Disc Golf at Cottonwood Cottonwood Creek Park has a disc golf course in Colorado Springs. All you need to do is bring your Frisbee. You can find the hole details here. (leekris)
Looking for something fun to do but don’t want to spend money? Here is a list of 13 free things to see and do that everyone can enjoy in and around Colorado Springs. For more Gazette lists, check out our lists page.
Disc Golf at Cottonwood Cottonwood Creek Park has a disc golf course in Colorado Springs. All you need to do is bring your Frisbee. You can find the hole details here. (leekris)After scandals, Air Force Academy made big PR investment (Gazette file photo)Helen Hunt Falls (Photo by Karen D. from AllTrails.com)A dusting of snow lies on the rocks in Garden of the Gods Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, after the first snowstorm on the season hit the Colorado Springs, Colo., area Thursday night. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian murdock)Old Colorado City Old Colorado City is the perfect place for variety of unique and locally-owned shops and restaurants.Penrose Heritage Museum The Pikes Peak Hill Climb Experience simulates the numerous switchbacks of the Pikes Peak highway, offering visitors a feel for the 12.42 mile track winding to the summit of the 14,110 foot mountain, and houses vehicles spanning more than a century. Admission: FreeLocation: 11 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (Courtesy Photo)Pioneers Museum. Photo by Jeff Kearney. (Jeff Kearney)Red Rock Canyon Open Space There are lots of trails along the canyons and ridges of red rock provide great views of Garden of the Gods. There are two off-leash dog loops and also a free bicycle riding area. (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Manitou Springs You can visit the gift & specialty shops, spend time at the penny arcade, or find all the old water fountains.Stars appear to swirl in the sky in this three-hour-long multiple exposure at the Paint Mines Interpretive Park near Calhan, Colorado October 22, 2014. With the camera on a tripod, a total of 24 exposures, each 8 minutes long, were taken over a three hour period on a clear, moonless night. The photos were then combined into one image. During some of the exposures a household flashlight was used to "paint" the rock formations with light. As the earth rotates, Polaris, the North Star, remains fixed in place as other stars appear to spin around it. Each individual exposure was ISO 250, f5.6 for 8 minutes. The El Paso County park that contains the Paint Mines is open daily and is free and open to the public. It offers unique, fragile formations and gulches in various hues of clay. See Thursday’s Out There section for a list of several things to do outdoors this weekend when temperatures are expected to be near 80 degrees. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)The original sculpture by Scottie Burgess representing the Kissing Camels. (STACIE SCOTT)Bear Creek Dog Park This fenced-in, 10-acre dog park with benches, shaded areas, restrooms & an agility training course is free of charge. (MASON TRINCA)Incline enthusiasts race up the trail after the ribbon cutting and re-opening on Friday, December 2, 2016. The Manitou Incline re-opened to the public after being closed for repairs for roughly three months. Improved safety, enhanced user experience, long-term sustainability and increased accessibility were the four major goals of the Incline project. Work included repair and replacement of damaged retaining walls, cleanup of rebar, construction of drainage structures, stabilization of existing ties and surrounding slopes. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (The Gazette)
