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Paint Mines Colorado Springs Co

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The best time to use the trail is from march until october. Paint mines interpretive park in eastern colorado hoodoos in calhan. Paint Mines Interpretive Park Park, El paso county Paint mines showcase colored hoodoo formations on a short roughly 0.25 mile hike. Paint mines colorado springs co . The paint mines interpretive park is located east of colorado springs about 45 minutes off of hwy 24. The park features beautiful wild flowers, colorful formations and is good for all skill levels. It takes about 40 minutes to drive going east of colorado springs or about 90 minutes if you are coming from denver. Take hwy 24 east from colorado springs to calhan, turn south on yoder road/calhan highway, turn east on paint mines road and look for the designated parking area. They have several miles of trails and because of the hills, you will get a pretty good workout. 30 miles east of colorado springs. Length 3.4 mielevation gain 334 ftroute type loop. It’s hard to beat colo...