Palmer Park - Colorado Springs Hike

At 730.2 acres (as a comparison Central Park in New York City is 843 acres) in size, the park contains over 25 miles of trails.The park is a suburban park, where the main uses are trail riding, hiking and equestrian. With so much elevation variation and great size, it is easy to feel you are in a wilderness area and not in the middle of one of the top 50 most populated areas in the United States. Palmer Park is very popular, and despite its size it can feel crowded on days when the weather is good. The park is designed, or rather allowed to stay, as a very natural park. There is one major paved road going through the park, one paved road going to an overlook of Colorado Springs, and a few gravel roads going into several of the canyons. The majority of the park can only be accessed by trail.