Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Entrance to the park is free according to the wish of Charles Elliott Perkins, whose children donated the land to the city of Colorado Springs in 1909. The Garden of the Gods Park is popular for hiking, technical rock climbing, road and mountain biking and horseback riding. It attracts more than two million visitors a year and becomes the city’s most visited park. There are more than 15 miles of trails with a 1.5 mile trail running through the heart of the park that is paved and wheelchair accessible. Annual events including two summer running races, recreational bike rides and Pro Cycling Challenge Prologue also take place in this park.

Timmy and I went out for a one night mini road trip down to Colorado Springs to visit the park as it was on my summer todo list. We made the drive down there, spent the night at a local Walmart, then went into the park the next morning before making the rive back up to Longmont (about 2 hours each way). Since Tim is still recovering from his toe injury so we only hiked on the paved trail, but that brought us directly under the large rock formations.