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More campsites coming to state park in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People in Colorado Springs won’t have to travel far to find a new spot to camp in the near future. Cheyenne Mountain State Park Manager Jason Hagan calls the park “a nature oasis within the…
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Trackchairs coming to 2 more parks in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs officials are expanding a program aimed at getting people with disabilities out on the trails. Since last year, the city’s Parks Department has reserved free, guided trips at Red Rock Canyon and Blodgett…
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From Blodgett Peak to Cheyenne Mountain: Dream trail taking shape in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the edge of Colorado Springs’ north-side mountains, David Deitemeyer steps across a creek where a bridge is to be built. The bridge will cross from a parking lot here beneath Pikeview Quarry, the historic…
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Vision emerges for new Colorado Springs open space, Fishers Canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A vision is emerging for a new outdoor destination in Colorado Springs. City parks department officials recently held a public meeting to review two concepts for trails and development at Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres the city acquired in 2021. On the city’s…
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Free entry to Colorado state parks for Fresh Air Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife claims the best deal for Black Friday: nothing to be bought, but the benefits of nature to be gained. It’s not Black Friday the agency recognizes, but rather Fresh Air Friday — free entry to the state parks the day after Thanksgiving.…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FRANKTOWN — Inside Castlewood Canyon State Park, where worldly troubles seem to float away with the creek and with the clouds out to snowcapped peaks beyond, a certain reality occurred to Trevor Girten. “Prices are only going up it seems,” he said Friday on his…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Data confirms what the eye suggested at Colorado’s state parks in 2020: unprecedented visitation. Numbers were not yet final by the end of December, with counts still being logged from that month and some of…
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New Year’s Day hikes in Colorado | Trails recommended at state parks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans flocked to the outdoors in 2020 — and the trend will surely continue on the first day of 2021. As per American tradition, state parks are inviting families to hike New Year’s Day morning. The National Association of State Park Directors reported nearly 85,000…
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Happy Trails: Sundance Loop tours Cheyenne Mountain State Park’s majesty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A panorama view from Cheyenne Mountain State Park’s Sundance loop. (Video by Seth Boster) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “VIDEO | Happy Trails: Scenes from Cheyenne Mountain State Park”, “description”: “A panorama view from Cheyenne Mountain State Park’s Sundance loop. (Video by Seth Boster)”,…