Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center Programs

Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center Programs offers guided nature walks, animal tracking, bighorn sheep programs, a talk on the lost structures of Garden of the Gods, a program on crows and their cousins, rattlesnake programs, forest bathing, a program on the Civilian Conservation Corps, a history hike, History Day events, and Little Ranger World. Sessions are scheduled on dates in November 2026, with times ranging from 9:30 am to 3:45 pm.

Programs

• Guided Nature Walk — Nov 1-30, 2026; recurring on multiple dates at 10:30 am-11:30 am
• The Art of Animal Tracking — Nov 1 and Nov 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm-3:00 pm and 9:30 am-10:30 am
• Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep — Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23, and Nov 30, 2026 at 10:00 am-10:45 am
• The Lost Structures of Garden of the Gods — Nov 3, 2026 at 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
• Clever Corvids: The Secret Lives of Crows and Their Cousins — Nov 4 and Nov 23, 2026 at 9:30 am-10:30 am and 1:30 pm-2:30 pm
• Rattlesnakesss — Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18, and Nov 25, 2026 at 3:00 pm-3:45 pm
• Forest Bathing — Nov 8, 2026 at 9:30 am-12:30 pm
• The Civilian Conservation Corps in Garden of the Gods — Nov 10, 2026 at 2:00 pm-2:30 pm
• History of the Garden Hike — Nov 11, 2026 at 9:30 am-11:30 am
• History Day at Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center — Nov 14, 2026 at 10:00 am-2:00 pm
• History Day Hike — Nov 14, 2026 at 10:00 am-11:30 am
• Little Ranger World — Nov 13, 2026 at 10:00 am-11:00 am

At a glance

• Facility hours: Visitor & Nature Center: open daily 9:00 am-5:00 pm in winter months; 9:00 am-6:00 pm in summer months (Memorial Day Weekend-Labor Day Weekend); closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day

About the provider

The program's mission is to provide public education and a continuous stream of revenue for Garden of the Gods Park. It was voted as one of the top social impact businesses in Colorado. Purchases from the gift shop, movie, Café, and adventure tours have benefited public education and conservation of the Park since 1995, and over the past 30 years the Garden of the Gods Foundation has donated over $7.6 million for the preservation and maintenance of the Garden of the Gods Park.

The Garden of the Gods Park and the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center are both free and open to the public. The Park is not a state or national park. Park hours are 5:00 am-9:00 pm (Nov 1-Apr 30) and 5:00 am-10:00 pm (May 1-Oct 31). Visitor & Nature Center hours are open daily.

Last updated November 5, 2026.