Kutsu PointCity & red rock · 1 hour from the ridge
Garden of the Gods & Colorado Springs
An hour down Ute Pass, the mountains open onto Colorado Springs and the towering red sandstone fins of Garden of the Gods, a free city park with some of the most photographed rock in Colorado. Beyond it lies a full city: the Broadmoor, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, real restaurants, and everything a big group might need to restock before heading back up the mountain.
What to do
- 01
Walk the paved loop through Garden of the Gods beneath the red-rock spires
- 02
Tour the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, or the training center nearby
- 03
Make a supply run and a proper dinner out before the drive home
Know before you go
- Garden of the Gods is free, but parking fills fast. Go early or late in the day.
- A big-city day if you want it, with real restaurants and a supply run for anything the mountain towns do not carry. The everyday grocery run stays close to home in Divide or Woodland Park.
- Best for
- A city day, resupply runs, red-rock photos, keeping every age entertained
- When to go
- Year-round. The red rock is stunning against fresh snow and against summer thunderheads alike.
- Official site
- gardenofgods.com
1 hour from your front door
Reach it, and still be back by the fire.
Kutsu Point sleeps sixteen on forty private acres, the perfect basecamp for Colorado Springs and the rest of the Front Range.
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