Palmer Park

I have played the playground for about an hour and a half. They have three different play areas within the same distance, and two sets of swings. Definitely a park for all ages. Lots of places to sit and watch your Kiddos. Also, a good amount of parking to accommodate the amount of people who were there. Then we went and drove up to the top of Palmer park to walk the trails. I love how dog friendly the place is even though we did not have a dog. The kids absolutely enjoyed seeing all the animals, and you could just see the happiness on the dogs faces being off leash and running around. We took a long walk down the hillside, and then into the tree lines. The trail was great. It had been raining for the past few days and it was not too muddy, but it was definitely muddy in some spots. Entrails also used by biking groups and we encountered a couple while we were a few miles in. We walked back up to the top, and then we drove down to Lot 12 to look and climb the rocks. The kids had so much fun and would definitely recommend this park. For kiddos who do not have a bunch of hiking experience. This was a great park to get their feet wet. It gives lots of beautiful views, and the trail really feels like you’re in the middle of nowhere instead of in the middle of town.

Overall, Palmer is a great park. It has tons of scenic spots if you want excellent views of Pikes Peak, Cheyenne, and other mountains; for being in the middle of the city, you can get plenty of great views without seeing the city. It's very accessible - you can get to some viewpoints by wheelchair, and plenty of multiuse trails for hiking, biking, dog walking, and horse riding. The trails are clean and well maintained; they range from mostly easy to moderate, depending on your activity.

Great park, I live right next to it and use it as my main biking space, there are a lot of technical trails and also some easy ones. People are always friendly and don’t mind the bikers too much 10/10 would recommend.