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COVID-19 Update - 3/24/20 4:15 p.m.

Effective March 20, 2020: Colorado State Parks remain open, but all Colorado Parks and Wildlife visitor centers, service centers and offices will restrict access to the public. Restrictions and closures are subject to change.

GARDEN OF THE GODS PARK 

Location: 1805 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

Web: https://www.gardenofgods.com

Directions: From I-25: Take Exit #146 (Garden of the Gods Road) - Go West (towards the mountains) for 2.5 miles - Turn Left onto 30th Street - The Visitor & Nature Center will be on the left (a little over a mile)

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK 

Location: 11999 State Highway 150 Mosca, CO 81146

Web: https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm

Directions: To access the main park area, including the Dunes Parking Lot, Visitor Center, and Piñon Flats Campground, take Highway 150 from the south or County Road 6 from the west. Both are paved highways

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 

Location: 410 JL Ranch Heights Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80926

Web: https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/CheyenneMountain

Directions: I-25 exit #135, South Academy, head west on South Academy past Pikes Peak Community College, continue west to Highway 115, turn left (south) on Highway 115. Turn right at the first stop light, JL Ranch Heights Road (also the light for Fort Carson Gate 1), the park entrance is to the west. Go west and follow the road into the park. Look for state highway signs directing you to Cheyenne Mountain State Park.

MOUNT HERMAN TRAILHEAD 

Location: Mt Herman Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Web: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=27702

Directions: From Monument, travel west on 2nd Street. Just past the railroad tracks, 2nd St. dead ends at a T. Turn left (south) on Mitchell Rd. Travel approximately 1/2 mile to Mt. Herman Rd. Turn right (west) on Mt. Herman Rd and travel for approximately 7 miles beyond the paved portion of road. The trailhead is a wide turnout on the right side of Mt. Herman Rd.

NORTH CHEYENNE CANON PARK

Location: 2120 S Cheyenne Canyon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Web: https://coloradosprings.gov/nccmasterplan

BLACK FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Location: 4800 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908

Web: https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/parks-and-recreation/

Directions: Black Forest Regional Park can be reached from Interstate 25, exit 153; Go north on Highway 83 to Shoup Road; turn east on Shoup for 2.5 miles to Milam Road; and turn north into the park.

MONUMENT VALLEY PARK 

Location: 170 W Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Web: https://coloradosprings.gov/parks/page/monument-valley-park

Directions: Park access at various locations from Monroe St. and Wood Ave. on the north end of the park to W. Bijou St. and Sierra Madre St. at the south end of the park, adjacent to Monument Creek.

PULPIT ROCK COLORADO SPRINGS 

Location: I-25 and Nevada, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Web: http://cstrails.com/Hike_Pulpit_Rock.html

Directions: The main parking lot for Pulpit Rock is at I-25 and Nevada. Follow the little road behind Mowers and Motors (the place with the Go-Karts), and you’ll find the entrance gate neighboring a little power plant.


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