Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
ARISTOTLE, Greek philosopher, 384-322 BC
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Facts about Garden of the God Park 
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Located on the West side of Colorado Springs in the 80904 Zip Code
- Minutes from neighborhoods on the Northwest and West side of Colorado Springs, including Mountain Shadows, Cedar Heights, Pleasant Valley, Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City, Kissing Camels
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It's a city park with more than 1300 acres.
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Railroad Tycoon, Charles E. Perkins purchased 480 acres of rock formations and intended to leave his property as a gift to the city. Perkins' children honored their father's desire in 1909 on the condition that the park be "kept forever free to the public."
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The site is a National Natural Landmark, having been recognized by the Department of the Interior as "a nationally-significant natural area."
- It was placed on the National Register for Historic Places in 1979.
- Both the Park and the Visitor Center are free.
- It includes over 300 foot towering sandstone rock formations
- Activities include horseback riding, hiking, biking, technical climbing
- The Ute Indians, known as the Blue Sky People, used the Garden for their winter encampment before heading over Ute Pass to hunt in South Park. Plains tribes migrated to the region in the 1700s, camping in the Garden before heading southwest.
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