Hiking with kids in Colorado is always an adventure. Today we broke all of our rules by a) not bringing enough water for the adults (the kids each had their own water bottles), b) going right before nap time, and c) we didn’t have snacks! Real life- one of the boys had tantrums on the […]
Rainbow Gulch Trail
Rainbow Gulch Trail is a kid-friendly hike that is not too far from Colorado Springs. Located near Rampart Reservoir, this trail is easy for little kids. There were hundreds of butterflies on the day that we went which my kids just loved and had fun chasing. The boys were 4, 2, and 3 months. One […]
Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is the closest state park to us here in Colorado Springs and has over 21 miles of kid-friendly hiking trails. My boys absolutely love this park and every week when we go hiking they ask to go back to this park. We visited Cheyenne Mountain State Park twice during the summer of […]
Mueller State Park
Mueller State Park is another kid-friendly, toddler-friendly hiking area that’s not too far from Colorado Springs. We’ve been there several times with young kids and have had no problem with them exploring the park. Stop at the Visitor Center first to get a map and specific information on trails and viewpoints around the park. We’ve […]
HorseThief Falls
Horsethief Falls is located about an hour west of Colorado Springs. This hike was completed in summer 2014 when our older boys were 3, 21 months, and I was 8 weeks pregnant with our third boy. Round trip was approximately 3 miles (our guidebook listed it as shorter so that is why we attempted it […]
Calhan Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Calhan Paint Mines Interpretive Park are an expansive open area with rock formations in Calhan, CO. I have lived in Colorado for over 20 years and had never heard of this place until the day we hiked it. This hike was an easy hike for the kids! Located about 30 miles east of Colorado Springs, […]
Safety First!
Safety is very important when hiking with kids, no matter your skill level or experience. All sorts of things can change the environment of the hike- weather, animals, melting snow, other humans, fires, etc. Never attempt a hike if you are skeptical. Sometimes there can be unexpected drop offs, so always supervise kids so they […]