Colorado Springs is an amazing place, offering a range of adventurous outdoor activities. One of the top attractions in Colorado Springs is, no doubt, Garden of the Gods Park. The place offers amazingly orange rock formations, hiking trails, climbing, and other activities. We share our tips on how to spend time there and how to...
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I love those rock views at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. At 2-3 hours for a visit, we might plan to stop when we travel through Colorado this fall. I love that there are a number of great stops along the scenic drive. But it would be great to plan enough time for a hike or two to get closer to the rock formations.
Dramatic is right! I would love to visit this in person and really take in those splendor views. This would be the ultimate road trip, especially along the Pikes Peak Highway Drive. It’s fascinating to read the history of how this landscape came to be and amazing that it is still here for all of us to experience it!
That is such a cool way to name a rock formation! It sure is a feat to climb it. Attractions like these just prove the magnificence of nature over us. Wonderful shots!
Such an interesting way the place was named Garden of Gods and it is better the ‘Beer Garden’! The places so gorgeous. It was fascinating to know about how these rocks formed over time. I would love to go on a hike here and also take a Trolley Tour. This 100 years old tour sounds interesting to me and it would also give me an entire view of the place. Thanks for sharing these tips.
I love exploring geological sites. They remind one of the times that were, when Earth was not burdened with so many things. The trolley tour sounds exciting. The cliff dwellings are also worth a dekko. Certainly a park that reminds one of the beginning of time.
I am a climber and I am always interested in beautiful rock formations. I want to look at them and I want to touch them and see how the rock feels. Perfect that there are some climbing possibilities as well at the Garden of the Gods. I would definitely check this out, if I am in the area.
That is surely funny! From Beer garden to the Garden of gods what a name! Yes, I agree that the national parks surely looks like a place where gods would assemble. I love the national park and I will surely visit it when I am in Colorado. I hope to explore this part of the world someday and thanks to your posts, I have a bigger list and places to see.
I love the red feel about the place.The trolley tour would be really exciting. Would love visiting the cliff dwellings. So much of history about Garden of Gods would be wonderful to understand. Outstanding pictures.
This is so interesting; I wasn’t aware Garden of the Gods is on a
fault line. I have visited the area when I was young but do not remember much
of it and want to return. Taking a Segway tour sounds like a lot of fun and I love
that the Perkins Central Garden Trail is wheelchair-accessible