Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods was a dream. If you like hiking and super cool rock formations that shoot high into the sky, then this is the place for you! It's also free to visit! Bonus! This park is also dog friendly as long as you keep your dogs on a 6 ft. leash. They even have an off the leash area here. 
Garden of the Gods is located in Colorado Springs, CO and was only a 15 minute drive from our hotel, regardless we woke up bright and early so we could get to the park before the crowds did. It was an absolutely beautiful day and aside from a few early morning bikers and runners we were there alone!
There is a scenic road that leads you through the rock formations and plenty of opportunities to pull off the road and take pictures or hit the trails! Which is exactly what we decided to do. 

The only ones on the trail! 

So pretty- almost prehistoric like

So happy to be out on the dog friendly trails.  

We love Colorado and feel like it is the perfect state for the outdoor adventurist. Garden of the Gods has a great Visitor Centre and provides the opportunity to mountain bike, hike, and rock climb. For more information check out their website here for park info and a map of all the trails. 

We will definitely be back to Colorado Springs, as we didn't even skim the surface of all there is to do here. 

-S

Up Next: Great Sand Dunes National Park