The Land Line

Find a Trail: Ute Valley Park With beauty at every turn, it’s difficult to choose a favorite spot in Ute Valley Park, a Palmer-protected property.

Red Mountain holds not only a geographic place of honor in Manitou Springs, but also a historic one. The wooded mountainside was frequented by the Ute, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne tribes, who utilized…

Palmer Trail is a lovely, pine-strewn singletrack trail that offers sweeping views of Colorado Springs and the eastern plains. From High Park Road, the trail climbs into the mountains and above…

Trails abound in the mountains west of Colorado Springs, giving residents and visitors alike the opportunity to escape to elevation. At Bluestem Prairie Open Space, however, the rolling, grassy…

There is a reason why we all have chosen to work at Palmer Land Trust. We LOVE nature and we love to get outside. This month, the staff got together to talk about our favorite trails on Palmer…