Ute Valley Park

Beautiful park off of Rockrimmon in Colorado Springs. There are two access points, which is confusing, but I usually go to the Vindicator road parking lot. There are lots of wonderful trails here with different terrain that are great for walks, runs or mountain biking! Beautiful views of Pikes Peak with wild sunflowers in the summer. There are clean Porta potties at the parking lot and benches throughout the trails.

Trail Series, Part 11"No pain, no gain."That's what they say, right? Well if this is true, then by all accounts we had a GREAT day today!!!Our Review Team set out upon Ute Valley Park with 1/3 of us choosing to hike it while 2/3 of us choose to experience it via mountain bike. Located about 3 miles West of the 25 Freeway in North East Colorado Springs, Colorado, it offers numerous trails for your enjoyment. While we encountered only hikers, runners, and mountain bikers, it also welcomes equestrians.Many of the trails offer nice views of Blodgett Peak to the North and Pikes Peak to the South, and all of them are unpaved. Our mountain bikers covered more than 7 1/2 miles within the park, rarely covered the same ground on more than one occasion, and left numerous trail sections undiscovered. Important note: the required mountain bike skill and fitness levels are of an intermediate level. Uphill climbing is involved, downhill speeds can become significant (with at least one Black Diamond rated trail), and many course sections are of a pretty technical nature. Unfortunately, one of our Review Team Members took a pretty nasty spill near the end of our ride. Thankfully after receiving a medical evaluation he seems to have avoided any broken bones or a concussion. Whew!While there is typically at least a little risk in most things that we try, we hope that won't dissuade you from getting out into the open and experiencing this park through whatever means you feel most comfortable. (If you are averse to a little blood and guts you may wanna avoid that last pic. )And that's...Henry's Take.#coloradospringsutevalleypark

I love Ute Valley! There are SO MANY trails so make sure to remember where you're coming from. It's a great getaway to walk or run and it's right next to neighborhoods so you're not too far out there. It's more walk than hike in most places so it's perfect for beginners. Highly recommend bringing a buddy or pets. They'll love it!

I've lived here for a year but for whatever reason, didn't make it here sooner. The views are awesome from many spots. It is perfect for hiking and also mountain biking.I wouldn't recommend any beginners try to mountain bike here. There are a lot of rocks and some technical stretches. There would definitely be some hike a bike, if you ended up on the wrong path. We did see a rattlesnake the other evening (6/12/21 at ~8pm) on one of the trails down near the beginning of the trails closer to the lot. Beautiful sunsets.A good amount of foot and bike traffic. So listen for bikers bells.

Beautiful park to enjoy nature and peaceful solitude (at least this morning). Very nice trails for all fitness levels. Definitely keep your eyes and ears open for bikes. I didn't see any today but you can tell it's very popular with the bike crowd.

Ran the loop trail and noticed how smooth the trail was for bikes, so brought mine back. Went to Ute Valley Park to ride up to Almond Butter downhill track. It was straight up at the end coming up at trailhead off S. Rockrimmon road. The downhill was fun and had a couple of drop offs that almost got me

One of the first things I did when I became a Colorado native was refinance my Subie to buy a Colorado blue mountain bike. I wanted to shred the gnar. And what better place to shred than legendary Ute Valley? There's an old saying among Coloradans: "If it's not Ute Valley, it's poop alley."I'll never forget my first time at Ute Valley. It was a beautiful day and the stoke was at maximum. My buddy T-Dawg hucked off a massive booter at full speed and lost control! Thankfully an unsupervised off-leash dog just happened to be at the right spot to cushion his fall. Don't worry, both the dog and The Dawg were fine.

As you can tell, the dogs love this park!! Ute Valley is easily accessible and always great for a quick or long walk. Since there's so many little trails and loops you can take, this can turn into a half-day journey if you wanted! You can climb up onto the rocks, but the trails are also well maintained and easy to follow. Great views all around and reasonable for all ages to explore and enjoy. I do wish there were more trashcans so it would be easier to pick up after the dogs. I'm not sure about parking directly at the park because I have always walked from a nearby house since it is so close to neighborhoods familiar to me.

Close to the house, super conveniente for us.We still have to explore all the trails.I definitely recommend this Park - It has beautiful views& happy people

Lots of beautiful scenery, tons of different trails to choose from and it never feels crowded because of how dispersed it is.