Palmer Park, Colorado Springs

One of the best large, open space parks in the Springs. Many hiking trails, horseback riding, a dog park and my favorite, just watching the sunset over the mountains from one of the many lookout parking lots. I've spent many an hour in this park just reading alone, talking to a friend or friends or just clearing my mind from that day's idiosyncrasies. Almost all the other patrons are respectful and kind/generous when needed too.

Largest city park in Colorado Springs with 27 miles of hiking/biking/horse trails. They also have the largest open space, off leash, dog park at the top of the mesa. With an active "friends of" that work hard to keep the park tidy makes this a pleasant getaway on the east side of town. They have put in new trail markers, like they have in all our local area open spaces, that makes it much easier to hike the trails in the park