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Austin Bluffs Open Space Park

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Welcome to the Austin Bluffs Open Space Park, what has been ranked by the U.S. Forest Service as "unique" in the National Feature Inventory for it's distinctive rock formations. Some of the park's rocks include the the Dawson arkose, the Arapahoe formation, the Denver Formation, and rocks dating back to the Ecocene Period. Some of the park's sandstone is over 60 million years in age.

For the lover of the outdoors this park boasts trails and beautiful scenery. Come on out and explore!

This was RecPlanet place of the day on May 27, 2017.

585.00 acresabout 440 football fields
Been here lately? Is this still accurate?
Acreage585.00
Managed byCity of Colorado Springs
Address1910 Rimwood Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Coordinates38.893739, -104.792597
Websitenone on file
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