Free, family-friendly event in the park featuring live music, kids’ activities, food, frozen treats, live theater acts and FUN!
Mobile Music Project providing human-powered sound and live music, pedal-powered smoothies and a bit of spin-art.
Millibo Art Theater providing a host of creative and engaging activities, from their monster bubble factory to a number of fun artsy endeavors.
Food will be available for purchase from The Local food truck with all proceeds directly benefitting SEEDS Community Cafe.
At around 5:00pm, the Millibo Art Theater will put on an interactive live theater event that will be enjoyed by people of all ages, but especially by children. More information at the Facebook event.
2017 Summer Member Adventures Schedule!
Join us for our Member Adventures this summer!
July 30–South Slope Member Adventure,Sunday, July 30th , 7:30 am – 3:30 pm . $5 fee per person. Current TOSC members only. Join us for a Members-only hike on the South Slope of Pikes Peak. This area is open to the public on a very limited basis, by reservation only. We have permission to take three cars only up to the recreation area for our member hike. This is a moderate hike at high altitude. Then entire 7-mile hike is above 10,000 feet. Please use your best judgement as to whether or not this is an appropriate hike for you.
August 26–Ute Valley Park Member Adventure, Saturday, August 26th, 8 am – 10:30 am, free to current members of the Trails and Open Space Coalition. The Friends of Ute Valley Park have exciting new trails to share with our Members-the new East Ridge and Ridge Line Trails are complete and they are beautiful!
Sept 30–Ring the Peak Member Adventure, Saturday, September 30th, 1 pm – 4 pm, free to current members of the Trails and Open Space Coalition. Join us for a very special Members-only fall color hike at the peak of aspen viewing season. with photography advice!
These are Members-only events. Please do not sign up if you are not a current TOSC member. To become a member, please go to http://trailsandopenspaces.org/donate. For questions about your membership status, please email us or call 719.633.6884.
Friends and Partner News
Summer Concerts in El Paso County Parks, Wednesdaysat 6 pm.
Bear Creek Regional Park: July 12 and 26, August 23 and 30.
Monday summer concerts in Monument Valley Park, 7-8 pm
Location: Lawn west of the Fine Arts Center (Mesa Rd and Cache la Poudre St)
Free concerts in the twilight–come early, bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Have a picnic, or enjoy sandwiches, pizza and ice cream for sale.
July 17 Tribe (Blues, Reggae & New Orleans R & B) July 24 Starburn (Classic 60s/70s Rock)
Jimmy Camp Creek Bioblitz July 14-15
Friday, July 14th and Sat, July 15th, the public is invited to take park in hikes, talks, and experiments in Jimmy Camp Creek, an area currently not open to the public. You can register for any of the Bioblitz events on the City’s website using the activity number.
A Bioblitz is an intense period of biological surveying to record all the living species within a designated area. Groups of scientists, naturalists and volunteers conduct an field study over a continuous time period.
Join the Friends of the Equestrian Skills Course for a great evening with Sandy Wells! With early pop Country and Southern Rock roots, her music raises strong emotion, yet keeps your foot tapping.
All event proceeds benefit the expansion of the Equestrian Skills Course at Bear Creek Regional Park (equestrianskillscourse.org). More info and tickets at this link.
Fountain Creek Nature Center 25th Anniversary, July 29
Fountain Creek Nature Center 25th Anniversary Open House
Sat, July 29, 10 am – 2 pm
320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain
Music, bug sweeps, pond critters, magic shows! Free open house to celebrate one of our community’s great assets.
Volunteer as an Operation Assistant for Colorado’s Largest Sports Festival!
The 16th Annual Rocky Mountain State Games, July 21-23 & 28-30
The Rocky Mountain State Games is Colorado’s largest sports festival with
competition in 40+ sports for athletes of all ages and abilities, including those with physical disabilities or visual impairment. More than 10,000 athletes of all ages & abilities are expected to compete.
Join over 1,000 runners competing in the 2017 American Discovery Trail Races Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and Kids 1K. The scenic course along paved and dirt trails is about as fast and flat as you can find in Colorado. All proceeds directly benefit local trails and local non-profits dedicated to trail stewardship and community running events in Colorado Springs.
Labor Day – Monday, September 4, 2017
America the Beautiful Park
Marathon will start at Palmer Lake and finish at America the Beautiful Park.
Boston marathon qualified point-to-point course through the United States Air Force Academy.
The half marathon, 10K, and Kids Races will start and finish at America the Beautiful Park in downtown Colorado Springs.
The Trails and Open Space Coalition Celebrates 30 years!
Donate now–your donation helps preserve open space and parks.
Thanks to those of you who have generously renewed your membership AND added $30 as we celebrate our 30th anniversary. It was 1987 when a group of community leaders came together to form the Pikes Peak Trails Association to see that land was set aside, trails were built and connected.
We come to you each spring asking you to renew your annual membership. If you just joined us last fall, renew when it’s most convenient for you. We’re glad to have you! By sending out membership letters all at once, we save on staff time and postage. Thank you!
The City TOPS (Trails, Open Space and Parks) turns 20 this year! The City put together a wonderful video featuring people who helped make TOPS a reality, and the landscapes that inspire us all. (6-minute run time)
Here’s the link in case you can’t just click on the picture above.
