Red Rock Canyon

Local nameRed Rock Canyon
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado

Red Rock Canyon Open Space is a 1,474-acre city park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is situated on the west side of the city, adjacent to Manitou Springs and south of U.S. Route 24. The park consists of a series of parallel ridges and eroded canyons. While these ridges, relatively low compared to other in the region, include a continuation of the same sandstone rocks of the Fountain and Lyons formations that make up the Garden of the Gods a few miles to the north, most of the other rock formations also associated with the geology of the Colorado Front Range can be accessed within a short walking distance.

Rather than being pristine conservation land, the park contains a number of reclaimed former industrial sites, including quarries, gravel pits, a gold refining mill, and a 53-acre landfill. The land parcels were purchased piecemeal by John George Bock in the 1920s and 1930s, and acquired by the city of Colorado Springs in 2003 for use as a recreational site.

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Fiorenzo Conti

Opening hours

Nov - Apr
Daily 5 am - 9 pm

May - Oct
Daily 5 am - 11 pm

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_Open_Space

Friends of Red Rock Canyon on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Red-Rock-Canyon/141199995924314?fref=ts

Phone +1 719 385 2489

Address 3550 W High St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA

Coordinates 38°50'36.365" N -104°53'1.807" E

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