We stayed at:
Garden of the Gods RV Resort.
3704 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs
(719) 475-9450
Amenities:
Full hookups
Wi-Fi
Cable TV
BBQ
Picnic table
Dog friendly
Off leash dog park
Convenient store
Lounge
Tent area
Cabins
The sites are large, level and well-maintained. The staff is super friendly and very helpful.
** Be aware that if your a wheelchair user or someone with mobility issues that although the roads are paved, the sites are gravel.
A couple of the attractions:
The Olympic Training Center
1750 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO
719-866-4618
The Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center rests on a 35-acre complex located near downtown Colorado Springs. The center has sport venues and support facilities for fencing, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling. Athletes live and train at this facility.
I highly recommend this interesting stop. It is completely wheelchair accessible. This is a FREE experience. Guided tours run all day long. Also, free parking with a lot of handicapped accessible spaces.
Garden of the Gods National Park
1805 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 634-6666
This beautiful park is completely accessible by foot, wheelchair, scooter or car.
The terrain is completely paved however some spots are quite steep. There is also a lot of unpaved area for hiking.
"Wonder how the Garden of the Gods in Colorado was named? In August, 1859, two surveyors started out from Denver to begin a town site, to be called Colorado City. While exploring locations, they came upon a beautiful area of sandstone formations. M.S. Beach suggested that it would be “a capital place for a beer garden,” when the country grew up. His companion, Rufus Cable, exclaimed, “Beer Garden! Why it is a fit place for the Gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods.” The name stuck.
How did an area of such national significance become a city park? The answer to that question is a story of friendship, of strong commitment to the common good and of children fulfilling their father’s dream. This part of the story begins in 1879 when General William Jackson Palmer, founder of the city of Colorado Springs, convinced his good friend, Charles Elliott Perkins to buy 240 acres of land known as the Garden of the Gods. In 1899, Perkins purchased another 240 areas and in his letters to General Palmer, expressed his desire to donate his 480 acres to the City of Colorado Springs. Perkins was undoubtedly influenced by General Palmer, who already had donated more than 1,000 acres of his own land to become public city park lands.
In 1907, Charles Perkins died before he had officially arranged for the Garden of the Gods in Colorado to become a public park. However, knowing their father’s wish for the Garden, Perkins’ children deeded the 480-acre Garden of the Gods to the City of Colorado Springs on December 22, 1909, with the stipulation that it remain “free to the entire world".
Garden of the Gods is such a beautiful park and I love how accessible it is. There aren't many places like this where a wheelchair user can be totally surrounded by huge rocks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information about the Olympic Training Center. We passed it and wondered what it was all about but didn't investigate further.
You're right, Garden of the God was amazing! It's not often that I find something so wheelchair accessible. Next time I think I will use my scooter. My husband got a big workout that day helping me navigate the hills.
ReplyDeleteThat Olympic Center was a nice surprise. It's not often that I find great stuff free of charge. This trip we didn't have enough time but, next time I want to check out the Air Force Academy and the zoo.