You are not only centrally located with in CO Springs but also within an hours drive to many other FREE or low cost sites; The Paint Mines/Calhan CO FREE, Paradise Cove $6 Florescent CO, Royal Gorge rim walk FREE/Turn left (before entrance to tour trap) then go 1/2 mile. Cheyenne Canyon (Cutler's trail and seven bridges) is a local favorite. Red rock open space has multiple trails and an off-leash dog park. One of the countries top dog parks w/separate Sm/Lg dog area, located side by side, is located off of 21st St/Lower Gold Camp Rd. Our Cheyenne Mt Zoo is also ranked one of the nations best.