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Seven Falls
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S. Cheyenne Canyon Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 632-0741
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 632-0741
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10 reviews for Seven Falls
It takes patience, endurance, and 224 steep steps to reach the summit of Seven Falls, a series of seven plunging waterfalls surrounded by pine trees, wildflowers, and rocky cliffs just beyond the gates of Cheyenne Mountain, in Colorado Springs.
If the trek to the top is too tricky, you can hitch a ride on the mountain-encased elevator, a quick lift that shoots through 14 stories of solid granite to Eagles Nest lookout, where the tumbling cascades are several yards away, but the altitude-high views are simply sensational.
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Um. If you've been in Colorado Springs for more than 45 seconds, you've undoubtedly seen the billboards for Seven Falls that say something along the lines of "700 Feet of Pure AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" or "Seven Waterfalls of Sheer WHOOOOHOOOOO!!!!" This from a place with an unimpressive waterfall in a park with more gift shops than actual "falls." A place where you cannot eat, drink, camp, boat, swim, or basically do anything besides climb stairs until you either pass out or die.
No wonder my family out here tells everyone to avoid this place like a pedophile van in an elementary school parking lot. It's a tourist trap at its finest. Why not check out Helen Hunt falls which is nearby, free, and more naturally preserved?
More appropriate tagline: "One tourist trap of wall-to-wall WTF!!!"
Very pretty water falls! If you have kids though best take the tramway instead of a hike, they might get fussy during the walk and the steep grades.
Another beautiful stop during our trek through Colorado Springs. This is where you really can feel the shift in elevation. I consider myself to be in pretty good shape but after walking up 600+ stairs, my heart was literally BEATING OUT OF MY CHEST! But, good news is that the hike was totally worth it. Seeing the water fall up close isn't to be missed and it is a great little workout to climb all the steps.
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I didn't make the hike next to the falls due to rain. We could see a full view of the falls from the observation deck, even though it's far away. It was great to be able to take our dog. They had a short stage show of traditional Indian dance. We got there early enough to get a discounted rate, and then just hung around and ate dinner until it was dark enough to see the falls lit up. It was beautiful at night. If you want to take photos from the observation deck, at the top of the elevator, bring a tripod.
Lots of stair climbing and not even that impressive. It's really not worth it, especially for $9/person.
I was freezing my ass off around the end of Nov when i came to this joint. Apparently around that time they set up the Xmas lights so it's a real visual extravaganza. Place really is one of the prettiest gayest lil' things you ever saw. Great photo ops at night if you bring a tripod that is. The night i went it was snowing and they light up the sides of the mountains, truly is something that'll be burned into your memory banks forever. Great place to take a loved or appreciated one if you're into that sappy Mickey Mouse shit around the holidays. Make sure to bring a coat though, cuz i swear i had some shrinkage that night even with a snow jacket.
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The drive up is nicer than the scene when you actually get there. If you've seen a waterfall before then don't even bother. Just becasue they light it up doesn't make it any more special.
Another example of Colorado's spectacular mountain scenery. A picturesque one-mile drive through a canyon takes you between the Pillars of Hercules, where the canyon narrows to just forty-two feet, ending at these cascading falls. Seven separate waterfalls dance down a granite cliff, cascading some one hundred eighty-one feet. An elevator takes visitors to the Eagle Nest viewing platform. A mile-long trail atop the plateau passes the grave of 19th-century novelist Helen Hunt Jackson and ends at a panoramic view of Colorado Springs.
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Don't miss the light display during the holidays! It's the prettiest thing I've ever seen. I have the best memories of driving up to it in minus 20F weather one year. They had actual fires set up by the falls, and it was about as gorgeous and winter-wonderland-y as it gets!
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