Red Rock Canyon Open Space stretches 1,474 acres throughout Colorado Springs' western region, located adjacent to Manitou Springs and accessible via United States Route 24.

The park's lands were originally acquired by the City of Colorado Springs in 2003 for development as a public recreational site, preserving a unique series of hogback ridges and eroded canyons that are formed from the same sandstone rock formation area as the nearby Garden of the Gods park.

Reclaimed industrial sites, including quarries and a gold refining mill, have been transformed into a wide variety of public hiking, biking, and jogging trails, which range in difficulty from easy to moderately strenuous and provide spectacular views of the park's geologic formations. Rock climbing is permitted within the park, which connects to the nearby Intemann Trail and the Section 16 Conservation Area. Other amenities include a day-use picnic pavilion, an off-leash dog area, and dirt trails for horseback riding and dog walking.

Red Rock Canyon Open Space, 3550 W High St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, Phone: 719-385-5940

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