HIKING

Cheyenne Mountain State Park — 410 JL Ranch Heights Road. Day pass $10 per vehicle; cpwconnect.state.co.us/d/cmsp/calendar.

• Meadow Nature Walk, 10 a.m. Sundays, Amphitheatre.

Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, elpasocountynaturecenters.com.

• Jack-o-Lantern Trail, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, $4-$5.

Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366.

• Dark Sky Hike, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Outlook Ridge Trailhead.

• Aspen Loop, 9:15 a.m.-noon Sunday, School Pond Trailhead.

FRIDAY

Ghost Stories of Old Manitou Walking Tours — To benefit Manitou Springs Heritage Museum, starting at 5 p.m., Manitou Springs Heritage Center, 517 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, $19.89. Tickets: manitouspringsheritagecenter.org/ghost-tours.

COTREX — Colorado’s official trails app; trails.colorado.gov.

NATURE

Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com.

• Little Wonders: Amazing Acorns, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 9-10:15 and or 1-2:15 p.m. Wednesday, $3.

• Nature’s Classroom: Homeschool Field Trips, ages 8 and older may be dropped off; ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, $4.

Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center — 4729 Twin Rocks Road, Divide. Registration: 719-687-9742, wolfeducation.org.

• Howl-o-Ween, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, $40, $20 for ages 6-11.

Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, elpasocountynaturecenters.com.

• Pumpkin Carving Party, carve pumpkins to leave for Jack-o-Lantern event, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, $5 per pumpkin and includes a ticket to Jack-o-Lantern event for each pumpkin you carved. Carved pumpkins may be retrieved after 7:30 p.m.

 Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366.

• Junior Rangers in the Forest, for children with an adult, 11 a.m.-noon Friday, Visitor Center.

• Nature Discovery for Kids, for ages 3-5, 2-3 p.m. Friday, Visitor Center.

• Wandering Wagon – Bears, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Campground.

Colorado Birding Trail — Coloradobirdingtrail.com lists places to see birds and wildlife.

RUNNING

Pikes Peak Road Runners — Registration: pprrun.org.

• Monument Valley Park XC Open, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, North Monument Valley Park, W. Fontanero Street & Culbera Avenue.

• 2025 RMAC Cross Country Championships, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, North Monument Valley Park, W. Fontanero Street & Culbera Avenue.

Jack Quinn’s Running Club — 5K, 5:15-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnsrunners.com.

Thursday Night Run Club — 5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays, Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337, info@cerberusbrewingco.com.

SATURDAY

Kids Monster Dash and Creepy Crawl 5K — 10 a.m. free Kids’ Monster Dash, 10:30 a.m. Creepy Crawl 5K run, Palmer Lake Santa Fe Trail, 104 Oakdale Drive, Palmer Lake, go online for prices. Registration: ppymca.org/raceseries.

SNOW SPORTS

Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle required; 719-687-2366.

• Get Ready for Crosscountry Skiing, 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Visitor Center.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

The Colorado Springs Ski Swap — 5-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus, 2115 Alton Way; rockymountainskiswaps.com/colorado-springs.

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