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North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Colorado Springs, CO

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Sports & Outdoors

North Cheyenne Cañon Park

Regional park in Colorado Springs known for waterfalls, rock formations, wildflowers and wildlife, with two visitor centers.

Colorado Springs, CO

About North Cheyenne Cañon Park

North Cheyenne Cañon Park is a regional park in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Friends of Cheyenne Cañon group describes it through its waterfalls, rock formations, wildflowers and wildlife. Two visitor centers serve as starting points: the Starsmore Nature and Visitor Center, a stone building moved to its current site in 1992, and the Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center, located at the base of Helen Hunt Falls. The Starsmore center offers free canyon maps, regional information, a bird-watching window, dioramas, nature exhibits and programs such as a Junior Ranger Program. The Helen Hunt Falls center offers interpretive exhibits, scheduled hikes and walks, and staff and Park Ambassadors on site.

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