Cheyenne Mountain State Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Cheyenne Mountain State Park

This is a beautiful park that offers 28 miles of groomed trails on 2701 acres. It is also has day-use picnic sites and a visitor center where educational displays and interpretive programs are available for visitors. Evening programs and nature hikes are available during the spring and summer months and periodically during the fall and winter months.

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May Natural History Museum

May Natural History Museum

2.74km from Cheyenne Mountain State Park

The May Natural History Museum is located on the Golden Eagle Ranch. The museum exhibits one of the world's largest private displays of giant tropical insects including thousands of beautiful butterflies and moths, bizarre beetles, giant spiders and deadly scorpions. The May Museum consists of unique 7,000 specimens of insects and spiders housed in custom-made cases with handwritten labels. The collection includes a wide variety of insects including beetles, butterflies and so more.

Cheyenne Mountain

Cheyenne Mountain

4.25km from Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Colorado Springs. The mountain serves as a host for military, communications, recreational, and residential functions. The two parks on and at the base of this Mountain are Cheyenne Mountain State Park and North Cheyenne Cañon Park. A noticeable feature on the top of one of this Mountain's peaks is an antenna farm with transmitters for cellular phone, radio, television, and law enforcement purposes.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

4.89km from Cheyenne Mountain State Park

A majestic zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. It houses more than 750 animals, representing nearly 150 different species, with more than 30 endangered species. The zoo breeds endangered animals such as black-footed ferrets, Wyoming toads, mountain tapirs and Mexican gray wolves. The zoo participates in over 30 Species Survival Plan programs. The zoo was ranked the #4 best zoo in North America in 2018 by USA Today.

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

5.44km from Cheyenne Mountain State Park

This is a commemorative tower and chapel on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs. It is also a tomb for the remains of Spencer Penrose – who built many of the city's prominent properties, including the neighboring Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and The Broadmoor resort – and his wife Julie Penrose. The sections of the monument are a one-story building with the chapel, the five-story tower, and a staircase connecting the two.

Quail Lake

Quail Lake

6.63km from Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Quail Lake is nestled in a neighborhood in SW Colorado Springs, located on Cheyenne Mountain Blvd. It is one of the iconic location where you can spend some good time in the middle of nature.

The Broadmoor Golf Club

The Broadmoor Golf Club

6.86km from Cheyenne Mountain State Park

The Broadmoor Golf Club is a pair of golf courses, located on the grounds of The Broadmoor, a historic hotel and resort Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally opened in 1918 and designed by Donald Ross, the course format was expanded in 1965 with 18 additional holes designed by Robert Trent Jones.The club has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, including the 1995 and 2011 U.S. Women's Open, the 2008 and 2018 U.S. Senior Open, and the 1959 and 1967 U.S. Amateur

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El Paso County

El Paso County

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El Paso County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. The county seat is Colorado Springs, the second-most populous city in Colorado. It is one of the iconic location in COlorado that is famous for its natural beauty and also for its architectural beauty.

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