There are almost no words to describe the beauty of the formations in the park! The visitor center has a snack bar, museum exhibits, a short film & a nice viewing area. There are multiple options for enjoying the beauty of the park - self guided tours by personal vehicle, and paid trolley, jeep & bike tours. It just depends on how long you have & how much you want to pay.

Garden of the Gods Visit and Nature center offered views of Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak that are absolutely amazing. The visitor center is free admission with beautiful panoramic views of the garden. My husband and I took a jeep tour ($21 per person) with Jersey and absolutely enjoyed our time. The tour was approximately 45 minutes with detailed explanations of each landmark throughout the garden. Jersey was very kind and well educated on the area. We would highly recommend building the time to take a jeep tour to get the full experience. The gardens themselves are free to travel throughout, offering numerous hiking trails and scenic stopping points. We would visit again!

In the summer, get here early. As early as you can after first light. You have a limited number of mornings on your trip, but this is the place to spend one of them. Earlier is always better. The lighting is better. The temperature is better. There are a lot fewer people. The whole place is a lot more magical. Do the visitors center afterwards if you have extra time.

At Garden of the Gods, you can either drive your vehicle through for a self-guided tour or take a guided tour when it's good weather. I took the guided tour in August, which was great because you learn all kinds of interesting tidbits, or drive yourself through the park like we did this December (it was icy/snowy and the guided tours were closed). Definitely a must-see when you're in Colorado Springs! Beautiful!

Beautiful park, great for strollers or wheel chairs as there are paved paths. They have the junior ranger program like state parks. You purchase a junior ranger activity book in the gift shop for $2 when you get there, do the activities and bring it back to the visitor center and a park ranger will chat with the kids, fill out the certificate of completion, give them a Garden of gods patch, sticker, some polished stones and made an announcement about their newest junior ranger over the PA system. Our kids 6 & 3 loved it!

Absolutely beautiful! This is a great stop for families and novice hikers. There are a ton of short but beautiful hikes, as well as some longer ones for the more ambitious. There are trails through the spires that have some gorgeous views and nice little secluded areas. There’s a cafe with nice views and ok food. I definitely recommend bringing water.

I highly recommend beginning in the Visitor & Nature Center and paying for a ticket ($6) to watch the 15-20 minute Geo Trekker video, especially if you don’t/your group doesn’t like to read exhibit information. My 13YO said the video was “cringy” (Gen Xers, read “cheesy”), but worth it to learn about how the garden was formed. 13YO Note: He also enjoyed the “Name that Scat” exhibit. The center also has a good photo opp spot complete w/a sign that has the date. The park appeared to be extremely well maintained with nice roads and excellent crushed hiking/jogging paths and concrete walking paths (even with snowfall!). They have convenient parking spots throughout the park for those photo opps at key formations such as Steamboat Rock and Balanced Rock. Our group of boys (8-13YO) loved being able to climb on and inside the rocks and our group of adults appreciated the well-kept paths.

Beautiful easy walks to see everything, lots of shaded areas, just beautiful. Lots of rock climbers when we were there. We spent a few hours climbing all over the rocks with some small caves, just stunning. You can do longer hikes if you want. It was end of day so we stayed a few hours and so glad we stopped!

Even a quick stop at Garden of the Gods is worth the price...oh wait, its all free! We did a 40 minute walking loop around the main formations and everyone was entranced with the geology and history of the park. It is very easy to get to from Downtown and parking is widely available with lots of options depending on where you want to walk. People were biking, hiking, climbing and running. It was cold when we were there but I'd imagine in the warmer months all of the trails would be worthy of your time.

Great park but it is very touristy. There are paved sidewalks with railings on both sides and pretty much NO hiking among the red rocks. The parking lot is a disaster, if you get there in the afternoon you'll be stuck walking pretty far. Good views and pretty rock formations, but I would've loved more strenuous hiking with less people.