Tag: rainbow falls
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Shuttles return to Rainbow Falls this summer as officials consider expanding Creek Walk for access
Shuttles are running again to a scenic waterfall west of Colorado Springs while officials continue to mull the future of access. Site-managing El Paso County recently announced the seasonal opening of Rainbow Falls. It’s an officially designated historic site with a recent history of various concerns, notably graffiti across the waterfall’s enveloping rock walls at…
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‘Rare chance’ to marvel at frozen waterfall in Colorado Springs area
A Colorado Springs area waterfall is annually closed during the winter. That will change for two Saturdays coming up. Reads the billing from El Paso County, the land manager of Rainbow Falls: “Witness the falls transformed into a glittering cascade of ice — a rare chance to marvel at a frozen masterpiece.” The chance comes…
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Colorado Springs-area waterfall reopening after years of being closed off
After more than 2½ years of being blockaded, the gates to a popular waterfall near Colorado Springs are coming down. Rainbow Falls, a natural attraction located in Manitou Springs, is reopening June 14 after being closed since 2021, when a rock fall was reported above the preserve’s small parking lot, according to a news release Tuesday from El…