Austin Bluffs Open Space has been classified as a unique space within the United States Forest Service's National Feature Inventory, spanning 584 acres throughout the Colorado Springs area.

The park is one of the first open spaces preserved as part of Colorado Springs' TOPS Program, located on land once belonging to the Houck Estate. Rock formations throughout the woodland area include distinctive formations that have been dated back to the Eocene Period, including the Denver and Arapahoe Formations and the Dawson Arkose. The formations were created approximately 65 to 70 million years ago as the result of the most recent geologic period of regional uplift in Colorado. A wide variety of visitor trails are offered throughout the park, including a 10-mile hiking and biking trail that offers family-friendly hiking experiences for visitors of all ages, including four-legged friends.

Austin Bluffs Open Space, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, Phone: 719-385-5940

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