North Cheyenne Cañon Park

North Cheyenne Cañon Park is a 1600-acre Colorado Springs Park southwest of the city.  The canyon carved by North Cheyenne Creek is up to 1000 feet deep in places.  A paved road follows the creek and leads to multiple trailhead parking areas.  Surrounded by Pike National Forest, there are more than 20 miles of trails in the park, with many more in the connecting forest.  There are two visitor centers - Starsmore Visitor Center at the entrance and Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center at the base of the waterfall.

Map:

Trails:

Saint Mary's Falls Trail (#624):

Saint Mary's Falls Trail is a trail in Pike National Forest is accessed from the park.  Follow Gold Camp Road past tunnel 3 to access.  The trail follows Buffalo Canyon Creek upstream to the waterfall.

Silver Cascade Falls Trail:

Silver Cascade Falls Trail makes a short but steep climb from the Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center to the top of Silver Cascade Falls.

Points of Interest:

Helen Hunt Falls:

Helen Hunt Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on North Cheyenne Creek, named for Helen Hunt Jackson, a 19th century American poet and activist.

Saint Mary's Falls:

Silver Cascade Falls is a waterfall on Buffalo Canyon Creek in Pike National Forest that is accessed from the park.

Silver Cascade Falls:

Silver Cascade Falls is tall waterfall on a Buffalo Canyon Creek.

Blog Entries:

09-Apr-2021: North Cheyenne Waterfalls

06-Jul-2018: Pike Peak

External Links:

City of Colorado Springs website: https://coloradosprings.gov/page/north-cheyenne-canon