the Gods Foundation has donated over $6 million dollars for the preservation and maintenance of the Garden of the Gods Park! Thank you for your support of the number #1 City Park in the USA!

  • The Visitor and Nature Center is the educational heart of the park and should be your first stop for your Garden of the Gods Park visit.
  • FREE full-color trail maps are available at The Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center information desk.
  • The Visitor and Nature Center is ADA compliant and has three non-motorized wheelchairs available on a first-come, first-serve basis free of charge for visitor convenience.
  • We offer water bottle refilling stations inside our Visitor and Nature Center.
  • We have clean and modernized restrooms within our Visitor and Nature Center.
  • The Visitor and Nature Center has bike locks and bike racks available on a first-come, first-serve basis free of charge for visitor convenience. Bike locks may be checked out at the info desk on the 2nd
The Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center
Inside the geo trekker theater

Geo Trekker Theater

Travel through one billion years in less than 15 minutes in our Geo-Trekker theater! Plunge deep into hot magma, see dinosaurs, ancient sea monsters, and more!
Inside view of gift shop

Souvenir & Gift Shop

The views are beautiful on the inside too, at the award-winning gift shop full of a wide range of merchandise at The Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center.
Image of the dinosaur theio

Exhibits & Galleries

Take a walk through our Visitor and Nature Center to learn all about how The Garden of the Gods was formed and what kind of plants and wildlife have lived here over different time periods.
View of people sitting inside the visitor center

Cafe

Cafe at The Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center.

Junior Rangers

Have your child become an official junior range at The Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center!