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Department:
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Fall 2024
  • Phase I begins
Winter 2024
  • Phase II begins
Early 2025
  • Phase III begins
Spring 2025
  • Phase IV begins

Access into Garden of the Gods Park will be limited on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25. While the park will remain open to visitors, certain areas and access points will be affected.

Closure Details:

  • Juniper Way Loop: closed all day Thursday and Friday at Gateway Drive.

During the closure of Juniper Way Loop, visitors can park in Parking Lot 1 and walk into the park via the Gateway and Bretag trails or drive into the park via Ridge Road. Please note that vehicles must exit the park at Gateway Road during this time. See below for alternative entrances and interactive map. 

 

Overview

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, in collaboration with Colorado Springs Utilities, the Colorado Springs Fire Department and the Office of Accessibility is installing a waterline and fire hydrants in Garden of the Gods Park. This project will upgrade and enhance the park’s water supply infrastructure, increasing water pressure to ensure a sustainable and reliable source for fire hydrants and restroom facilities within the park. The project involves the installation of a modernized waterline network and hydrants that will increase the Park’s water supply capacity and distribution efficiency. During this project, improvements will also be made to increase the accessibility into the Central Garden with more ADA compliant hard surface trails and the creation of a fully accessible parking lot.  

Please note the following anticipated updates and timelines regarding park facilities and access: 

Alternative Entrances

View the Interactive Map

Parking Lot and Trail Closures

Parking Lot 4 remains closed and is expected to reopen in May. Parking Lot 4 is being reconstructed to a fully accessible parking lot with 8 stalls and an accessible trail into Central Garden.

Parking Lot 1 is available for visitors throughout the duration of the construction project with access into Garden of the Gods Park via the Gateway Trail. Central Garden Trail is now open from Gateway Road to the Perkins Plaque in Central Garden. All climbing routes located on the west side of North Gateway Rock accessed via climbing gates 8 & 9 are closed until the Central Garden Trail is fully reopened. Please visit Rock Climbing at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (gardenofgods.com) or call 719-634-6666 for a list of alternative routes.

The Columbia Road entrance into Garden of the Gods is closed through the end of April. This closure impacts the Stausenbach and Scotsman trails. Trail users are advised to follow posted detour signs during this time.