Memorial Park is a large, versatile green space right in the heart of Colorado Springs. We enjoyed…read morea relaxing afternoon walking around Prospect Lake, which offers beautiful mountain views, especially of Pikes Peak. The paved paths are great for walking, biking, or rollerblading. There's a lot to do here--playgrounds for the kids, open areas for picnics or frisbee, and even a skate park and fitness stations. The splash pad in the summer is a huge hit with families. Some areas could use a little more upkeep, and parking can get tight during events, but overall it's a fantastic city park that brings the community together. Great spot for a casual day outdoors.

What a fabulous little park in Manitou Springs!! Great for events and just relaxing the area.read more

This is a fun park just behind the main street in downtown Manitou. There's metered parking, but…read morethat's the whole area there and it can't be avoided. There are some large rocks to climb upon in the back of the park that my kids enjoy the most and a wine tasting place at the opposite end. There are a few play structures and some large disc swings that get a lot of attention. I like to go by the creek and watch the water.

This is a little park located on the end of the strip in Manitou Springs. It has metered street…read moreparking around its perimeter and a small creek runs down one side of it. It is not a huge park but has enough to keep you busy for awhile. The have a decent sized pavilion with a stage, but it did not have any tables under it, so many local skateboarders were using it as a skate park. There is some playground equipment that includes some tunnels, a couple of saucer swings, a medium sized jungle gym with a bridge and slides, a very small net climber, some rocks to climb on and a Supernova spinning ring. The equipment looks to be in great repair and is spread out throughout the park. You will find a few small picnic tables here that do not have any cover and there are a few benches outside of the gate to sit on and watch traffic go by. The park seems to be well maintained and the flowing creek has a soothing type effect. This is a decent park especially considering that it is located in a tourist district. As a few reviewers have mentioned, the park usually has an urban camper or two, but they are harmless. This is a nice park to pass some time at if you are in the area, but i do not see anyone spending a lot of time there. This is definitely not a destination park.

A great park. Feels safe…read more Historic Manitou Springs Fields Park was filled with public art, a bike tricky skate park half pipe thing. Trails down to Fountain Creek are quiet and otherworldly. Public restrooms. Peaceful. Happy.

This is a very nice park that runs along a creek. It has its own private parking lot. You will…read morefind a pretty decent skate park here with ramps, and bowls. They also have a nice playground that is fenced in and on a bed of wood chips. The playground equipment is in excellent shape and consist of a bank of toddler/traditional swings and a large jungle gym with tunnels, slides and bridges. It has a couple of canopies for shade as well. There are a couple of benches on the play area's perimeter for caregivers to sit and watch their littles. You will also find a nice restroom facility here at the park and 2 very nice tennis courts. The park has a lot of green space, which is also the location of the park's disc golf course. It is not a very big course, only 6 holes. The green space could be used for playing catch, picnics, or a small football game. It is a well shaded area and is bordered by a nice paved trail that runs along the tranquil creek. This is one of the better Manitou Parks and you could end up spending a decent amount of time here. I was here early in the morning and actually saw some deer roaming around. If you are in Manitou Springs and are looking for a park, this is definitely the place to go. I really enjoyed this park. It is well maintained and has a lot to offer. I highly recommend checking this place out.

This is an amazing park for people of all ages. Easy & more difficult trails are available, kids…read moreplayground, occasional flag football, frisbee, volleyball, tennis, basketball, and big, green open fields. If you plan on having a party here under one of the gazebos, just know, everyone else also has the same idea. It appears this is a frequent gathering place for parties. Out in the grass field, there is so much room to play any sport you'd want to play. Behind every sport you play is a perfect view of the mountain.

The park was huge and very clean. The park has cut rubber as padding and it was very soft for the…read morekiddos to run and play. The treats were blooming and the bathroom were clean.

Loved it all of it- The intention behind leaving it open and free to the public, the maintenance…read moreand the experience. We spent a couple of hours walking around the red rocks and it was a very pleasant experience. It was really well maintained and was fun trying to imagine images out of the red rocks-specially the kissing camels. Also the balancing rock was fun for a photo op. Definitely worth doing in my opinion when visiting Colorado.

There's almost nothing here that I could say that has not already been said. I just want to mention…read moreto be careful walking on the sidewalk. We had gone our second day in a row to the Garden of the Gods, and I hiked all around where the boulders and the rocks were. The first day we walked mostly on a straight paved area because we had a stroller with us and somehow I fell on normal pavement near the parking lot. Was it embarrassing? Yes. Did I also bruise up my whole leg on the first stop of our epic road trip from Texas? Also yes. It was really fun coming right before sunset, because the lighting was absolutely gorgeous. But it was also fun coming at around sunrise because it just felt so beautiful and fresh and the weather was amazing even though it was July. It was really hot during the day. But the early morning got a bit cooler, and I would definitely recommend to come then!

This dog park is amazing. Not your ordinary fenced in rectangle. Over 25 acres of natural space for…read morethe pups to run around in. A creek, an agility training section, multiple trails, seating areas. Can't ask for anything more. *wish parking was slightly bigger but if you get there early enough it's fine*

Lovely spot! Entire area is off leash. Creek runs along one side of park. Trail to walk around…read more Nice views. Enough parking when we went there. Lots of dogs but everyone was well behaved. The agility course needs an update. Thank you for having flushing bathrooms.

Visiting from out of town and I brought my pup here to socialize and play. Loved this place so much…read moreand my pup had such a great time. The food and drink options were amazing! I will be coming back when I'm up here again!

A bar, restaurant and a dog park all in one! A great combination for a dog lover. The food was…read morebetter than average bar food and the beer selection was good. The place was clean and had a well thought out layout.

When my son visited me around September, we did a great tour up to Rocky Mountain National Park…read more Great tour, guide and wonderful scenery.

My wife and I traveled with Terence on a 15 day private tour beginning in Rapid City, SD and ending…read morein Phoenix, AZ. Terence was just incredibley capable not only as a professional tour guide with seemingly endless knowledge (history, geology, anthropology) about all of the parks we visited but as importantly was a wonderful travel companion. He has a great sense of humor and was always willing to take the time we needed to enjoy the journey. He handled every detail at each hotel, took care of the luggage and always made certain we were comfortable while traveling. We would highly recommend Terence and Beyond the Destination Tours to anyone or any group desiring a professional, well organized and tireless travel planner and guide! Lou & Donna Hethington

The zip lines at AVA were super fun and the people are really nice. We had Megan and Blake as our…read moreinstructors, they were so funny and helped us have lots of fun on the zip lines. We rode on top of a truck up a mountain to the first line. AVA is so funny and I would definitely recommend doing it if you have time!

My group and I had a disappointing and confusing experience with a zip-line instructor. We had…read morebarely left the first tutorial line when one of our instructors began acting rude and short with us. We only made it halfway through our group before one of us got stuck on the second line. It took a few minutes to get them unstuck and over to the other side. After that, with no warning, the instructor told us to follow him and said we were going to hike back to the rest of the group. When I asked if something was wrong, he gave me no response. Once we rejoined the other half of our group, our other guide explained that our trip was being cancelled and that we'd need to hike back down. This was shocking and disappointing to all of us--especially the children in our party, who had travelled from out of state and specifically picked this zip-line as the thing they most wanted to do in Colorado. It wasn't worth the long drive just to get up there and have the plug pulled on us with no explanation. I will say the front desk was very kind and helpful. After hearing our account of what happened, they issued us a full refund. Overall, it was a disappointing trip that left all of us confused about what went wrong.